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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 . Your Role: At EIT we are seeking a Tactical Buyer who will play a pivotal role in delivering a responsive, efficient, and user-focused procurement service across EIT, with an initial and primary focus on supporting the Generative Biology Institute (GBI). Working closely with scientific and operational teams, the role manages the full end‑to‑end procurement process, ensuring purchasing activity is timely, accurate, and well controlled, while minimising disruption to day‑to‑day work. Although the primary focus will be GBI, the role will also provide procurement support across other EIT programmes as required. As a central point of contact for both internal requesters and external suppliers, the Tactical Buyer ensures clear communication, smooth execution of transactions, and strong adherence to process. The role also contributes to the ongoing improvement of procurement practices, with a focus on enhancing efficiency and the overall user experience. Your Responsibilities: End-to-End Procurement Delivery  Manage the full procurement lifecycle from requisition through to payment   Create and validate requisitions and purchase orders (POs), ensuring accuracy and completeness   Issue POs to suppliers and manage order confirmations   Coordinate goods receipt and support invoice processing   Resolve transactional issues to ensure timely order fulfilment and payment   Stakeholder Support (GBI-focused)  Act as the primary point of contact for procurement queries, particularly for GBI stakeholders   Provide clear, practical guidance on procurement processes and requirements   Ensure requests are complete and aligned to approved suppliers and processes   Work proactively to minimise delays and support critical scientific timelines   Supplier & Order Management  Place orders and manage supplier communications through to delivery   Monitor order progress, confirming timelines and addressing delays where needed   Maintain effective working relationships with suppliers to support reliable delivery   Ensure alignment between supplier commitments and internal expectations   Order Tracking & Communication  Track orders through to completion, maintaining clear visibility of status   Provide timely updates to stakeholders on progress, risks, or delays   Escalate issues early and coordinate resolution with relevant parties   Support the development of improved tracking and reporting mechanisms   Supplier Onboarding Support  Assist with supplier onboarding activities, including documentation and tracking   Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely completion of onboarding requirements   Help improve visibility and efficiency of onboarding processes   Issue Resolution  Support resolution of invoice and order-related discrepancies (e.g. pric