Medicareplus International
Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager
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Medicareplus International
Medicareplus International is a UK medical-device company specialising in barrier protection and wound-care products supplied to the NHS and international markets. We are a growing, fast-moving business where the supply chain sits at the heart of everything we do — getting the right regulated products to clinicians and patients, reliably and efficiently.
We’re looking for a hands-on Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager to own our purchasing and supply chain function end-to-end — from forecasting and procurement through to production planning, inventory, and warehouse and logistics oversight. You’ll lead a small team and work closely with senior management, QA, marketing and our international partners.
This is not a maintain-the-status-quo role. A core part of the job is to modernise how we work: we want someone who will actively use AI and automation to take the manual effort out of forecasting, reporting, purchasing and reconciliation — freeing the team to focus on supplier development and resilience as we scale.
This is an office-based role based at our head office in Alperton.
Responsibilities:
- Own raw-material and finished-goods purchasing, supplier selection and PO management, in line with our purchasing strategy.
- Build and stress-test demand forecasts over a rolling 12-month horizon, factoring in marketing and international activity.
- Maintain the production planning schedule and keep stock at optimal levels while driving OTIF performance.
- Manage supplier relationships, chair regular supplier meetings, and continuously source new partners that add value or resilience.
- Oversee warehouse space planning, logistics-provider relationships and stock-movement processes, including temperature monitoring of regulated stock.
- Ensure procurement compliance (including the Procurement Act 2023) and support QA with batch documentation.
- Lead, develop and support your two-person team, and resolve customer and supply escalations.
- Identify and deliver AI and automation improvements across the function — measured in hours saved and errors reduced.
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Person Specification:
- Proven experience managing a purchasing and/or supply chain function, including line-managing a small team.
- Strong forecasting, S&OP and production-planning skills; confident owning a 12-month forecast.
- 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 to cut manual work.
- Confident supplier negotiation across both direct and indirect spend, and a numerate, analytical approach to decisions.
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Desirable:
- CIPS membership (holding or working toward MCIPS).
- Experience in a regulated environment — medical devices, pharma or similar — including QA/batch documentation.
- Familiarity with UK packaging/environmental compliance schemes (e.g. Valpak).
- Experience embedding AI tools into operational workflows (e.g. automated reporting, demand-sensing, reconciliation).
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Competitive salary, plus bonus
- 25 days holiday + public/bank holiday
- Mobile phone and laptop
- Learning & Development - We encourage professional development and progression for all our team
- Lifestyle Benefits: Our Employee Assistance Programme offers a range of services including financial, wellbeing and counselling via Wisdom Wellbeing. A range of discounts are offered via Bright Exchange
- Online GP Services - Access to an online GP service via Livi
- Team building events
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