Vacancies Senior Stock Analyst

Main Responsibility

•    Responsible for the Stock Analysts direct reports Objectives, through support / coaching / development and regular feedback to ensure objectives are SMART and delivered
•    Responsible for ensuring HSC and Redditch stock is controlled and managed, engagement with Key stakeholders to ensure ordering to in line with delivering the business stock targets 
•    Develop an OTB model that gives transparency and supports delivery of the HSC/Redditch stock budgets
•    Responsible for delivering the Branch Stock budgets (OTC / WL) – deliver ways of working / processes / reporting tools to ensure leverage the capability of WL and look for the opportunities to optimise stock levels
•    Responsible for plans to manage Branch deadstock – working with Key stake holders across the business to build and deliver plans that manage deadstock out of the business
•    Responsible for Wonderlane developments (OTC)
•    Accountable for the forward planning horizon (e.g. Cough & Cold; Flu (NHS)) – forecasting the seasonal peaks and planning with key stake holders to ensure plans are robust, agreed and delivered – plan the build into seasons and exits
•    Responsible for investigating / delivering OTC / NHS synergies 
•    Accountable for system / supplier setting to optimise purchasing from suppliers
•    Supporting Head of Retail (OTC) with the implementation of strategy 
 

Problem Solving & Change:

•    Autonomous management of additional top-up orders, chasing of orders and subsequent prioritisation
•    Making recommendations to buyers before listing new lines or making pack size changes
•    Challenging product forecast following analysis of sales 
•    Influencing key stakeholders to drive availability improvements; strong understanding of logistics / depot operations
•    Make recommendations to improve current processes within Supply Chain

Key knowledge and skills required:

•    Highly analytical with the ability to interpret data and to take action
•    Strong attention to detail
•    Excellent communication and organisation skills
•    Ability to multi-task and to prioritise in an ever-changing environment; working under pressure.
•    Team player; ability to deliver through people of varying levels experience and skills
•    Excellent IT skills.  Excel skills need to be intermediate as a minimum, preferably advanced.  Applied use of Power BI is helpful.
 

The Ideal Candidate

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.

Package Description

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

About the Company

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’