Supply Chain Analyst - Pet Health - #1696106

Role:               Supply Chain Analyst – Pet Health

Location:          Leeds, LS15 8GB (with hybrid working after completion of training)

Salary:              Competitive Salary DOE, plus extensive benefits

Contract type:     Permanent

Employment type:  Full time

Working hours:          37.5 hours p/w (Monday – Friday 08:30 – 17:00)

Do you want to work for the nation’s largest online pharmacy ensuring excellence for all our patients? We’re a market leader in the pharmacy world, with 25 years’ experience, helping over 1.4 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery.

The Supply Chain Analyst role is a key role within the Commercial team, looking after our new Pet business. Responsible for buying and purchasing administration including, but not limited to adding NPD, promotional nominations, price changes & working with manufacturers and wholesalers for ad hoc queries. The successful candidate will be organised, articulate and confident, with a proven track record in an administrative role.

What’s in it for you?

• Occupational sick pay                      
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay                        
• Contributory pension 
• Discounted insurance (Aviva)          
• Employee discount site                                                  
• Discounted gyms (via our blue light card and benefits schemes)
• Employee assistance programme  
• In-house mental health support                                   
• Free onsite parking  
• Health and wellbeing initiatives      
• Social events throughout the year                                
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Green car scheme*(subject to minimum earnings)                   
• Registration fees paid (GPhC, NMC, CIPD etc)             
• Long service bonus 
• Refer a friend bonus                        
• Blue light card                                                                 
• Hybrid working
• Commitment to CPD/training         
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service
• Annual leave buy and sell scheme
• Discounts & Exclusive offers at The Springs, Leeds
• 25% Discount & health & beauty purchases 
• 25% Discount on Pharmacy2U Private Online Doctor Services

What you’ll be doing?

·        Daily ordering of products with manufacturers and wholesalers

·        Proactively follow up on purchase orders with Suppliers/Manufacturers

·        Playing a key role in the stock management of the promotional phases

·        Ensuring ad hoc prices are changed on the system correctly as instructed by the Buyer

·        Aiding with the new line process, ensuring the warehouse is prepared for NPD

·        Liaising with suppliers and managing ad hoc tasks e.g. barcode changes, product code changes

·        Working with suppliers on out of stocks, potential delays, back orders etc 

·        Producing ad hoc reports and gathering information as instructed by the Buyer

·        Prioritising and managing workload and to do list, managing expectations cross functionally

·        Work with wholesalers and manufacturers to understand availability issues, likely restock dates and duration of supply issues

·        Work with clinical and customer service to assess and suggest alternative to out of stock medicines

·        Working closely with Buying team on processes for order fulfilment

Who are we looking for?

·        Extensive experience in a commercial buying or supply chain role, either in retail or in the supplier base

·        Educated to degree level or equivalent

·        Numerate and IT literate (used It systems and is quick to learn)

·        Ability to use MS Office suite including Excel at intermediate level

·        Proven experience of working with complex data and systems to improve the end-to-end supply chain process across multiple systems

·        Proven experience of analysing data to generate reports and provide insight to drive informed decision making

·        Proven experience of planning and implementing supply optimisation projects

·        Experience of working in a pressured environment, delivering against tight deadlines

·        Experience in FMCG preferred

What happens next?

Please click apply and if we think you are a good match, we will be in touch to arrange an interview.

Applicants must prove they have the right to live in the UK.

All successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Unsolicited agency applications will be treated as a gift.

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