Pharmacy (Dispensary) Buyer

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.

Supply Chain & Retail

Supply Chain Services provides both pre-wholesale and wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical, healthcare and animal health products to pharmacies and hospital nationwide. The business supports a diverse customer base through the provision of strong service levels coupled with innovative commercial initiatives. In addition, the business provides services and supports that help independent community pharmacy to compete more effectively in an increasingly difficult environment and runs a network of Uniphar-owned pharmacies under the Life, Allcare, McCauleys and Hickeys symbol brands.

Culture at Uniphar

Uniphar is a combination of many businesses each with its own identity, culture, values, and ways of working. Our overarching culture narrative is inclusive of each of these stores. Uniphar lives and breathes four key pillars which unpin and support our culture.

We have a people first approach - we do the right thing. We support entrepreneurial spirit where adaptability, commitment & resilience is embodied in our way of working. We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.

Everything Uniphar does is enabled by our people and as we continue to grow domestically and internationally, we become more diverse. This diversity fuels our business and culture.

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the core of what we do and is deeply embedded in our business strategy. We want to contribute positively to the people and the world around us. Running our business in a sustainable way ensures that Uniphar will continue to prosper in the long-term. We are focused on ensuring that each of the five pillars of our sustainability strategy are a fundamental part of our decision-making process.

Role Summary : As a key member of the RX & OTC Commercial team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing our Dispensary (RX) commercial agreements across all Retail groups within SC&R. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially driven individual to make a meaningful impact in the pharmacy retail landscape through driving strategic partnerships.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategic Buying Leadership : Develop and implement a long-term buying strategy of the Uniphar’s Retail Pharmacy groups, through driving strong partnerships with Ethical manufacturer and suppliers.
• Margin Optimization : Ensure that Ethical product agreements deliver best in class value and availability to our retail network
• Compliance : Drive profitability for Uniphar Symbol pharmacy group members through regular reviews and improvement of compliance with preferred supplier agreements.
• Systems Support : Assist in the maintenance and development of Head Office Dispensary systems to support efficient operations
• Process Improvement : Actively working as a part of the team to identify opportunities to improve on internal processes & communication
• Retail Collaboration : Working closely with the Retail Operations teams to ensure compliance and communication to stores
• Demand Planning : Working closely with the Wholesale team on robust forecasting
• Performance Reporting : Prepare and deliver insightful weekly and monthly reports on commercial performance and key outcomes.
• Relationship Building : Attend meetings and visits with Retail Pharmacy members, strengthening relationships and providing support as needed.

QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED

COMPETENCIES