Pharmacy Buyer

Why Superdrug?

Passionate about Beauty and Health? Want to be part of an innovative, trend setting retailer? Our vibrant Head Office, based by East Croydon station is a fantastic environment filled with hundreds of brilliant personalities.

We’re a team that puts our customers and our teams at the heart of everything we do. At Superdrug, we aim to be the best in accessible health & beauty, loved by our customers for value, choice, friendly advice, service and fun.

Our success comes from our people – they make the difference. We’re all about personality, we have fun, and we work hard to deliver That Superdrug feeling.

Role Purpose:

The Pharmacy Buyer is critical to the delivery of the healthcare strategy with a focus on maximising pharmacy and clinic income and margin through the successful management and negotiation of commercial agreements with suppliers, new product launches and execution of joint business plans.

This role reports into the Senior Pharmacy Buyer for Superdrug.

A typical day in this role includes:

· Key stakeholders include: Suppliers, Wholesalers, Healthcare Operations, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Finance, Marketing and Legal

· Working closely with the Healthcare Services team developing and delivering the commercial strategy

· Maximising income and margin through supplier negotiations

· Identifying and implementing new product or service opportunities to drive innovation

· Working with suppliers, wholesalers and Supply Chain to ensure strong product availability

· Reviewing and negotiating contracts

· Collaborating with the Marketing team and suppliers to agree and implement strong marketing plans

· Collaborating with Healthcare Operations and suppliers to deliver training and improve in store processes

Working on cross functional projects across the wider Healthcare team to exceed customer needs and help deliver the Healthcare strategy

· Developing, building and maintaining strong internal and external relationships to support and enhance the Superdrug proposition

· Providing exceptional service to customers both internal and external, working to proactively resolve issues and drive efficiencies

· Management of a Junior Buyer responsible for Pmeds (medicines sold over the counter) and our Irish/Jersey healthcare proposition

This job is a good fit for you if:

· You thrive in a fast paced, ever changing environment

· You want to add value through collaborative working, and ensuring people feel engaged and involved

· You take pride in your attention to detail and ability to effectively plan and prioritise your workload

· You have strong analytical skills and enjoy analysing data

· You are great at building business relationships and enjoy working collaboratively with your team and your stakeholders

· You get satisfaction through seeing your hard work and plans come together and have real business impact

· You are motivated by delivering results and can easily work to deadlines

· You enjoy learning new systems and finding more efficient ways of working

· You have a proactive mindset and can understand and interpret the bigger picture

· You’re a strong communicator who can easily help others to understand your perspective

What you’ll need:

· Confidence in office 365 products, in particular Microsoft Excel

· Knowledge of Retek, Business Objects and Power Bi is an advantage

· Excellent numerical, organisational and time management skills

· Experience working in retail or for a pharmaceutical or healthcare company would be ideal but not essential

· Experience in the core principles of buying – negotiation, category management, supplier relationships

Here's what's in it for you

• 33 days holiday rising to 38 days with length of service (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Being part of more We are part of a group who work closely with Savers, The Perfume Shop and Three UK.
• We are part of A.S. Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 15,700 stores in 25 markets
• 2 staff discount codes for yourself and a family member or friend
• 30% discount on Superdrug Own Brand Products both in store and online
• Currently we are working from home in line with government guidelines When we are able you will be working in a stylish, modern and collaborative office close to East Croydon Station
• Company pension matching and bonus
• Unrivalled Learning and Development programmes
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental/adoption leave, company sick pay and pregnancy loss and support

Come and be part of something special.

• Hours: 37.5 | 9.00am - 5.30pm

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