Do you have a sharp eye for cost and detail? Do you enjoy coordinating suppliers, tracking costs and keeping purchasing activity organised? Do you want real authority over what a lab buys, not just raising purchase orders?
If so, you’ll fit right in at Crux Biolabs.
Our company is growing fast – and we’re expanding our Purchasing team.
What does that look like? You’ll take ownership of buying across our laboratory operations, managing supplier lifecycle and keeping critical materials flowing. You’ll work closely with our laboratory, quality and finance teams to bring sharper cost discipline to how we buy, all within a quality framework built to ISO/IEC 17025, GCP and GCLP standards.
Driven by science, respected for results
At Crux Biolabs, we love one thing: science. It’s what unites us and drives us to help our clients create safe and effective medicines the world can access. Since day one in 2011, we’ve supported clinical and pre-clinical pharmaceutical development projects from Australia and around the globe. Our team is small – 61 to be exact – but our results speak volume. That’s why we work with some of the best pharmaceutical and biotech companies and clinical research organisations.
The Crux Biolabs evolution
Like the human cells we analyse, Crux Biolabs is growing fast. We’re on the hunt for team members to be a part of our growth. People are excited to join Australia’s pharmaceutical and clinical development ecosystem – at the ground level.
What does that mean for you? Ample opportunity to innovate. And a career trajectory that matches our expanding horizons.
The culture that awaits you inside Crux Biolabs
Fast-paced: Your attention to detail will keep us running at peak performance.
Innovative: We love staff who look for ways to improve efficiency.
Supportive: Thrive in a culture that values inclusivity and development. Your ideas are heard, your efforts applauded, and your successes celebrated.
Rewarding: Work hard and be rewarded with a competitive salary.
Impactful: This isn’t just another job – it’s an opportunity to shape how we work and leave a lasting impression on a growing Australian industry.
A day in your new work life
As our Purchasing Officer, you will drive procurement operations, working closely with our Laboratory, Quality and Finance teams to keep the lab supplied and costs under control. That means you’ll be:
- Driving buying activities end to end, from raising and processing purchase orders to approving them within your delegated authority
- Keeping critical laboratory materials and services flowing, managing supply risks before they cause downtime
- Managing supplier relationships, including onboarding, qualification, negotiation and performance monitoring
- Partnering with Laboratory Operations on inventory control, and drive cost-saving and efficiency initiatives
- Ensuring purchasing decisions align with approve supplier frameworks
- Maintaining supplier qualification records in compliance with our Quality Management System requirements and supporting vendor audits and assurance processes
This is a junior-intermediate role with structured oversight. It will suit someone who enjoys supplier follow-ups, purchase orders, freight coordination and keeping purchasing activity organised and accurate.
What we’re looking for
- Purchasing, procurement or supplier coordination experience, ideally in a laboratory, healthcare, manufacturing or regulated environment
- Strong attention to detail and confidence maintaining accurate purchasing records and supplier documentation
- Experience raising purchase orders, following up suppliers and tracking delivery timelines
- Understanding of stock control, inventory levels and supply continuity
- Clear communication skills and confidence working with suppliers and internal teams
- Comfortable using Excel, procurement systems or financial platforms
- Highly organised, process-driven and able to manage competing priorities
- Experience in a quality-managed, ISO or GxP environment would be highly regarded
Success in this role looks like
- No critical stockouts impacting Laboratory Operations
- Improved supplier lead-time reliability
- Demonstrated cost savings
- Audit-ready purchasing records at all times
Ready to join the Crux Biolabs team?
If you’re looking for a pathway in a Procurement and Operations career, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for.
To be considered, you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or have an appropriate working visa.
We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, as well as from all members of the LGBTQI community.
How to Apply: Apply via the Seek portal with a cover letter (telling us how your experience relates to this role) and a brief resume. For further information, please contact us at recruitment@thesavegroup.com.au
