Company Overview
Bupa’s purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We are an international healthcare company serving over 38 million customers worldwide. With no shareholders, we reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. We directly employ around 85,000 people, principally in the UK, Australia, Spain, Chile, Poland, New Zealand, Hong Kong SAR, Türkiye, Brazil, Mexico, the US, Middle East and Ireland. We also have associate businesses in Saudi Arabia and India.
We make health happen.
Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each day.
Role Overview
As an inventory analyst you will contribute to the overall inventory optimization. Within this position you will support the introduction, implementation and maintenance of the new Inventory Management System
You’ll Help Us Make Health Happen By
- Classify and categorize inventory items (ABC analysis) to ensure accurate forecasting and replenishment planning.
- Configure forecasting models, reorder points, safety stock levels, and inventory categories within the IMS.
- Regularly monitor the IMS for any performance issues or discrepancies in data
- Monitor inventory levels in the system to ensure they align with forecasting and demand planning parameters.
- Use the IMS to generate demand forecasts and ensure optimal stock levels across all locations.
- Analyse trends in inventory turnover, lead times, and supplier performance to make data-driven decisions
- Develop and maintain reports and dashboards on key performance indicators (KPIs), including stock levels, order accuracy, inventory turnover, and forecast accuracy.
- Provide insights and recommendations to improve inventory accuracy, reduce stockouts, and optimize replenishment cycles.
- Responsible for maintenance /update of the Genesis Item Master as well as the Peoplesoft Catalogue, ensuring they are both aligned
Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, or related field.
- Experience in inventory analysis, inventory management, or a related field.
- Experience with implementing or working within an Inventory Management System (IMS) or ERP system.
- Experience with data analysis, reporting, and forecasting tool
- Strong Excel skills: experience with SQL or other data query languages is a plus
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
- Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
- Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
- An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
- Annual performance-based bonus
- Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
- Various other benefits and online discounts
- Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work
- Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony
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