Pharmacy Shipping Coordinator

Cencora • Oakville, ON

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today! Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We’re a purpose-driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency
• Must be proficient in English language (reading, written, oral and mathematics)
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs
• Ability to perform repeated reaching, bending and lifting daily
• Able to work in a cold environment daily
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use appropriate judgment
• Ability to work accurately with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work well under pressure in time sensitive situations
• Ability to shift priorities quickly to meet deadlines
• Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities
• Independent worker, requiring minimal supervision

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience an asset
• Bilingualism (French-English) is also an asset
• Ability to operate material handling equipment such as reach truck, Walkie, pallet jacks and/or forklifts as required

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the daily receiving, shipping and inventory control aspects of the pharmacy are maintained including: Receiving: verifying all inbound shipments for quantity and any shipping damage; performs established pharmacy receiving process, ensures quantities invoiced for is what the pharmacy received, inputs invoices product details into pharmacy Kroll software. Receiving documents are reviewed for accuracy and to ensure no discrepancy in product pricing.
• Quarantining of product: relating to all inbound receipts and returns as outlined in the pharmacy SOPs
• Managing inventory movement in a FIFO or FEFO manner (first-in-first-out, first-expiry-first-out)
• Proper Storage of product: relating to all inbound receipts
• Packing of product: All products received by the pharmacy are to be verified against accompanying documentation to ensure product, quantity, shipping location and box pack out are correct. All orders provided by the pharmacy are to be packaged in accordance with temperature requirements of the products and Standard Operating Procedures of the pharmacy. Assess suitability of packaging requirements based on shipping destination and weather circumstances.
• Ensuring that all documentation is completed accurately, including preparing shipping documentation, i.e. waybills and packing slips
• Production assembly; Ie. cold chain and ambient box assembly and conditioning of bricks and blankets for pack outs.
• Supplies management; monitor and replenish shipping materials as needed
• Assist with administrative functions i.e filing
• Ensuring all sensitive products outlined by the pharmacy SOP are handled and labelled accordingly.
• Required to be trained and understand Kroll, the pharmacy software system as it relates to receiving functions.
• Act as the final check to ensure the right prescription reaches the right destination
• Utilizes various carrier’s software, such as FedEx, Purolator, ATS, etc.
• May be required to be on standby/on call as part of this role

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision care
• comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness
• support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave
• variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED