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Senior Purchasing Leader

Lane End, England, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead global procurement strategy and operations for the Labwater Solutions Division, optimizing supply chains and supplier partnerships.

Role type

Senior leadership procurement leader (strategic sourcing & supply chain)

Builds

Global purchasing operations and supplier networks for laboratory instrumentation and scientific equipment

Domain

Life sciences / Laboratory instrumentation / Manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Global procurement strategy, supplier relationship management, cost reduction, ERP/MRP systems, international team leadership, budget management, supply chain risk mitigation, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Background in laboratory instrumentation or medical devices, fluency in additional languages

Technologies

ERP / MRP systems

Responsibilities

Develop and execute global procurement strategy, lead international purchasing teams, negotiate strategic supplier agreements, manage purchasing budgets, oversee ERP/MRP systems, monitor supplier performance and KPIs, develop supplier risk mitigation strategies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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