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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailOxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford UK with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US APAC and Europe.
Oxford Nanopore employs from multiple subject areas including nanopore science molecular biology and applications informatics engineering electronics manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.
Oxford Nanopores sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale that can analyse native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing by anyone anywhere!
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the procurement team as an Associate Director Indirect Procurement. This exciting and challenging role is responsible for leading and developing the Indirect procurement team.
Job Summary
As Oxford Nanopore continues to deliver on its high growth objectives the Indirect procurement team will be instrumental in this success by effectively managing supplier performance to improve the efficiency of our cross functional teams and to support the drive towards improved cost management by driving down TCO. The role will provide Procurement and indirect category management support to improve operational performance and regulatory compliance across Oxford Nanopores supply base. Category strategies will require developing across risk quality speed and cost that align with company industry and global changes.
Sustainability is a key part of the overall businesses objectives and ensuring that sourcing and ongoing supplier management is improving our overall company sustainability is a key part of the role.
Key Responsibilities
Manage the procurement team and processes for indirect suppliers ensuring alignment with organisational policies and objectives. The Associate Director Indirect Procurement should collaborate with both the internal community of stakeholders and our wide variety of global suppliers to understand the wider business and drive change and category strategies to support the company vision.
The Details...
For this role we offer flexible working arrangements with a minimum of 3 days per week on site. There are opportunities for learning and development and ongoing career progression as the business grows.
We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus generous pension contributions private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks water features and a lake all of which make for a wonderful working environment.
If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind then consider joining our team and apply today!
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a persons gender marital status race religion colour age disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
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What Were Looking For...
Youll have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills as well as being a great problem solver and negotiator. Youll be self-motivated and highly experienced in purchasing within a fast-paced and agile environment. Well expect you to be educated to BSc in Business Management or Supply Chain Management / CIPS certified with solid experience in manufacturing chemicals/mechanical parts/electronics environment.
In addition youll be skilled in analysing data and easily able to translate and communicate it in multiple formats as well as having a working knowledge of BOMs manufacturing processes and operations. Youll be experienced in Contract Management and negotiating and used to delivering savings from the supply base to the business. Youre able to influence others have proven people skills and consider your communication skills to be one of your key strengths. You have the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally and you enjoy working collaboratively with peers. You have commercial and financial acumen and fully understand the impact of failure in terms of business cost production schedule and customer order fulfilment. If you believe you match our criteria and are looking to make an impact in a fast-changing environment wed love to hear from you.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a persons gender marital status race religion colour age disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
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