Supply Chain Specialist - FTC 16 months (Maternity Cover)

Role:                                  Supply Chain Specialist – 16-month FTC (Maternity Cover)

Location:                            Leeds, LS15 8GB (Hybrid)

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:                37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00

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 1.6 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

·        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 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

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

·  Experience working with suppliers and placing purchase orders

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.