Inventory Specialist

CVS Health•Fredericksburg, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inventory Specialist supports CVS Health retail pharmacy operations by coordinating and monitoring inventory management activities while helping the pharmacy team deliver safe, accurate, and timely prescription fulfillment and caring patient service. Building on Pharmacy Technician skills and responsibilities, the role helps maintain inventory standards, target inventory levels, and effective practices that reduce inventory loss. The Inventory Specialist follows company SOPs and pharmacy workflow procedures, communicates inventory outcomes, and coaches colleagues in day-to-day inventory practices. The role also contributes to a safe, inclusive team culture and positive patient experiences, and may support additional health care services or immunizations where permitted by law and supported by required training and certification. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and flexibility to travel voluntarily to other stores in the market when business needs require. The role involves working across pharmacy workstations and serving patients in person, at drive-thru, and over the phone. The anticipated schedule is 40 hours per week; the posting also lists the position as full time. Pay range: $17.00–$27.00 per hour. The actual offer may vary based on experience, education, geography, and other factors. This full-time position is eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, subject to eligibility.

Requirements

At least 6 months of experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
Comply with applicable state board of pharmacy requirements and laws, including age, education, licensure, and certification requirements.
If the state board of pharmacy does not specify a minimum age, be at least 16 years old.
If the state board of pharmacy does not specify a minimum education requirement, have a high school diploma or equivalent, or be actively enrolled in high school or a high school equivalency program.
Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
Ability to concentrate over time and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
Customer service and team orientation, including recognizing patient reactions and responding appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills, including active listening and accurately conveying detailed information.
Mathematical reasoning skills to calculate quantities, days’ supply, and bottle counts for prescriptions.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach, stretch, stoop, and perform repetitive finger movements; and maintain close visual acuity for tasks such as reading and inspecting small items.
Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently move objects requiring negligible force.
Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.

Nice To Haves

National Certification.
1–3 years of previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
Ability to work in the home store and at other market locations as business needs require.
Ability to work 30 hours or more per week.

Responsibilities

Follow company SOPs at each workstation to support pharmacists in managing and improving patient health.
Follow pharmacy workflow procedures at production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off workstations to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
Take ownership of inventory management activities and help the team maintain inventory standards, target inventory levels, and controls to mitigate inventory loss.
Monitor inventory reporting outcomes and communicate completion of inventory activities as permitted by law and directed by pharmacy leadership.
Oversee pharmacy ordering and coach the pharmacy team on inventory practices, including putting away medication deliveries, preparing for and participating in annual physical inventories, completing cycle counts and returns-to-stock, organizing refrigerators, and conducting waiting-bin inventories.
Provide caring patient service at pick-up, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services where permitted; and resolve or escalate patient concerns.
Contribute to team performance, maintain workflow and inventory goals, accept feedback, and develop clinical and technical knowledge.
Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs and voluntarily travel to other market stores for shifts as needed.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS policies and procedures, including requirements for patient safety, controlled-substance dispensing and recordkeeping, and patient privacy and security.
Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and staffing offsite clinics, where allowed and supported by training and certification.
Where permissible and appropriately trained and licensed, complete requirements for Technician Immunizer status; educate patients about vaccines and refer vaccination questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty; monitor and respond to adverse reactions; report adverse reaction events; and review, collect, track, and document patient information.
Complete required training within the designated timeframe and maintain regular, predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
Perform physical and communication tasks required for pharmacy work, including handling and scanning items, reaching, lifting, typing or other repetitive finger movements, and communicating detailed information accurately.