AliveDx
Purchasing Assisatnt
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At AliveDx, we empower diagnostic insights, transform patient care, and innovate for life. With over 30 years in in-vitro diagnostics, we put the health of patients first by creating innovative solutions designed for faster diagnostic results. Alba––our blood bank reagents portfolio––and MosaiQ®––one of the first multiplexing and multimodality automated testing platforms––are designed to make labs more efficient and clinical decision-making more effective. Our journey started as Alba Bioscience, and later, Quotient. Today, as AliveDx, we innovate for life.
PURCHASING ASSISTANT
AliveDx is recruiting for a Purchasing Assistant to join the Procurement team based near Edinburgh (EH26 0BF). The role is a full-time permanent position working flexible working hours.
This is a great opportunity to join a growing team and play an important role in supporting the purchasing activities that keep our business running effectively.
YOUR MISSION
Your main responsibilities will include:
- Creating and maintaining purchase orders in our MRP system, TROPOS, in line with approved requisitions.
- Ensuring purchasing and supplier master data is accurate and up to date, including pricing, lead times, minimum order quantities, and supplier information.
- Monitoring purchase order acknowledgements and delivery dates, proactively following up with suppliers, and escalating potential supply risks where required.
- Building effective working relationships with suppliers, responding to order queries, and supporting basic commercial discussions within agreed parameters.
- Preparing procurement reports covering open orders, delivery performance, inventory exposure, and purchase price variance (PPV).
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the business to ensure purchasing activities reflect demand and wider business priorities.
- Supporting procurement and cross-functional projects through data preparation, action tracking, and delivery of agreed activities.
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YOUR COMPETENCIES
- Education to HNC, HND, or degree level, or demonstrable relevant experience.
- Experience in operational purchasing, procurement support, or a similar fast-paced environment.
- Experience using ERP or MRP systems, with an understanding of purchase orders and supplier management would be beneficial.
- Experience within a regulated manufacturing, life sciences, or IVD environment would be advantageous.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to work confidently with data and produce basic reports.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing activities and maintain accuracy under pressure.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills, particularly when working with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- A genuine willingness to learn, develop new skills, and take on feedback.
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WHAT WE OFFER
- A highly dynamic and growing environment.
- An opportunity to live your passion for an intrapreneurial mindset, where cultivating innovation and customer centricity are at the heart of everything we do.
- A flexible working environment where applicable and a range of core and flexible benefits ranging from private medical cover, life assurance, additional annual leave, cycle to work, technology, experience days, and access to marketplace discounts.
Interested? We look forward to receiving your application.
AliveDx is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals regardless of nationality, sex, disability, region/belief, sexual orientation, or age. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on competences, performance, and business needs.
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