Senior Buyer

**Listing reference**: 018653**Listing status**: Online-
**Position summary**

**Industry**:Pharmaceutical Sector
- **Job category**:Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain**Location**:Roodepoort
- **Contract**:Permanent**EE position**:Yes**Introduction**
- We are looking to recruit a permanent Senior Buyer to work for United Pharmaceutical Distributors (UPD). The role will be based in Lea Glen, Roodepoort reporting to the Demand and Supply Planning Manager.**Job description**

**Key Performance Areas**:

- Responsible for the procurement of pharmaceutical products using the JE system.
- Dealing with Suppliers around aged stock, expired, short dated and overstocks, ensuring such are taken back.
- Managing out of stocks with Suppliers, updating out of stock schedule for reporting purpose.
- Responsible for managing supplier in fills.
- Actively engage with operations and other departments to resolve supply issues quickly and efficiently.
- Negotiate appropriate supply agreements that maximize commercial terms.
- Comparing the "regrets" (out of stock) lists against the physical stock levels to ensure accurate stock level figures are maintained including investigating any discrepancies in stock levels.
- Answer and resolve product and pricing disputes as well as redundancy issues
- Compile and produce reports:

- Regret reports.
- High/Low stock levels - Stock holding
- Stock infill and availability.
- Potential problem products bought in for key customers.
- Report on stock holding to ensure it is within budgeted stockholding days.
- Analyse and action customer buy always and gross profit shortfalls
- Dealing with Suppliers around aged stock, expired, short dated and overstocks, ensuring such are taken back.
- Evaluate and measure supplier performance in accordance with the standards implemented by the company and make recommendations on improving supplier performance standards.
- Consider the potential supply risks from the supply base and proactively remove or minimize those risks
- Monitor manufacturing and pharmaceutical trends to ensure the company’s supply base can satisfy these ever-changing requirements

**Skills**:

- Computer skills on MS Office (Word and Excel)
- Communications Skills
- Detail Orientation
- Organising Skills

**Knowledge**:

- Wholesale and Distribution experience an advantage
- Product Knowledge is essential

Personal Competencies:

- Analytical and strategic thinking
- Communicate effectively at all levels.
- Strong planning and co-coordinating skills

**Minimum requirements**

**Minimum Education and Qualification**:

- **_Pharmacy qualification_**

**Minimum Experience**:

- Knowledge of Pharmaceutical industry is essential
- Product knowledge is essential
- 5-10 years buying experience

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