Purchasing Assistant

The Opportunity

Purchasing role - Order placement; pricing updates / comparisons; invoice reconciliation and responding to customer queries.

Purchasing Assistant – Hybrid (Cambridge)

Company : Avantor

Location : Cambridge, UK (Hybrid)

Employment Type : Full-time

Avantor Services provides a wide range of on-site laboratory support services for leading pharmaceutical companies. We work in close partnership with our clients to deliver essential scientific and operational activities that keep their labs running smoothly.

We are looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join our team at one of our key customer sites in Cambridge. This role is central to managing purchasing activities, supplier communication, and ensuring smooth operations for laboratory supplies and related services.

Your Day-to-Day Includes

• Acting as the primary contact for lab supply orders and finance inquiries.
• Managing communication between suppliers and customers.
• Administering contract documentation and maintaining supplier files and data.
• Handling daily inquiries and platform updates promptly and courteously.
• Preparing sourcing reports and ensuring compliance with purchasing policies.
• Assisting project teams with supplier information entry and document maintenance.
• Conducting price negotiations, requesting quotations.
• Sourcing products by reviewing market offerings to ensure optimal price and quality.
• Handling invoice deviations and proactively managing lead times and follow-ups.
• Managing purchase and case systems and performing goods receipt in the purchasing system.
• Supporting additional administrative tasks assigned by the line manager.

What You Bring To The Team

Why Join Us?

At Avantor Services, you’ll be part of a collaborative team that values efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions directly support scientific progress.

Ready to apply?

Submit your application today and help us deliver exceptional service to our clients!

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life‑changing science.

The work we do changes people’s lives for the better. It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Employment / Affirmative Action employer and VEVRAA Federal Contractor. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state / province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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