Role: Supply Chain Specialist – 12-month FTC (Maternity Cover)
Location: Leeds, LS15 8GB (Hybrid) 2-3 days a week in the office
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum DOE, + up to a 10% discretionary annual bonus and extensive benefits
Contract type: Fixed term contract
Employment type: Full time
Working hours: hours per week, Monday – Friday We work on a core hours principle. Our core hours are 09:30 - 16:00; you can work around these to suit you
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 1.6 million patients in England manage their NHS prescriptions from request through to delivery. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.
To deliver class leading availability to the patient and customer. By having the right stock in the right place at the right time, managing supplier quota levels, managing stockholding and accurately forecasting with suppliers. You will be accountable for supplier inbound, stock availability, total stock level and working alongside our distribution, ensuring we meet a daily dispatch SLA's.
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
· Take 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 customers
· Implement and drive improvement plans through to completion, that improve availability and service, improve team routines and ways of working and reduce stock holding
· Work with wholesalers and manufacturers to understand availability issues, likely restock dates and duration of supply issues
· Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to align supply plans with business needs
Who are we looking for?
· Extensive experience in a commercial buying or supply chain role, either in retail or in the supplier base
· Experience in FMCG preferred
· 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
· Ability to use Excel at intermediate level (Vlookups, Pivots, calculations, sort and filter etc)
· Proven ability to work both as part of a bigger team and individually
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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