Buying Manager - Pharmacy

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco offers an exciting opportunity for a Buying Manager - Pharmacy, looking to contribute strategically within Health & Wellness. This role involves developing service propositions with suppliers, implementing effective category strategies, and managing a team for optimal performance and growth within the company.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus personal day

Private medical insurance

Maternity and adoption leave at full pay

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience of managing and delivering projects is essential.
• Knowledge of price ranges & trade planning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build long-term category strategy for sustainable growth.
• Find and manage suppliers for customer propositions.
• Deliver sell plans and manage budgets effectively.

Skills

Commercial buying experience

Project management

Budget management

Supply chain knowledge

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We have a fantastic opportunity within Health & Wellness for a Buying Manager on Pharmacy. The category is going through lots of change - so an exciting time to be part of it! The role allows you to work closely with large FMCG suppliers & on broader strategic projects to help improve the health of the nation through a combination of product and aligned service propositions.

The area is seeing significant growth, so lots of opportunities to go after! We are looking for a brave & curious individual, who's looking to developed their career and experience.

The successful candidate will be responsible for exploring and developing service propositions, with existing and new suppliers, that deliver against our key customer missions within the Health & Wellness strategy. Services that enhance our proposition beyond the fixture, contributing to Pharmacy revenue and profit.

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity within Health & Wellness for a Buying Manager on Pharmacy. The category is going through lots of change - so an exciting time to be part of it! The role allows you to work closely with large FMCG suppliers & on broader strategic projects to help improve the health of the nation through a combination of product and aligned service propositions.

The area is seeing significant growth, so lots of opportunities to go after! We are looking for a brave & curious individual, who's looking to developed their career and experience.

The successful candidate will be responsible for exploring and developing service propositions, with existing and new suppliers, that deliver against our key customer missions within the Health & Wellness strategy. Services that enhance our proposition beyond the fixture, contributing to Pharmacy revenue and profit.

You will be responsible for

• Building a customer focused, long term category strategy that delivers sustainable, profitable growth for the business & drives market out-performance
• Finding, developing and managing both branded & OB suppliers, to deliver our customer propositions and our joint business targets whilst ensuring that product quality is achieved & maintained.
• Working with suppliers to build a strong Buy, Move, Grow plans that ensures our products are manufactured, moved & sold in the most efficient way possible
• Delivering a strong sell plans through, promotions, feature and events, resulting in increased footfall.
• Forecasting and managing budgets effectively. Delivering KPI targets. Always being cost conscious.
• Exploring and developing service propositions, with existing and new suppliers, that deliver against our key customer missions within the Health & Wellness strategy. Services that enhance our proposition beyond the fixture, contributing to Pharmacy revenue and profit
• Adhering to all Tesco policies, storage and handover protocols and successfully completing all my training so that I have zero GSCOP breaches. Ensuring all agreements are recorded in writing, reporting GSCOP complaints to Legal within 48 hours of receipt, and leading a culture of compliance within my team.
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

You will need

• Commercial buying experience
• Experience of developing service propositions
• Experience of managing and delivering projects
• Range and trade planning Broad business and commercial knowledge
• Working with teams across the business Budget Management & forecasting
• Pharmaceutical Buying experience preferred but not essential.

- EF1

- Hybrid

Whats in it for you?

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
  

About Us

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At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.

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