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About the Role
Medicareplus International is seeking a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager to oversee the end-to-end purchasing and supply chain function, including forecasting, procurement, production planning, inventory, and logistics. This role involves modernizing operations through AI and automation, leading a small team, and collaborating with senior management and international partners.
Responsibilities
- Own raw-material and finished-goods purchasing, supplier selection, and PO management.
- Build and stress-test demand forecasts over a rolling 12-month horizon.
- Maintain the production planning schedule and optimize stock levels while driving OTIF performance.
- Manage supplier relationships, conduct regular meetings, and source new partners.
- Oversee warehouse space planning, logistics-provider relationships, and stock-movement processes.
- Ensure procurement compliance and support QA with batch documentation.
- Lead, develop, and support a two-person team, and resolve escalations.
- Identify and deliver AI and automation improvements across the function.
Requirements
- Proven experience managing a purchasing and/or supply chain function, including line-managing a small team.
- Strong forecasting, S&OP, and production-planning skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Business Central (or comparable ERP) and advanced data/spreadsheet skills.
- A track record of process improvement and hands-on use of automation or AI tools.
- Confident supplier negotiation skills.
- Numerate, analytical approach to decisions.
- CIPS membership (holding or working toward MCIPS) is desirable.
- Experience in a regulated environment (medical devices, pharma) is desirable.
- Familiarity with UK packaging/environmental compliance schemes is desirable.
- Experience embedding AI tools into operational workflows is desirable.
Skills
- Purchasing
- Supply Chain Management
- Forecasting
- S&OP
- Production Planning
- Inventory Management
- Logistics
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Procurement Compliance
- AI
- Automation
- Microsoft Business Central
- ERP Systems
- Data Analysis
- Spreadsheet Skills
- Negotiation
Location
- Alperton, UK
Work Type
- Office-based
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Managerial
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- £50,000-£55,000 plus bonus
Benefits
- 25 days holiday + public/bank holiday
- Mobile phone and laptop
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme (Wisdom Wellbeing)
- Lifestyle Benefits (Bright Exchange discounts)
- Online GP Services (Livi)
- Team building events
About the Company
- Medicareplus International is a UK medical-device company specialising in barrier protection and wound-care products.
- Products are supplied to the NHS and international markets.
- A growing, fast-moving business where the supply chain is central to operations.