Buying Assistant

21 hours ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Pharmacy2U Ltd Full time

Role - Buying Assistant

Location - Leeds LS15 8GB

Salary - £20,000 - £22,000 per annum

**About Us**

Pharmacy2U is the UK's first and largest online pharmacy, we're a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 20 years’ experience, helping over 600,000 patients in England manage their NHS repeat prescriptions from request through to delivery. Our aim is to further disrupt the industry for the benefit of patients with leadership that is passionate about building the skills and expertise of our teams
- “come and join the rocket ship”- CEO Mark Livingstone.

**Role**

**Responsibilities**
- Updating the owings report daily to allow Customer Service team to contact patients with updates
- Daily ordering of products with manufacturers and wholesalers
- Negotiating prices with wholesalers
- Owner of orders/deliveries with suppliers as per the schedule
- Review forecasted numbers with suppliers and Buying Manager
- Owner of stock availability reports to ensure stock holding is at its optimum
- Organise returns, stock transfers, product set up and recalls as required
- Reporting concession price issues to ensure profit remains key
- Use market intel from suppliers to keep the OOS/ND system up to date with lines that are unavailable
- Work stock availability reports to ensure is stock holding is at its optimum
- Prepare reporting for supplier meetings
- Alert the Customer Service team to any supply issues or any held up orders

**Skills**
- Proven track record of administrative excellence
- Experience of working in a fast-paced pressured environment, delivering against tight deadlines
- Proven experience of making and receiving phone calls
- Strong communication skills and proven experience of managing multiple stakeholders
- Highly organised
- Proven ability to meet and exceed deadlines
- Self motivated

**What we will offer you**
- Occupational sick pay
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Contributory pension
- Discounted insurance (Aviva)
- Employee discount site
- Employee assistance programme
- Online health and wellbeing resource
- In house mental health support
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Discounted gym membership
- Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc)
- 25% Discount on staff health and beauty purchases
- Park life membership (exclusive offers and discounts for the Springs, Leeds)
- Free onsite parking and refreshments
- Electric vehicle charging points
- Cycle to work scheme
- Green car scheme
- 25 days annual leave increasing with service plus bank holidays or 28 days annual leave
- Flexible/Hybrid working
- Commitment to CPD (training fees paid)
- Refer a friend bonus
- Blue Light Card

Key Words - Purchasing, Buying Assistant, OOS/ND, Stock Holding, Administration

**Applicants must be able to prove they have the Right to Work in the UK**

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