Generics Buyer

2 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Pharmacy2U Ltd Full time

**Role **- Generics Buyer

**Location **- Leeds LS15 8GB

**Salary **- £35,000 - £37,000 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 700,000 patients in England manage their NHS repeat prescriptions from request through to delivery.

**Role**

**Responsibilities**
- Responsible for managing the performance of an agreed and established group of suppliers
- Responsible for setting up and building relationships with new suppliers, identified as key additions to the supplier base
- Responsible for delivering agreed margin targets set as a team, but also individually across the allotted supplier base
- Responsible for maximising availability (service level) by ensuring orders are placed in a timely manner, and any out of stocks are sourced via an alternative supplier in a timely manner at best cost
- Responsible for minimising owings (back orders) by ensuring orders are placed in a timely manner, and any out of stocks are sourced via an alternative supplier in a timely manner at best cost
- Responsible for managing stock holding to within agreed cash and weeks cover targets
- Responsible for managing new launches effectively and profitably across the allotted supplier base
- Working closely with the Buying Manager to ensure effective operation of the team. Deputising for the Buying Manager when needed and coaching the Buying Assistants to succeed and deliver against their targets
- Working with the brand team to agree brand equalisation deals where commercially beneficial to do so

**Skills**
- Microsoft Office proficient
- Ability to use Excel at intermediate level (Vlookups, Pivots, calculations, sort and filter etc)
- Demonstrate drive, initiative and proactivity in role
- Proven ability to work both as part of a bigger team and individually
- Ability to prioritise and organise tasks and workload
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Ability to negotiate effectively with suppliers as appropriate in order to achieve margin and stock targets, preferably with some formal training (e.g. GAP or similar)
- Proven experience of success in a commercial environment, either in retail or in the supplier base, with the results-based evidence to back it up
- Experience in the pharmacy industry is preferred but not essential
- Experience of working in a pressured environment, delivering against tight deadlines
- Proven negotiation experience

**What we will offer you**
- Green car scheme
- 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
- 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
- 25 days annual leave increasing with service plus bank holidays
- Refer a friend bonus
- Blue Light Card

Key Words: Generics Buyer, Buyer, Assistant Generics Buyer, Buying Assistant, Buying, Purchasing, Procurement, Assistant Buyer, Supply Chain

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

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