Manager of Supply Chain Pharmacy Materials
The Manager of Supply Chain Pharmacy Materials provides oversight to a team of buyers in a defined market, ensuring coordinated efforts towards drug purchasing. This position compiles, prepares, and generates purchase orders for pharmaceutical products ensuring a minimum supply is available always taking into consideration high usage, drug shortages, and unexpected / emergent usage.
Essential Job Functions :
- Manages the process of purchase orders for pharmaceuticals and related pharmacy products ensuring a minimum supply is available always taking into consideration high usage, drug shortages, and unexpected / emergent usage
- Collaborates with system and local pharmacy teams to ensure standard ordering and approval processes are achieved and maintained related to pharmacy purchases
- Aligns team of buyers towards contractual compliance, system programs, and pharmacy savings
- Processes and authorizes payment for all invoices for merchandise received or credited per established procedure
- Provides oversight and guides to ensure appropriate compliance toward perpetual inventory system
- Works with both system and local pharmacy teams to establish plans and processes around current drug shortages
- Maintains daily transactions including receipts, invoices, issues, purchase orders, and adjustments which are loaded into the purchasing and enterprise resource planning system
- Manages pharmacy inventory documentation for compliance with DSCSA and 340b requirements
- Guides pharmacy waste and charge discrepancy tracking process
This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.
Licensing / Certification :
Possess and maintain registration or licensing as necessary to operate as a Pharmacy Technician in the state in which employed. This may include national pharmacy technician certification and / or registration if site or state requires the pharmacy materials coordinator to perform any activities restricted to certification requirements. (Current certification required; if not currently certified / registered, must obtain within 12 months of employment) (required)Certified Pharmacy Technician (preferred)Education :
High school diploma or GED (required)Bachelor's degree (preferred)Work Experience :
5 years of pharmacy field or materials management experience (required)Working Conditions :
Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.General office environment.May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids.May be exposed to human blood and other potentially infectious materials.Required to car travel to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather conditions.Physical Requirements :
Lifting / Carrying (0-50 lbs) XLifting / Carrying (50-100 lbs) XPush / Pull (0-50 lbs) XPush / Pull (50-100 lbs) XStoop, Kneel XCrawling XClimbing XBalance XBending XManual dexterity (eye / hand coordination)Hear alarms / telephone / audio recordingsReach above shoulderRepetitive arm / hand movementsFinger DexterityColor VisionGaseous risk exposureSkills :
Microsoft Office SuitePrioritizationObjectives orientatedMulti-taskingAttention to detailProblem SolvingLeadershipMotivationalConflict resolutionSupply chainPurchasingInventory planningEnterprise Resource PlanningCompliance standardsPaymentsManagementTeam BuildingCommunicationTime ManagementPlanningWhat We Offer :
Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA / FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discountsPaid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and eldersTuition assistance, professional development and continuing education supportBenefits may vary based on the market and employment status.