Purchasing Officer - Operations Group - Laboratory Services and Purchasing - LMB 2557

As our Purchasing Officer, you will be at the heart of the LMB’s Laboratory Services and Purchasing team, ensuring our scientists and support departments have the items they need to perform their roles. You will be instrumental in keeping our purchasing and procurement operations running seamlessly while contributing to initiatives that drive world-class scientific research.

What You’ll Do

• Be the go-to expert for our Laboratory Services and Purchasing helpdesk, efficiently managing enquiries and supporting requests.
• Oversee receipting processes for Laboratory Services, particularly for intangible goods.
• Facilitate procurement for scientific instrumentation, service contracts, and operational needs across the LMB.
• Support cross-departmental initiatives, including capital projects and minor equipment purchases.
• Provide a streamlined credit card purchasing service and process requests in line with policy.
• Manage contracts for multifunctional office devices and address purchasing-related challenges.
• Lead imports of scientific instrumentation and goods, ensuring compliance with customs regulations.
• Conduct vendor research and maintain a robust supplier database for cost-effective procurement.
• Maintain accurate records, central systems, and audit readiness to ensure compliance and efficiency.

About You

You’re someone who:

• Has experience in purchasing or administrative roles, ideally in a scientific or research setting.
• Experience of managing technical data in a complex working environment
• Brings exceptional organisational and problem-solving skills to the table.
• Has experience in procurement and excels at customer service and problem-solving.
• Thrives on collaboration, with a proactive and customer-focused mindset.
• Is skilled in record-keeping and systems management, with an eye for detail and accuracy.

The LMB has a collaborative working culture and state-of-the-art building based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. We have on-site parking, cycle enclosures and excellent public transport links to the site. We have a staff restaurant with roof terrace and access to a Campus nursery and sports and social facilities. You will be eligible to join our defined benefit pension scheme with an employer contribution of 16%, holiday entitlement of 40.5 days (including bank holidays and privilege days) and a generous employee discount scheme. We are also committed to providing training and development opportunities including support towards role-related qualifications.

The LMB is a world-class research institute within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI is nine research councils, working together across all disciplines and sectors. More information can be found at www.ukri.org and www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.

To apply and access full details of the vacancy please visit our job board via the ‘Apply’ button above.

If you are unable to apply online please contact us at recruit@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk. 

Final appointments will be subject to a pre-employment screening.

We actively support equality, diversity and inclusion in all our activities, processes and culture. We encourage applications from all sections of society. The LMB particularly welcomes women, minority ethnic and disabled candidates to apply for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role. You are very welcome to contact us for information about the application process and any adjustments you may require; recruit@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.