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ALS Laboratories UK is one of the UK’s leading providers of testing and analytical services to a wide variety of customers enabling them to meet their environmental regulatory requirements. We offer an extensive range of UKAS, MCERTS and DWTS accredited analytical services for Water, Land and Waste monitoring, Food and Pharmaceutical testing.
We have developed a range of analytical services that meet our customers’ specific needs, including standard industry, regulatory and bespoke analytical suites. We are able to respond to customers’ analytical and sampling requirements via our network of laboratories and service centres across the UK and Ireland. We continue to remain at the forefront of the testing services industry, building an enviable reputation.
Buyer, Procurement - Coventry
We are seeking a proactive, detail-driven and passionate Buyer to manage procurement across direct and indirect spend categories. This role will be instrumental in sourcing lab supplies, equipment, and operational services to ensure uninterrupted support specialised projects and daily lab functions.
About the Position:
Hours Per Week: 37
Days Per Week: Monday - Friday
Basis: Permanent and Full Time (Hybrid)
Annual Salary: Competitive dependant on experience
Closing Date:
Key accountabilities about the Position:
Direct Spend (Laboratory Operations):
- Source and purchase critical laboratory consumables, chemicals, reagents, glassware, and scientific instruments.
- Collaborate with lab managers, scientists, and technical staff to ensure product specifications and timelines are met.
- Negotiate pricing, lead times, and delivery schedules with suppliers to support ongoing experiments and research projects.
- Ensure quality and regulatory compliance (e.g., ISO, GLP, GMP standards) in supplier selection and product acquisition.
- Effectively work in collaboration with the laboratory and warehouse to identify savings through consolidation of products.
Indirect Spend (Operational & Support):
- Manage procurement of non-lab goods and services such as office supplies, facility maintenance, IT equipment, and professional services.
- Support contracts for vendors including janitorial services, lab equipment maintenance, calibration services, and safety inspections.
- Partner with internal departments (Finance, IT, HR, Facilities) to understand requirements and ensure procurement aligns with organisational goals.
- Identify and implement cost-saving strategies across indirect spend categories.
General Responsibilities:
- Issue RFQs, analyse supplier quotations, adding value and execute purchase orders in compliance with procurement policies.
- Follow and promote the company procurement and quality procedures and demonstrate a high level of ethics and integrity in line with the ALS Code of Conduct.
- Supporting the Procurement Manager to develop sourcing strategies
- Maintain strong relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders to drive procurement efficiency.
- Monitor supplier performance, resolve issues related to delivery or product quality, and escalate concerns as needed.
- Maintain accurate procurement records and documentation in the ERP system.
- Assist with budgeting and reporting on procurement-related KPIs.
About you:
To be successful in this role you will require the following competencies:
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Supplier Management experience
- Strategic foresight
- Excellent numerical skills and the ability to work accurately with data
- Work effectively and enthusiastically as part of a team
- To be deadline conscious
- Able to implement and effectively work to a critical path, prioritise their workload, and ‘flex’ with the needs of the business
- Comfortable to be challenged by a fast-paced role with a high interruption level
- A proven innovative approach to problem solving
- Capable of working unsupervised and able to use own initiative
- Advanced level of MS Excel & Office competency
- Previous experience using SAGE (Current)
- Willing to travel occasionally to other ALS location within the UK and Ireland / Suppliers
- Full Driving Licence preferred
Skills and Experience:
- 2 – 5 years’ experience in a busy procurement or purchasing environment
- A demonstrated record of implementing savings, efficiency and optimisation
- Educated to degree level (Or equivalent ‘on the job’ industry experience)
- CIPS qualified (Or actively working towards)
- Second European language spoken would be an advantage.
Employee Benefits Include:
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 27 with service) + 8 public holidays
- Ability to buy / sell up to 5 days annual leave
- Enhanced company sick pay scheme
- ‘Celebrating Success’ recognition awards
- Learning / study support and professional fees paid
- Group personal pension plan
- Car parking on-site
If you would like to be considered for this position, please send your CV along with a covering letter by email or post to:
Name: Leah Collett
Position: Procurement & Supply Chain Manager UK and Ireland
Email: [email protected]
- Postal Address: ALS Laboratories (UK) Limited, Torrington Avenue, Tile Hill, Coventry, CV4 9GUn skills
