Excellent opportunity to join the purchasing department of a leading medical device distributor.

Requirments: 

• Review of stock levels by agency and item on a structured monthly/weekly basis to formulate orders to be placed with suppliers.

• Maintenance of a table of internally agreed stock holding covers (weeks/months) plus transport lead times.

• Ensuring Purchase orders are duly authorised in advance of placing orders with suppliers.

• Liaison with suppliers in relation to receipt of order confirmations and any stock supply issues.

• Active management and monitoring of customer and supplier backorders on a daily basis to ensure same are received as promptly as possible, updating Customer Service and Sales as necessary.

• Communication with internal staff in relation to all back orders and delivery issues.

• Liaising with Customs in relation to duties to be paid and filing and reconciliation of all monthly SADs.

• Generation and issuing of daily sales reports, month end operational reports and ad-hoc reports as required by Managers and staff from time to time.