Junior Buyer

Are you ready to kickstart your career in procurement? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a leading organisation in the pharmaceutical industry? If so, we have the perfect role for you

We are currently seeking a motivated Junior Buyer to join our dynamic team and grow alongside us. As a Junior Buyer, you will play a crucial role in supporting, maintaining, and growing our portfolio of products with our key suppliers.

This position is ideal for individuals who possess some form of buying experience and have a strong desire to pursue a career in procurement. Driven and thrive in a fast-paced environment always seeking the best margins and a confident communicator.

**Job description**:

- Manage and support relationship with individual suppliers
- Liaise with suppliers either by telephone or face to face meetings
- Negotiate and purchase products from approved suppliers, reviewing stock is within agreed criteria and competitive pricing.
- Ensure all purchasing activity follows current procedures and criteria set
- Actively source and research new products with suppliers
- Complete new listings forms, scans, pricing etc.
- Chase outstanding orders with suppliers, cancel back orders, system housekeeping
- Liaise with depots to resolve stock queries in a timely manner
- Manage missed sales and liaise with team
- Update and maintain buying sheets and produce supporting reports
- System housekeeping, discontinue products, general administrative duties
- Co-ordinate product samples and complete associated new line forms
- Liaise with central functions obtain and monitoring information
- Raise MHRA recalls on the central database
- Submit adverse events and record on the system
- Support the Purchasing manager with day to day administrative tasks
- Support site with contract labelling requirements
- Support site QMS

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Skills in Excel (essential)
- Degree level qualification in an appropriate discipline (desirable).
- Proven experience in purchasing and supplier management (desirable)
- Understanding of Community Pharmacy operations (desirable)
- Excellent communication skills (essential)
- Exceptional planning and organizational skills (essential)
- Ability to work effectively within deadlines (essential)
- Attention to detail (essential)
- Self-motivated, energetic, and proactive (essential)
- A team player (essential)