Procurement Associate
At Eakin Healthcare we put our patient at the heart of everything we do.
Fifty years ago, it all started with one man’s mission: pharmacist, Tom George Eakin. He saw his patients struggling with leaking urostomy pouches and decided enough was enough. He got to work and formulated what would become the game-changing, eakin Cohesive® seal.
Fast forward to today, and we’re still keeping it in the family. We’ve grown a lot since then, both organically and through acquisitions. We now have a team of over 700 colleagues across three manufacturing sites and 12 sales and distribution centres. We’re making a difference in three therapeutic areas:
- Ostomy
- Respiratory
- Surgical
We’re proud to export our innovative products to over 60 countries through a network of 40 distributors plus our own offices in Japan, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium and Luxemburg.
We’re good at what we do – come and join us!
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Procurement Associate will report to the Procurement Manager, and support with indirect procurement activities. Ensuring that Eakin are sourcing materials and services at market competitive prices. Working with key internal stakeholders and suppliers to deliver continuous improvements to service levels and supporting the site implementation of Sage X3 within procurement.
KEY ACTIVITIES
- Supporting the Procurement Manager with day-to-day indirect category order management & supplier management.
- Working with Group Procurement on any business wide Direct or Indirect procurement projects.
- Negotiating with suppliers to agree prices, quantities, delivery schedules and commercial terms.
- Collecting and analysing business spend data to help predict usage and support future negotiations.
- Researching new suppliers, products and supply market trends with the indirect category sector.
- Identifying and agreeing with key internal stakeholders agreed quality standards and ensuring that all products meet those standards.
- Creation of purchase orders on our ERP system, Navision.
- Collating internal customer feedback on supplier performance.
- Working with inventory management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing products.
- Delivering reports on procurement data, and other agreed Supplier metrics to the senior management team and other stakeholders.
- Conduct supplier review meetings to discuss performance and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Supporting site integration of Sage X3 ERP system implementation.
Other
- To adhere to the company’s Equal Opportunities policy and Dignity at work policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible.
- To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the company’s’ Health and Safety policy.
- To adhere to the company’s Quality policy and Environmental policy.
- To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required.
KEY SKILLS
Essential
- Previous experience of procurement or a site buyer role.
- Knowledge & previous experience of indirect site procurement.
- Excellent communication skills to help negotiations and ensure that expectations are clear.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Relationship building and networking skills.
- An understanding of supply chain management and logistics
- Excellent IT skills with working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other stock management software and systems.
- Excellent attention to detail and high standards for quality control.
Desirable
- Financial and accounting knowledge for calculating margins, gross profit and discounts.
- Previous experience of using Navision ERP
- Previous experience of using Sage X3 ERP
- Previous ERP System Implementation
- Regulated industry experience
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal
- Ability to work cross functionally across all departments.
External
- Suppliers
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Occasional travel for supplier visits and to other Eakin sites for meetings, as and when required.
COMPETENCIES
Customer Focus
Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Action Oriented
Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Builds Networks
Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
Communicates Effectively
Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Instils Trust
Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Demonstrates Self-Awareness
Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.
Nimble Learning
Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
Being Resilient
Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
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