Pharmacy Procurement Assistant

Our Pharmacy Purchasing Assistant will provide clerical and administrative support to the Purchasing / Computer Services section of the Pharmacy. They will raise routine purchase orders for goods required, liaise with suppliers about back orders and support stock flowing through the department. They will assist in the development and support of IT-related projects. Provide routine and ad hoc reports related to drug usage, purchasing, expenditure and workload. You will be an integral part of the Procurement Team; contributing towards delivering products efficiently and giving IT support.,

• Assist in the maintenance of systems for effective and economic purchasing of medicines and other pharmacy-supplied items to ensure continuity of supply, minimise waste and to maintain efficacy.
• Assist in the day to day maintenance of the pharmacy stock control system and in the development of the software, including modification of files, implementation of planned enhancement and basic maintenance of back-up systems and hardware e.g. printers.
• Provide general administrative and clerical support for purchasing and computer services e.g. processing of letters, reports and maintaining effective systems for filing.
• Process invoices and other documentation relating to purchasing when required; receive goods on to the stock control system and support the use of EDI e.g. by creating trading partners and inputting EAN codes.
• Provide appropriate and accurate financial and accounting information to appropriate members of staff within the organisation, and any other information required relating to drug usage, purchasing, expenditure and pharmacy workload. Plan and maintain a regular reporting schedule and produce adhoc reports as required.
• Provide specialist IT support to all pharmacy staff e.g. problem solving and advice on advanced features of word processing and spreadsheet software., The post holder will be a part of the procurement team and provide IT/reporting support for the pharmacy team.