Pharmacy Sourcing and Inventory Coordinator
Schedule
Full-Time: 40 Hours/Weekly
General Summary
Responsible for the Pharmacy purchasing, contracting, and inventory functions for assigned regional and other applicable facilities according to system guidelines for cost, quality, and delivery.
Essential Functions:
- Prepares purchase orders, analyzes quotations, and expedites deliveries and shipments based off current inventories and pars. Monitors open purchase orders.
- Interviews sales representatives, secures bids and quotes, selects supplies/equipment, and places orders.
- Studies market trends, interviews vendors, and recommends sources of supply.
- Researches and selects products according to quality, price, technology, contract compliance and serviceability standards. Contacts vendors and facility personnel to ensure actions are completed.
- Processes change orders, notifying vendors of material and quantity requirement revisions, contacts vendors on rate adjustments and incorrect materials.
- Provides oversite of certifications of delivery and conducts check against order; checks and approves payment of invoices.
- Prepares documents to process requests for adjustments for damages, incorrect shipments, and product returns. Monitors and ensures proper credits.
- Continually monitors contracts to ensure that the health system and our vendors are compliant with group purchasing organization or independent contracts, pricing is current, and vendors are providing quality products.
- Monitors and coordinates product recalls following the system’s policies.
- Manages inventory levels within assigned pharmacies and other health system facilities based off product usage and criticality as measured by key performance indicator(s).
- Oversees annual physical inventory process for all applicable facilities and provides value reporting to Finance and Pharmacy operational leaders.
- Coordinates the returns of outdated medications.
- Manages the proper receipt, handling, and stocking of product in the pharmacy.
- Coordinates or assists with physical inventory and reporting processes as appropriate.
- Communicates and documents known drug shortages and applicable inventory levels to the System Drug Shortage Meeting.
- Prepares invoice documents for product transfer to other departments and outside locations.
- Coordinates facility pharmaceutical related ordering and product acquisition processes.
- Acts as an administrator, on behalf of the health system, for technology systems including inventory management software.
- Elevates new product requests from facilities to system Pharmacy leadership for stocking consideration.
- Ensures product conversions and new product implementations are completed at assigned facilities
- Provides cost savings opportunities and associated analytical data through Value Analysis and system Pharmacy.
- Provides purchasing coverage to other facilities as needed.
Common Expectations:
- Compiles data for and prepares regularly scheduled or special reports, analyses, and statements.
- Ensures that facility standard procedures are followed in connection with purchases of pharmaceuticals, materials, and services.
- Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and safety standards.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
- Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
- Maintains files and records of current and potential suppliers, materials, prices, delivery dates and inventories.
- Maintains purchase order and invoice files and related purchasing records.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
- High School Diploma or GED Required
Work Experience:
- 2 years Relevant experience. Required
Licenses:
- Certified Pharmacy Technician Upon Hire Required
- Registered Pharmacy Technician Upon Hire Required
Benefits Offered:
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Education assistance
- Financial education and support, including DailyPay
- Expanded Paid Parental Leave
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