At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

IMPORTANT: In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process. Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.

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Job Summary

We are currently looking to recruit an Associate Buyer based on our Safety Assessment site in Tranent, East Lothian. Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, the Associate Buyer will perform a variety of purchasing duties and maintain records and files pertinent to purchasing information, and assigned operational tasks and responsibilities related to the purchase made by the business, and to support related procurement activities as required.

The main responsibilities are included below:

• Manage and responsible for the purchase and supply of all procured goods and services to ensure that the company's operational needs
• Purchase routines such as:
  • Process requisitions, following up on quotes to support the issuing of purchase orders tracking orders.
  • Compile, record, and track pertinent purchasing data in order to maintain data accuracy of the purchasing systems.
  • Update stakeholders of the status of orders. Within prescribed limits, take actions to ensure on-time delivery of material.
  • Determine the best source for needed material/services and make recommendations to the buyers.
  • Compile, record and track purchasing activities and pricing data to identify and pursue cost saving opportunities. If applicable, negotiating with suppliers, maintaining cost effectiveness and competitive terms are secured at all time.
  • Coordinate return of rejected or unsuitable orders.
  • Provide relevant support to resolve supplier invoicing issues.
• Support the vendor onboarding and vendor master data update and maintain good quality data of purchase order.
• Collaborate with buyers on daily activities and special projects.
• Liaise with Global Procurement Category and Process team members on projects.

The following are minimum requirements for the Associate Buyer role:

• Degree or equivalent in related field.
• Related experience and/or training.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
• Able to work with a minimum of supervision, make decisions and handle multiple deadlines. Familiarity with company products and purchasing needs.

Salary for this role will be dependent on skills and experience.

IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV.

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 120 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 17,000 employees within 90 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.