# Associate Tactical Buyer **Company:** [Ellison Institute of Technology](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/tYoBQmFCuLVKUygNZbHUKp.md) **Location:** Oxford, United Kingdom **Workplace:** on site **Employment type:** Full-time **Department:** Central Business Operations & Other [Apply for this job](http://jobs.workable.com/view/4a7ea6d2-dc43-44ed-a763-3798e5b91252) ## Description **Join us at EIT:** At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we’re on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges in four transformative areas: - Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology - Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture - Climate Change & Managing CO₂ - Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you’ll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at [www.eit.org](http://www.eit.org). **Your Role:** We are looking for an **Associate Tactical Buyer** to join our Procurement team and support the delivery of an efficient, responsive, and customer-focused procurement service across EIT. In this role, you'll support a variety of procurement activities, including raising purchase orders, liaising with suppliers, tracking orders, resolving invoice queries, and providing day-to-day support to stakeholders across the business. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is organised, proactive, and eager to develop their skills in procurement, supplier management, and purchasing operations. You'll gain valuable hands-on experience and benefit from excellent learning and development opportunities as part of a collaborative and growing team. **Your Responsibilities:** **Procurement Administration & Purchasing Support** - Support the end-to-end procurement process from requisition through to payment. - Create and process purchase requisitions and purchase orders accurately and in a timely manner. - Assist with issuing purchase orders and obtaining supplier confirmations. - Support goods receipt activities and invoice processing. - Maintain accurate procurement records and documentation. **Stakeholder Support** - Act as a first point of contact for routine procurement queries. - Provide guidance on purchasing processes and procurement procedures. - Support internal stakeholders in raising purchase requests and following procurement policies. - Escalate complex issues to senior procurement team members when required. **Supplier & Order Management** - Assist with supplier communications regarding orders, deliveries, and documentation. - Monitor order progress and provide updates to stakeholders. - Help ensure deliveries are completed in line with agreed timelines. - Maintain positive and professional relationships with suppliers. **Supplier Onboarding Support** - Support supplier onboarding activities and document collection. - Help track onboarding progress and follow up on outstanding requirements. - Work with Procurement, Finance, and suppliers to ensure completion of timely onboarding. **Invoice and Query Resolution** - Assist in resolving purchase order, invoice, and receipt discrepancies. - Liaise with Finance and suppliers to address transactional issues. - Support efforts to minimise payment delays and operational disruption. **Continuous Improvement** - Identify opportunities to improve procurement processes and administration. - Support implementation of new procedures, templates, and ways of working. - Contribute to initiatives that improve stakeholder experience and procurement efficiency. ## Requirements **Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:** - Previous experience in an administrative, procurement, purchasing, supply chain, or customer service environment. - Strong organisational skills and attention to detail. - Good written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively. - Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Outlook. - Positive, proactive attitude with a willingness to learn. - Strong customer-service mindset and ability to build relationships with stakeholders. **Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:** - Experience working within a procurement or purchasing team. - Exposure to purchase order processing or supplier administration. - Familiarity with ERP systems such as Oracle Fusion. - Experience in a scientific, laboratory, research, or higher education environment. - Studying towards CIPS, or interest in pursuing a procurement qualification. ## Benefits **We offer the following benefits:** - Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July. - Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5% - Life Assurance. - Income Protection - Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan - Employee discounts - Electric car scheme - Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme - Cycle to Work Scheme - Family Planning - Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments - Coaching & Therapy services **Working Together – What It Involves:** - You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. - You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate).