+R240m Procurement Portfolio. Senior Buyer at a leading Pharmaceutical Wholesaler that supplies pharmaceutical and OTC products to private hospital groups, independent and corporate pharmacy groups. Collaboration and negotiation of new vendor listings, vendor condition contracts, logistic fees, marketing strategies, deals, special pricing and new product launches with various Pharmaceutical Suppliers. Maintain constructive business relationships with suppliers and customer channels… Show more +R240m Procurement Portfolio. Senior Buyer at a leading Pharmaceutical Wholesaler that supplies pharmaceutical and OTC products to private hospital groups, independent and corporate pharmacy groups. Collaboration and negotiation of new vendor listings, vendor condition contracts, logistic fees, marketing strategies, deals, special pricing and new product launches with various Pharmaceutical Suppliers. Maintain constructive business relationships with suppliers and customer channels. Senior Buyer based at Head Office Procurement and Planning Department. Planning and procurement of stock on a replenishment cycle. Manage creation of purchase orders for five distribution centres across South Africa. Expedite orders until available to customer. Inventory and Stock Management. Manage internal and external stakeholders. Risk Management (lost sales/redundant stock /slow movers). Margin/Gross Profit Management. Internal Stock Movements. Secure buy-out and oncology products for customer demand. Analyzing daily reports : Scorecards, Availability, Stock on hand, Sales/Demand/Seasonal Patterns, Sales by Customer Category, Sales by Vendor/Supplier, Lost sales/Regrets per Customer Channel, DC Stock detail. Manage Regional Buyers and Buying Administration team. Evaluation of price increase and deal prices loaded to customers on both Scheduled and OTC ranges. Reduce risk by managing reduction of lost sales, return short dated/ redundant stock back to suppliers. Maintain global standards with Stock availability at 98% and Customer infill at 99%. Regrets below 2% as a percentage of sales. Working closely with Commercial Team -Sales data, Customer/Stock enquiries relating to procurement. Report structure - Demand and Planning Manager and Supply Chain Executive. Show less

Inventory control and lost sales analyst. Analyze Distribution agent's records of sales, stock holding and stock destruction. Customer Service - Attending and recording of all incoming customer/patient queries relating to products. Capturing stock data onto SAP system for freight forwarding stock (overseas shipments - air and sea freights). Regulatory - accept and compile documents on sample products received from the Distribution agent for QA testing at manufacturing site.Worked closely… Show more Inventory control and lost sales analyst. Analyze Distribution agent's records of sales, stock holding and stock destruction. Customer Service - Attending and recording of all incoming customer/patient queries relating to products. Capturing stock data onto SAP system for freight forwarding stock (overseas shipments - air and sea freights). Regulatory - accept and compile documents on sample products received from the Distribution agent for QA testing at manufacturing site.Worked closely with Finance department - Compiling paperwork for payment of local and international manufacturers. Receiving and checking documentation of Section 21 and State Orders. Distributing paperwork to relevant departments for processing. Recording of adverse events/product complaints on different data bases for global. Show less

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