Pet Health Buying Manager - Pet Medication

at  Pharmacy2U Ltd

Role: Pet Health Buying Manager - Pet Medication
Location: Leeds, LS15 or Bardon, LE67 (with hybrid working after completion of training)
Salary: £ Competitive Salary DOE plus extensive benefits
Contract type: Permanent
Employment type: Full time
Working hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week
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. We are Great Place to Work certified as we consider colleague experience a top priority every day. Our people are fundamental to our success and ensuring we achieve our vision to be a world leading, patient-centric digital healthcare provider. We are committed to continuing to develop a positive, open and honest working environment for all.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Buying Manager to join the e-script commercial team and take responsibility for buying veterinary medication for our newly acquired animal health business. This is a new and critical role as we look to rapidly scale a successful start-up.

Negotiate the lowest cost prices with existing and new direct suppliers to ensure optimal drug pricing.
Collaborate with the marketing team to negotiate marketing support for planned campaigns and secure funding for new campaigns and co-branded collateral.
Expand the supplier base by acquiring new suppliers for commercial and growth plans, while growing our existing suppliers based on their support capabilities.
Manage and optimise retail pricing on the website to maintain competitive margins, potentially using automated pricing reports from competitor data.
Oversee stock ordering for veterinary medication, ensuring high availability and accurate reporting in collaboration with the data team and Director of Veterinary Operations.
Work with the Director of Veterinary Operations to expand the product range from 1,000 to 4,000 products, sourcing and selling them at competitive prices.
Own and deliver the trading P&L for veterinary medication, focusing on buying margin, gross margin, rebates, retros, and marketing support.
Develop and communicate a resource plan forecasting trading resource needs in line with projected and actual growth.