{"id":60757,"date":"2026-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/operations-buyer-and-travel-support-coordinator-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T20:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:18:00","slug":"operations-buyer-and-travel-support-coordinator-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/operations-buyer-and-travel-support-coordinator-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Operations Buyer and Travel Support Coordinator Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Operations Buyer and Travel <\/strong><strong>S<\/strong><strong>upport Coordinator<em> <\/em>Opportunity \u2013 West Lothian, Scotland <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opportunity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My client a global pharmaceutical manufacturing company are looking to recruit an experienced Operations Buyer and Travel Support Coordinator based in West Lothian, Scotland<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>where you will be responsible for the purchasing and travel support for the site.<\/p>\n<p>Day to day duties and responsibilities include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indirect PO generation, conversion, placement with Suppliers and support Open Invoice recons.<\/li>\n<li>Global travel management support; processing and organising traveller enquiries.<\/li>\n<li>Global IT Category approvals support.<\/li>\n<li>Processing Confidentiality Agreements and Contract Request Forms, and support administering Contracts with legal Support global sites with Vendor add and Maintenance change requests \/ Per terms e-Sourcing \u2013 support team facilitate \/ administer RFP\/eAuction events and future pipeline projects.<\/li>\n<li>Producing and publishing KPI reporting metrics to support the business.<\/li>\n<li>Using excel to manage complex datasets and capability to deliver KPI reporting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The hours of work are\u00a0: 37 hour per week \/ Mon \u2013 Thu 9-5 pm, Fri 9-4.30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>This is a 12 months contract role based in West Lothian, Scotland which will be reviewed for a possible extension or go permanent however this is all dependent on the candidate and business performance.\u00a0 The PAYE rate \u00a315.00 per hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply for the role of Operations Buyer and Travel Support Coordinator<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>you will have the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience of purchasing within a highly regulated industry.<\/li>\n<li>Good administration skills.<\/li>\n<li>Advance level with Excel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To apply for this one off opportunity, please send a word copy of your CV to me now by clicking on the Apply button or call me for a confidential chat.\u00a0 Please ensure you have read and agree to our Privacy Policy which can be found on the Quality Start\u00a0website.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If this sounds like the role for you or a colleague then please don\u2019t hesitate to contact us. 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