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Intercompany Supply Chain Buyer Planner
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**Reports To:** Supply Chain Manager, EMEA
**Location:** On-site Abingdon, England
**Hours of Work:** 37.5 hours per week
**Position Summary**
Responsible for sourcing stock from Bio-Techne internal brands and maintaining European inventory for the European customer base. As part of a small team assist in managing, administering, and consistently optimising inventory levels to meet customer requirements by shortening lead times and minimising back orders with our global manufacturing sites to improve the customer experience. The function supports the operations division to deliver an excellent customer experience.
**Essential Functions**
+ **Identifies and recommends suppliers** by investigating potential suppliers, researching supplier capabilities, services, and materials availability. Prepares statements of work for items proposed for procurement. Develops potential bidders lists and formal requests for quotation or proposal.
+ Conducts supplier site visits and evaluates capability, performance, quality, delivery, and other key business criteria. May support or lead supplier surveys as part of a technical or quality team.
+ Evaluates proposals from incumbent and potential suppliers. Selects suppliers for a variety of highly complex or technical materials, supplies or services and negotiates price, delivery, quality and service. Mitigates company risk by developing alternate sources of supply when necessary.
+ **Negotiates final terms and conditions** of purchase, awards and administers the procurement contract or purchase order to conclusion. Maintains accurate lead times for assigned area. Issues purchase orders and agreements that accurately reflect price, schedule, terms, and conditions as negotiated with suppliers. May include orders with international suppliers and/or subcontractors involving import/export trade.
+ **Monitors and evaluates supplier performance** . Determines and implements corrective actions to resolve impending supplier failure to fulfil contractual agreements that may delay production or delivery. Resolves shipment quality discrepancies by mediating supplier/ manufacturing issues. Facilitates inspections, substitutions, and standardisation by arranging and participating in conferences between suppliers and company personnel.
+ **Negotiates and settles damage claims** , rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations and engineering changes with suppliers.
+ **Monitors and evaluates supplier's ability** to meet all company and government or commercial procurement requirements and ensure that the pertinent technical and quality issues receive adequate attention in order to assure compliance.
+ **Prepares complex reports and analyses** by collecting, analysing, and summarising information and trends.
+ **Applies continuous improvement techniques** and methods to internal processes and systems. Develops, coordinates, and implements improvement initiatives with key suppliers. Recommends actions by analysing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses. Analyses proposed changes in methods and materials. May lead or be assigned to a special project team.
+ **Maintains professional and technical knowledge** by attending educational workshops, reviewing trade publications, establishing networks, and/ or participating in professional associations.
+ **Complies with industry regulations** ; ensures adherence to requirements and advises management on needed actions. Complies with Government/ Commercial Practices Manual (GPM/CPM) policies and procedures.
+ **Provide leadership to others in department** . Acts as prime contact on high level projects. Establishes goals and objectives required to complete projects. Trains and mentors less experienced employees.
**Required Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent
+ A first working experience in a Buyer/ Planner function required
+ Accurate and fast data entry skills
+ Strong analytical and communications skills needed
+ Proficient in Microsoft programmes, Word, Outlook, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
+ Experience of using Dynamics 365 or similar ERP systems would be beneficial
+ Previous experience working in a supply chain environment would be an advantage
+ Fluent English, second language desirable but not essential
+ A high demonstration of experience in a life science field
+ Ability to manage the efficient supply of special and custom design components
+ Experience of complex hardware manufacturing in low to mid volume environments
+ Ability to manage the efficient supply of specialist and custom design components
+ A Team Player that can take the lead and guide peer departments and functions
+ Must possess excellent communication skills - written, oral and presentation
+ Proven customer support & training experience essential
**Desired Skills :**
+ Excellent attention to detail and analytical mindset
+ Ability to manipulate data to allow visualisation of trends and large data sets
+ Monitor status of open purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery of all products, including timely resolution, communication and mitigation of future potential problems
+ Highly organised with the ability to prioritise a varied workload
+ Ability to work independently and with multiple departments to understand complex business decisions
+ Strong interpersonal interaction skills
+ Excellent written and verbal communication and follow-up skills
+ Ability to remain calm under pressure
+ Experience of a customer focussed environment and can manage customer expectations
+ Ability to manage and resolve issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns and quality issues with suppliers
+ Should be able to travel as needed between EMEA offices
**Bio-Techne is committed to product quality, customer satisfaction, continued improvement, minimising environmental impacts and conserving natural resources. Environmental and quality management is an integral core value and vital part of the Bio-Techne culture.**
**Why Join Bio-Techne:**
**We offer competitive wages along with extensive benefits for employees and their families.**
**We invest in our employees' financial futures through retirement programs and an employee stock purchase plan.**
**We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.**
**We offer an international and diverse working environment, enriched by employee resource groups; volunteer and charity events; and employee events that build a culture of caring and belonging.**
**We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.**
**Bio-Techne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.**
**To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.**
Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services.
Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.
Senior Buyer - Global Supply Chain Optimization
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Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute category strategies to achieve optimal value and mitigate risks within the supply base.
- Identify and qualify new suppliers, conducting thorough due diligence and performance evaluations.
- Lead complex contract negotiations, ensuring terms and conditions protect the company's interests while fostering strong supplier partnerships.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives within procurement processes, implementing best practices and leveraging technology.
- Analyze market trends, commodity pricing, and supplier capabilities to inform sourcing decisions.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders across various departments to understand their needs and ensure alignment with procurement strategies.
- Monitor supplier performance against key metrics (quality, delivery, cost, innovation) and implement corrective actions as needed.
- Manage and mitigate supply chain risks, developing contingency plans to ensure business continuity.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of sustainable procurement practices.
- Mentor and guide junior members of the procurement team, fostering a culture of excellence.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field. CIPS or equivalent professional qualification preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, and category management.
- Demonstrated success in negotiating complex, high-value contracts.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and make informed decisions.
- Excellent understanding of global supply chain dynamics, risk management, and best practices in procurement.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills, crucial for a remote working environment.
- Proficiency in procurement software and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle).
- Proven ability to drive change and implement new processes effectively.
- Strategic thinker with a strong commercial acumen.
- Experience in managing diverse spend categories is a significant advantage.
Buyer
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Are you a driven and experienced Buyer with a passion for everything Home, looking for an opportunity to truly shape a market-leading Home department offering? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic Home Buyer to lead the strategy and execution of our Home categories at Fenwick with a key focus in our Newcastle store and leading this offering across our other stores and online, you will be key in driving sales, maximising profitability, and strengthening our presence both in-store and online. You’ll be responsible for delivering a commercially sound product strategy that reflects the Fenwick brand while meeting the evolving needs of our local customers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and curating ranges that are trend-led, customer-relevant, and commercially viable.
- Negotiating with suppliers to optimise margin and build strong, lasting relationships.
- Managing stock performance, product launches, and seasonal trading plans.
- Spotting new opportunities, identifying innovative brands and product trends.
- Working collaboratively across digital, marketing, and retail teams to enhance visibility and customer engagement.
About You
You’ll bring:
- 3+ years’ experience in Home Buying
- A sharp eye for product and emerging trends
- Proven commercial acumen and negotiation expertise
- Strong supplier relationships and the confidence to influence at all levels
- A data-driven yet intuitive approach to decision-making
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- A passion for innovation, storytelling, and customer experience
When you join Fenwick, you’ll enjoy:
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Your birthday off every year
- Option to buy up to 5 extra holidays annually
- Up to 25% discount in-store and online
- WeCare – 24/7 GP, wellbeing & support service
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Hybrid working for better work-life balance
Fantastically Fenwick
Since 1882, Fenwick has been the home of style, beauty and inspiration. We’re proud to be the UK’s largest independent, family-owned department store group.
Today, over 2,000 colleagues power our stores, restaurants, distribution centre and support functions. Together, we’re evolving a heritage brand with a bold future.
Join us on our journey — where tradition meets transformation.
Buyer
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Are you a driven and experienced Buyer with a passion for everything Home, looking for an opportunity to truly shape a market-leading Home department offering? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.
About the Role
We are seeking a dynamic Home Buyer to lead the strategy and execution of our Home categories at Fenwick with a key focus in our Newcastle store and leading this offering across our other stores and online, you will be key in driving sales, maximising profitability, and strengthening our presence both in-store and online. You’ll be responsible for delivering a commercially sound product strategy that reflects the Fenwick brand while meeting the evolving needs of our local customers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and curating ranges that are trend-led, customer-relevant, and commercially viable.
- Negotiating with suppliers to optimise margin and build strong, lasting relationships.
- Managing stock performance, product launches, and seasonal trading plans.
- Spotting new opportunities, identifying innovative brands and product trends.
- Working collaboratively across digital, marketing, and retail teams to enhance visibility and customer engagement.
About You
You’ll bring:
- 3+ years’ experience in Home Buying
- A sharp eye for product and emerging trends
- Proven commercial acumen and negotiation expertise
- Strong supplier relationships and the confidence to influence at all levels
- A data-driven yet intuitive approach to decision-making
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- A passion for innovation, storytelling, and customer experience
When you join Fenwick, you’ll enjoy:
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Your birthday off every year
- Option to buy up to 5 extra holidays annually
- Up to 25% discount in-store and online
- WeCare – 24/7 GP, wellbeing & support service
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Hybrid working for better work-life balance
Fantastically Fenwick
Since 1882, Fenwick has been the home of style, beauty and inspiration. We’re proud to be the UK’s largest independent, family-owned department store group.
Today, over 2,000 colleagues power our stores, restaurants, distribution centre and support functions. Together, we’re evolving a heritage brand with a bold future.
Join us on our journey — where tradition meets transformation.
Buyer
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Successful engineering business require a Buyer on a REMOTE basis. Ideally applicants will have both direct (pumps, valves, motors) and indirect (PPE, stationary, office equipment) procurement experience, to support MRO contracts on large infrastructure projects.
The Buyer will join a team of REMOTE working Buyers and Senior Buyers, reporting to a Head of Procurement. The role will focus predominately on sourcing engineering parts and products (valves, pumps, compressors, process equipment, spare parts and MRO items), but also traditional indirect items (PPE, logistics, office equipment, stationary) to support petrochemical and refinery projects.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and successful business on a fully remote, permanent contract.
Specific duties of the Buyer include:
- Raising and expediting of purchase orders
- Handling customer quotations
- Working with data sheets and technical drawings
- Finding and selecting new suppliers
- Monitor inventory and stock levels
- Supplier negotiation and performance management
- Ownership of supplier data within ERP system
Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Broad procurement experience – across direct and indirect spend areas would be ideal
- Procurement experience within manufacturing, engineering or in support of infrastructure, O&G projects
- MRP/ERP literacy
- An understanding or experience working within oil, gas or petrochemicals – highly desirable not essential
- Comfort in working a 100% remote role
Buyer
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Buyer
Location: Warrington, UK
Working Model: Hybrid
Contract Types: Permanent
Join a dynamic healthcare and pharmaceutical company who is looking for experienced procurement professionals to join their evolving team in a GMP-regulated environment. With significant recent investment and transformation, they're part of a thriving business group that produces non-sterile products.
This role offers the chance to influence strategy, drive operational stability, and work with global suppliers in a fast-moving, well-invested business.
We’re looking for a strategic and proactive Buyer to manage raw materials/packaging procurement. You’ll play a key role in:
- Benchmarking materials and costs
- Driving cost management and procurement strategy
- Building and managing supplier relationships
- Supporting supply chain stability through strong supplier partnerships
- Improving procurement systems and processes
- Conducting supplier evaluations
- Contributing to capital and waste strategy
- Helping evolve the procurement team
Experience needed:
- 4+ years of experience in food or pharma industry
- Level 4 qualified Buyer (MCIPS) or working towards it
- Proven experience with suppliers/customers and resolving issues
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Buyer
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Buyer
My client, Ireland’s leading food retail and wholesale business is seeking a commercial and passionate Buyer to join their highly reputable business. In this role, you'll collaborate with suppliers, marketing, category planning, finance, sales, and operations to create and implement business development plans. You’ll oversee everything from product range and pricing to promotions and supply chain. Northern Ireland based.
Package
- Generous salary doe
- Bonus
- Pension
- Agile Working
- Life Assurance
- Pension
- Staff Discount
Responsibilities of this Buyer include:
- Lead the overall design, development, and execution of your category's planning and scheduling
- Develop and implement comprehensive business development plans.
- Assess the commercial performance of the current range and identify market trends and opportunities.
- Conduct competitive analysis, reviewing competitor offerings and price positioning and evaluating current pricing and margin performance to ensure profitability.
- Develop and implement targeted promotional strategies to drive revenue and profitability.
- Ensure inbound service levels meet targets and that the business effectively leverages group buying power.
- Gather customer feedback and insights to inform future strategies.
Experience required for this Buyer includes:
- Strong commercial acumen and interpersonal skills including strong influencing /negotiation skills.
- Minimum of 2 years experience working within a buying/trading team with responsibility for managing categories or product portfolios
- Experience in data analysis and interpretation
- Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Category Buyer
Food Manufacturing
Up to £40,000
Birmingham
Full Time | On-site
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Category Buyer to join a well-established food manufacturing business supplying major UK retailers.
This is a pivotal role within the commercial team, responsible for managing and optimising the sourcing of raw materials and ingredients across a fast-paced, chilled food environment. You’ll play a key part in supplier management, cost control, and ensuring materials are available to support production plans.
Key Responsibilities
Source and procure raw materials and ingredients to meet production and NPD requirements.
Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing, and contract terms to achieve best total cost of ownership.
Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, while identifying new sourcing opportunities.
Monitor supplier performance to ensure quality, delivery, and compliance standards are met.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Technical, NPD, and Warehousing teams.
Analyse market trends and identify cost-saving or efficiency opportunities.
Support new product trials and ensure continuity of approved supplier lists.
Contribute to procurement process improvements and drive continuous value delivery.
About You
2–4 years’ experience in procurement, within food manufacturing or FMCG.
Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
Confident communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate across teams.
Comfortable working under pressure and managing multiple priorities.
ERP / Excel system experience and strong attention to detail.
If you feel you have the relevant experience and from a food manufacturing / fmcg environment we look forward to reviewing your CV / application.
Buyer
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The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented team player who will oversee the entire order process. You will review proposals, negotiate prices, select the best suppliers, analyze trends, follow up with placed orders, verify delivery, approve payment, and maintain necessary records.
Responsibilities
- Initial preparation and issuance of Request for Quotations (RFQs) for a wide range of commodities
- Process modifications to terms and conditions of purchase agreements
- Perform commercial analysis on suppliers to develop more efficient processes and cost-effective solutions
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent equivalent experience in purchasing, inventory, or supply chain management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Buyer
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Buyer
Oxford | Up to £55,000 + Package
Full-Time | Permanent
A well-established housebuilder is seeking an experienced Buyer to join their Commercial team, working across a portfolio of quality-driven residential developments in the Oxfordshire area.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded construction professional to join a forward-thinking developer with a strong local presence, a healthy pipeline, and a commitment to building sustainable communities — not just houses.
Key Responsibilities:
- Procuring construction materials and services across multiple live and planned residential sites.
- Negotiating prices, terms, and agreements with suppliers and subcontractors.
- Managing procurement schedules and ensuring timely site deliveries.
- Monitoring cost performance and reporting against budgets.
- Working closely with site managers, surveyors, and technical teams to ensure procurement aligns with programme requirements.
- Supporting value engineering and buildability reviews.
- Tracking supplier performance and maintaining strong working relationships.
What We're Looking For:
- Experience in a Buyer role within residential construction or housebuilding is essential.
- Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
- Strong understanding of building materials and procurement processes.
- Organised, proactive, and confident working in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with COINS or similar systems is desirable.
- Based within commutable distance to Oxford .
What’s on Offer:
- Salary up to £55,000 (depending on experience)
- Competitive benefits package
- Career development within a growing and stable developer
- A collaborative, people-focused culture
- Projects with a long-term legacy and strong local backing