Inventory Control Specialist / Remote
About The Position
The Inventory Control Specialist improves inventory accuracy, strengthens inventory controls, and reduces operational and compliance risk across pharmacy locations. The role partners with pharmacy leaders and staff to assess inventory practices, identify gaps, and implement improvements that enhance tracking, accountability, and security. It is highly field-focused, involves extensive travel to pharmacy locations, and includes coordinating with external inventory service vendors for physical inventory counts, audits, and security initiatives. The specialist evaluates inventory workflows and practices; supports audits, compliance, and security efforts; reviews physical inventory results and helps resolve discrepancies; and educates pharmacy staff and leaders on inventory expectations and best practices. The work combines on-site operational support with remote analysis and documentation. Frequent travel to pharmacy locations nationwide is required, and occasional evenings or weekends may be needed to support physical inventories.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, a pharmacy-related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3–5+ years of experience in inventory management, pharmacy operations, supply chain, audit, or operational controls.
- Experience working directly with field operations or in multi-site environments.
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 75% of the time.
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to investigate discrepancies and identify root causes.
- High attention to detail and strong documentation skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, field-based role.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in long-term care, specialty, or institutional pharmacy environments.
- Familiarity with physical inventory processes and third-party inventory service vendors.
- Experience supporting audits, compliance initiatives, or internal controls.
- Knowledge of pharmacy inventory systems and ERP platforms.
- Prior exposure to loss prevention, inventory security, or controlled substance processes.
Responsibilities
- Partner with pharmacy leadership and purchasing teams to evaluate inventory accuracy, investigate variances, and determine root causes.
- Review inventory practices related to receiving, storage, dispensing, transfers, adjustments, and returns.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and documentation and reduce shrink, waste, and obsolescence.
- Support consistent application of inventory policies, standard operating procedures, and internal control standards across locations.
- Assess end-to-end inventory workflows and recommend process changes to improve visibility, tracking, and accountability.
- Collaborate with operations, finance, compliance, and internal audit to address inventory-related risks and audit findings.
- Assist with implementing standardized inventory management practices and control procedures.
- Support remediation plans related to internal audits, external audits, or regulatory reviews.
- Coordinate with external inventory service providers to plan and execute physical inventory counts.
- Ensure pharmacies are prepared for physical inventories, audits, and inspections.
- Review inventory count results, identify discrepancies, and support follow-up investigations and corrective actions.
- Partner with pharmacy leaders to resolve inventory variances and documentation issues promptly.
- Support inventory-related internal audits, SOX-related controls as applicable, and regulatory reviews.
- Evaluate inventory security practices, including access controls, storage, and monitoring.
- Recommend improvements to inventory security and loss-prevention controls, including controlled substance handling where applicable.
- Provide field support for inventory compliance questions and escalations.
- Educate pharmacy staff and leaders on inventory control expectations, best practices, and process changes.
- Provide hands-on guidance during site visits to reinforce proper inventory procedures.
- Partner with centralized inventory management, purchasing, finance, and compliance teams.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
