Procurement Specialist

Uniphar – Who we are

With 3,000+ employees across Ireland, the UK, Europe, MENA, and the U.S., Uniphar partners with 200+ top pharmaco-medical manufacturers, delivering specialised, tech-enabled solutions through its three divisions : Medtech, Supply Chain & Retail, and Pharma.

This opportunity sits within Uniphar Medtech, a dedicated division focused on delivering innovative medical technologies and solutions.

Purpose of Role :

The ideal candidate will be a strong administrator with the experience and desire to develop in a procurement environment.

The person will be a self-starter capable of contributing to a high performance team, supporting the Procurement Manager.

Working in a team environment, the successful candidate will demonstrate excellent external and internal customer focus throughout.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities :

Provide an efficient, strategic procurement service with structured flexibility to deliver best quality of service and optimum value for money.

Market analysis and inventory profiling to determine stock requirements for forecasting and reordering

Maintaining optimum stock levels to ensure continuity of supply to customers while also being mindful and focussed on working capital (stock holding) targets.

Managing Slow Moving Stock and expiry dates

Creation and issuing of purchase orders to suppliers, both inventory and non-inventory.

Negotiate best possible price with suppliers where pre-determined pricing agreements do not apply

Identify potential procurement cost savings

Monitor and update purchase orders with latest supplier information

Regular data reporting and analysis supporting operational performance measurement and improvement of logistics processes

Create and maintain master data information in the system.

Complete periodic reviews of stock levels and forecasted stock requirements based on the ever-changing needs of the business.

Pro-actively identify, highlight to management and address potential issues with supply of inventory

Liaising with QCRS and managing vendor FSN, Recalls and product complaints.

Management of vendor returns for product repairs (steris).

Role Requirements :

Two years' experience in a customer service or procurement role, preferably within a healthcare environment

Third level qualification whilst not a pre-requisite would be an advantage.

A self-motivated individual with a 'can do' approach, a strong work ethic and willingness to learn and assume new responsibilities

Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative and team approach

Professional and effective communicator both written and oral.

Strong telephone skills.

Effective negotiation skills

Comfortable with ambiguity and the flexibility to adapt to a changing environment

Resourcefulness in order to deliver a high quality service

An understanding of health and safety requirements

Strong IT / computing skills including data retrieval, analysis and management reporting.

Proficiency in Microsoft office suite, particularly Excel.

Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems, ERP and MRP

Strong analytical capability

Uniphar Medtech

Uniphar Medtech comprises 10 businesses across 21 markets and is the medical device arm of the Uniphar Group.

Uniphar Medtech represents global leading medical device manufacturers across a multitude of specialities.

We train, we educate, and we support our customers through dedicated clinical specialists across Sales & Technical Service, Clinical IT, Clinical Applications, Training and Education and Customer Service.

We are more than a distributor; we are a total solutions provider.

Each of our businesses compete under their individual brand identity and respective specialities.

Uniphar Medtech is the umbrella structure for all 10 brands and in addition incorporates our centralised support functions across Quality and Compliance, Logistics, Warehousing, Operational Excellence, Marketing, HR, Finance & IT.

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Uniphar Medtech is a Division of the Uniphar Group.

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