Supply Chain Analyst - Retail

Pharmacy2U Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Supply Chain Analyst, where you will play a vital role in ensuring the availability of products for patients. This position offers the opportunity to work in a hybrid environment after training, contributing to a team that is dedicated to excellence in service delivery. You will manage supplier relationships, optimize stock levels, and implement improvement plans that enhance the supply chain process. This role is perfect for someone with a strong background in supply chain management and a passion for data-driven decision-making. Enjoy extensive benefits and a supportive work culture focused on your professional growth.

Benefits

Occupational sick pay

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Contributory pension

Discounted insurance

Employee discount site

Discounted gyms

Employee assistance programme

In-house mental health support

Free onsite parking

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in commercial buying or supply chain role.
• Ability to analyze data for informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Placing orders with manufacturers and suppliers.
• Leading stock-related investigations and improvement plans.
• Working with wholesalers to understand availability issues.

Skills

Commercial buying experience

Supply chain management

Data analysis

MS Office Suite (Excel)

Numeracy

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

IT systems

Job description

Role: Supply Chain Analyst - Retail

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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