Buyer/Procurement Manager {Life Sciences} Maldon £45,000 to £50,000 25 day holiday 10 days sick 2.5 days doctors/medical benefits international travel more Are you a Buyer/Procurement Manager from a manufacturing/life sciences background looking to join a leading manufacturer of life sciences laboratory equipment. Do you want to join a leading global business who value it's employees, while also offering excellent long term career prosects. On offer is the exciting opportunity for a Buyer/Procurement Manager to join a leading life science company who develop and sell instruments and equipment to the global life sciences industry. Founded nearly 100 years ago, and with over 4,500 employees globally, they have built themselves into a global leader within their field. As a business, they value their employees as well as your personal and professional development opportunities with access to training and development opportunities to help you progress in your career. In this role the successful Buyer/Procurement Manager would be responsible for ensuring optimal contribution of procurement for new products. You will contribute procurement expertise from the early phases of product development, all the way to end-of-life and implement global strategies within product development. The ideal Buyer/Procurement Manager would ideally come from a life science or manufacturing bacground and be keen to work for a life sciences business in a role that will require occasional travel internationally. The Role: Work closely with design teams. Procurement, sourcing, negotiating and buying of raw materials. Preparation and planning. Full lifecycle engagement. Reporting and working with key stakeholders. The Person: Procurement Manager/Buyer with a background in life science or manufacturing. Local to Maldon. Happy to travel with the role. Keywords: Buyer, Manufacturing, Procurement Manager, Maldon, Essex, Life Sciences, Engineering, Science, Labs, Laboratory Re 24549 If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set. Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.