Supply Chain Analyst - Retail - #1709932

Role: Supply Chain Analyst - Retail

Make your application after reading the following skill and qualification requirements for this position.

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 plays a key role to deliver class leading availability to the patient. By having the right stock in the right place at the right time (consequently reducing ‘owings’), managing supplier quota levels, managing stockholding and accurately forecasting with suppliers.

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?

Placing orders with manufacturers and suppliers

Proactively follow up on purchase orders with suppliers/manufacturers

Taking the lead for the investigation of any stock related complaints, putting in place a clear, measurable and deliverable action plan to prevent repeat issues, and improve service to our patients

Leading the regular process of reviewing stockholding in our facilities through accurate implementation of min/max stock levels and regular reviews of non-moving or slow-moving stock

Implementing and drive improvement plans through to completion, that improve availability and service, improve team routines and ways of working and reduce stock holding

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

Working with clinical and customer service to assess and suggest alternative to out-of-stock medicines

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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