Buying Assistant

The purpose of the Buying Assistant is to provide administrative support to the Senior Category Buyer and their buyers, to facilitate delivery of the NHS Buying Business Plan and individual category targets.

• Supports the delivery of the category plan to facilitate commercial objectives and achieve financial performance targets.
• Maintain the Management Information Systems of the Buying Department to ensure that the operational needs of the team are met.
• Provide and maintain Management Information to assist in the delivery of Category annual financial targets.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with suppliers to assist in the day to day running of the category teams.
• Take ownership of consumer and branch enquiries, received in writing or over the telephone, to ensure high levels of customer service. Analyse data and make range and price recommendations during category range reviews.

Problem Solving & Change:

• Generally reacting to day to day queries, however, able to plan work sequence up to a week ahead.
• Dealing with queries from customers and employees from up to 800 branches.
• 200+ suppliers – Direct and Indirect
• Varying Management Information Systems and reports.
• Working across multiple functional areas.
• Knowledge of numerous Financial processes
• Adapting to changing technologies and processes within the business

Key knowledge and skills required:

• High attention to detail.
• Computer literate with experience of Microsoft office.
• Accuracy and ability to follow instructions.
• The ability to work within a team environment to achieve team/department objectives.
• Confident and professional telephone manner. · Ability to carry out basic analysis on information.
• Good communications skills at all level

Well are proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. If you have any specific requirements, we’ll do everything we can to support you. Whether it is to find a pharmacy that is accessible, or if it is a part time position you are looking for, we can help find the role that is right for you. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process, we will be happy to accommodate you.

Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive it may not be possible for us to provide an outcome to all applicants. If you are not contacted within 28 days of your submission unfortunately you will have been unsuccessful.

For over 70 years, we’ve been looking after the health and wellbeing of communities across the UK. Well Pharmacy (part of Bestway Healthcare) is the second largest pharmacy chain in the UK with c.760 pharmacies and a team of around 7,000 colleagues based across our Community Pharmacies, Online Pharmacy, Healthcare Services Centre, Community Drivers, Bestway Medhub & Wardles team and our Support Centre team.

Our mission is to be here for the wellbeing of our patients and customers, to provide the best community pharmacy experience in the UK for everyone, for our patients, our customers, our people, and our NHS.

The pharmacy of the future will look very different from the one we know today. It will play a huge role in transforming primary healthcare and we will play a central role in bringing it to life.

We will use our clinical expertise and technological ambition to take advantage of the potential this future has to offer us. Making medicines, advice, services and care available in the places and spaces that people need and want it most.

We want to be a great business. To be recognised as delivering a community pharmacy experience that is the best there is. To do this we want our teams to feel proud about the positive impact they make, feel valued as part of a close-knit and expert community, and feel confident in their role in a business that is stable, innovative, and caring.

‘Together we make a difference’

• Competitive salaries.
• Excellent training & development opportunities.
• Paid Holidays.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Staff Discount.
• Travel Loans and more…