Description
Generic Elite Buyer
Runcorn, WA7 3DJ
hours, working Monday to Friday
£30,000 plus, negotiable depending upon experience
20% Bonus Structure
9-month Fixed Term Contract
Are you a skilled negotiator with a keen eye for market trends? As a Generic Elite Buyer, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping our product offering, ensuring we remain competitive and profitable in a fast-moving industry. This is an exciting opportunity to build strong supplier relationships, influence pricing strategies, and make a real impact in a dynamic commercial environment.
The heart of the role
1. Engage with Pricing and Telesales teams to track cost price movements and maintain market competitiveness.
2. Support rebate and Pan-European initiatives, focusing on key molecules to help achieve annual manufacturer targets.
3. Monitor and manage upstream product costs, ensuring alignment with market sell prices to maintain profitability.
4. Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Depots to minimize disruptions and ensure efficient receipt of goods.
5. Proactively contribute to category and pricing meetings, providing insights to optimize performance.
What makes you tick
6. Prior purchasing experience within the generic category
7. Strong communication skills and an ability to work interdepartmentally
8. Organised and analytical
9. Knowledge of reimbursement models
10. Strong negotiator
Our benefits
11. 25 days (pro rata) paid annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with length of service
12. Medicash- a health cash program to assist with day-to-day healthcare costs, such as eyecare or prescriptions
13. iTrent Financial Wellbeing - a financial wellbeing application which allows for flexible control of your finances
14. Access to High Street discounts
15. Employee Assistance Programme
16. Contributory Pension Scheme
17. Accredited Training Programmes available (Education paid for by the company via the Apprenticeship Scheme)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received
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