Would you like to work for an award-winning organisation that empowers people to save lives across the world?

Safeguard Medical is a global alliance of leading healthcare organisations, with category-leading devices and ground-breaking SIMBODIES simulations.

First responders all over the world depend on Safeguard. 

Job Summary

Responsible for assisting the Supply Chain team in the procurement, planning and issuing picking slips to the operations team.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintenance of part numbers in the ERP system.
• Monitoring inventory and planning accordingly.
• Creating and maintaining relationships with suppliers.
• Negotiating buying terms with vendors, including price, margin, exclusivity, and delivery terms.
• Working with inventory management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing products.
• Maintenance of supplier and product performance logs
• Review of sales order to picking list information
• Raising purchase orders and working with suppliers from the point of PO right through to goods delivery
• Supplier liaison including lead time requests and delivery follow up
• Maintaining an inbound schedule of goods arriving and dealing with any queries from the warehouse teams on receipt
• Processing order confirmations from suppliers quickly and effectively, liaising with other departments where necessary
• Resolving issues with suppliers including cross department
• Communicate lead times and plans with Sales / customer support teams
• New SKU product master creation, maintenance and administration 
• Process intercompany and direct delivery shipments
• Filing of departmental documentation

Qualifications

• Experience of procurement / planning preferred
• Computer literate and experienced in the use of Microsoft Excel
• Experience of SAGE 200 or similar ERP software preferred
• UK Driving License preferred