NHS Pharmaceutical Buyer

Job Title: NHS Pharmaceutical Buyer

Location: Chesterfield, S44 6AE

Salary: Dependent on experience from £40K upwards

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5pm

Hours: 40

Type of Role: Permanent

Join Peak Pharmacy – A Family-Run Business That Cares

Peak Pharmacy is a long-established, family-run business that has grown steadily while staying true to its community-focused values. We take pride in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local communities and fostering a warm, supportive environment for our colleagues.

About The Role

• Building relationships with suppliers and internal colleagues, frequently holding supplier meetings and reviewing stock offers.
• Negotiating costs and supply for the product range and looking at opportunities to expand that range to grow the margin capability
• Working on new potential suppliers to drive availability, range and profitability
• Managing supplier performance, tracking service levels and outstanding orders, ensuring systems are updated to achieve the service level KPI agreed
• Staying up to date with retail pharmacy news including reimbursement changes, category changes and the pharmacy contract negotiations
• Understanding warehouse management systems and key elements to ensure stock levels are managed effectively
• Taking on key reporting for the team including service levels, monthly rebate claims and supplier spend
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• This role will require previous buying experience in pharmaceuticals, and will cover all NHS categories
• Analytical thinking, dissecting data and making data-driven decisions
• Negotiation skills (training preferred)
• Interpersonal skills, effectively building relationships
• Excellent time management, able to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
• Effective use of all Microsoft based applications