Purchasing Assisatnt

At Alive Dx, 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 Mosai Q®–– 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 Alive Dx, we innovate for life.

PURCHASING ASSISTANT

Alive Dx 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.
• 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 Power Point, with the ability to work confidently with data and produce basic reports.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise 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.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A highly dynamic and growing environment.
• An opportunity to live your passion for 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.

Alive Dx 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.