REQUIREMENTS

• 2 years+ Supply Chain experience
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry in Ireland is preferred.
• Excellent Forecasting skills and Excel skills
• SAP experience is an advantage

UNIPHAR – WHO WE ARE

With a workforce of more than 3000 employees spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA, and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Supply Chain Retail & On Demand, Uniphar Med Tech and Uniphar Pharma.

THE ROLE

To work alongside the Procurement Team to ensure optimal stock holding and management at all times. To cultivate vendor relationships. Stakeholder management internally, with emphasis on Customer Service and Warehouse.

WHY APPLY FOR THIS ROLE?

• Be part of a fast growing sector in Ireland
• Opportunities to work on internal projects and process improvements
• Work as part of a growing team
• Join as Irish PLC

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure department procurement targets are achieved each month
• Effectively run the day to day operations of OS stock management and procurement
• Support with stock, sales and GM analysis as required
• Maintain accurate forecasting with vendors on a weekly basis
• Ensure relationships with vendors are maintained to the highest standards through a suite of vendor KPIs.
• Measure and track each vendor’s service level, basing procurement decisions on performance
• Work closely with the Warehouse and Wholesale teams to ensure the swift and efficient handling of all products into the Uniphar Warehouse Management System
• Work closely with Uniphar Accounts Payable to ensure the prompt and efficient payment of all vendors, working to release any blocked invoices and regularly check vendor account statements to ensure there is no risk to any vendor accounts
• Maintain a schedule of supplier Out Of Stocks and monitor, re-ordering at appropriate dates and ensuring stock update information is disseminated to retail and hospital teams
• Generate and place orders for vendors in line with ordering strategy
• Maintain all open PO’s on the system using outstanding line reports and liaise with vendor appropriately regarding results
• Establish close relationships with Allphar KAMs and manufacturers, develop a strategy for managing product shortages and discontinuation updates
• Review, monitor and action excess, lapsed or expired stock
• Continuously work to identify possible business development opportunities to contribute to growing the OS business