Pharmacy Procurement and Distribution Officer inCoventry inCoventry PUBLISHED 25 OCT 2024

Band 3: £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum  PERMANENT 
Process routine electronic and manual invoices using the EDI Software and the Pharmacy Stock Control System and rectify any appropriate discrepancies.

To support the Pharmacy Procurement Team to maintain the supply chain of medicines by sending orders to suppliers, processing all invoices within the required timeframe to enable payments to be processed by the finance department in line with suppliers terms and conditions. Provide support to the Administrative Officers - Pharmacy Procurement to process invoices containing price queries and other anomalies.


Please be advised there is a provisional interview date of 29th November.


Previous applicants need not apply.

  • Deal with all goods receipt queries, liaising with suppliers to resolve the queries in accordance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Trust guidance, polices or procedures.
  • Process all Return to Supplier requests, credits for the correction of goods receipt queries
  • Support Administrative Officers - Pharmacy Procurement to send approved orders via the Pharmacy Electronic Data Interchange Software (EDI) or email
  • Process routine electronic and manual invoices using the EDI Software and the Pharmacy Stock Control System and rectify any appropriate discrepancies
  • To answer the telephone in a friendly and efficient manner with referral to other pharmacy staff as appropriate
  • Deal with filing and photocopying requests


Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

About us

Ensure the timely archiving of records Input procurement data into the relevant spreadsheets and data bases Process all invoices containing price queries and other anomalies within the required timeframe to enable payments to be processed by the finance department in line with suppliers terms and conditions Deal with all goods receipt queries, liaising with suppliers to resolve the queries in accordance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Trust guidance, polices or procedures. Process all return to supplier requests, credits and invoices that are awaiting credit Support the Procurement team to manage medicines procurement and shortages as requested by Pharmacy Procurement and Distribution Manager Use the Pharmacy computer system and Finance reports to review all outstanding invoices and work collaboratively with the Specialist Pharmacy Technician Procurement to ensure all accounts are up to date


For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

To support the Pharmacy Procurement Team to maintain the supply chain of medicines by sending orders to suppliers, processing all invoices within the required timeframe to enable payments to be processed by the finance department in line with suppliers terms and conditions. Provide support to the Administrative Officers - Pharmacy Procurement to process invoices containing price queries and other anomalies.


Please be advised there is a provisional interview date of 29th November.


Previous applicants need not apply.

  • Deal with all goods receipt queries, liaising with suppliers to resolve the queries in accordance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Trust guidance, polices or procedures.
  • Process all Return to Supplier requests, credits for the correction of goods receipt queries
  • Support Administrative Officers - Pharmacy Procurement to send approved orders via the Pharmacy Electronic Data Interchange Software (EDI) or email
  • Process routine electronic and manual invoices using the EDI Software and the Pharmacy Stock Control System and rectify any appropriate discrepancies
  • To answer the telephone in a friendly and efficient manner with referral to other pharmacy staff as appropriate
  • Deal with filing and photocopying requests


Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

About us

Ensure the timely archiving of records Input procurement data into the relevant spreadsheets and data bases Process all invoices containing price queries and other anomalies within the required timeframe to enable payments to be processed by the finance department in line with suppliers terms and conditions Deal with all goods receipt queries, liaising with suppliers to resolve the queries in accordance with departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Trust guidance, polices or procedures. Process all return to supplier requests, credits and invoices that are awaiting credit Support the Procurement team to manage medicines procurement and shortages as requested by Pharmacy Procurement and Distribution Manager Use the Pharmacy computer system and Finance reports to review all outstanding invoices and work collaboratively with the Specialist Pharmacy Technician Procurement to ensure all accounts are up to date


For further details of the role please see the attached job description.



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