Pharmacy Purchasing Coordinator
About The Position
Our Company PharMerica Overview Join our PharMerica team! PharMerica is a closed-door pharmacy where you can focus on fulfilling the pharmaceutical needs of our long-term care and senior living clients. We offer a non-retail pharmacy environment. Our organization is in high growth mode, which means advancement opportunities for individuals who are looking for career progression! Schedule: Monday -Friday 9:00am -6:00pm Saturday 8:30am-5:00pm North Carolina License is required within the first 30 days of employment. This is not a remote position. Our Pharmacy group focuses on providing exceptional customer service and meeting the pharmacy needs for hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and other specialized care centers nationwide. If your passion is service excellence and top-quality care come join our team and apply today!
Requirements
- Associate degree or two years of college education
- One year of professional experience or Bachelor’s degree
- Knowledge of practices and procedures for procurement of materials, components, equipment and services
- North Carolina License is required within the first 30 days of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree
Responsibilities
- Maintain appropriate pharmacy inventory min/max levels, forecasting and purchasing from wholesaler and warehouse
- Work any backorder drugs from the wholesaler or warehouse for substitution or procure within another pharmacy
- Issue/problem resolution related to purchasing
- Notify the wholesaler customer service of all products that are “temporary out” on a consistent basis
- Notify the pharmacy management of any “temporary out’ shortages that could result in the potential need to change patient therapy
- Update min/max levels as needed as determined by changes in volume or new business
- Assist with implementing new contracts/programs to field locations
- Monitor and manage strategic buy in programs and initiatives for the pharmacies
- Set up in the system and acquire all new drug products needed by pharmacy
- Identify additional cost savings opportunities or problem resolution to reduce cost/expense
- Performs other tasks as assigned
Benefits
- DailyPay
- Flexible schedules
- Competitive pay
- Shift differential
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- Company paid STD and LTD
- Tuition Assistance
- Employee Discount Program
- 401k
- Paid-time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
