Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager

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.

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.

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