Purchasing Support Specialist

Top Rx LLC • Rochester Hills, MI

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About The Position

This position is primarily responsible for administrative and expediting duties in procurement that assist with ensuring continuous flow of product replenishment, as well as daily interacting with the sales team on product for customer requests and/or product updates.

Requirements

• Basic/Advanced Excel skills (sum function, VLOOKUP, calculations, etc.)
• Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Ability to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of all parties.
• Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
• Microsoft Office Suite of products including Excel, Word, Power Point.
• A minimum of three years of experience in an analytical role where working with data and sales related to procurement and inventory management.

Nice To Haves

• High School education or Bachelor’s degree a plus
• Prior pharmacy/pharmaceutical procurement experience is a plus.
• Experience with purchasing software a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates product availability requests between manufacturer and leads back to sales team on the status of request.
• Oversees the setting up of the Premier contracts
• System Updates: Review open PO’s-ASNs/VAN, new item set up, system administrative and item maintenance tasks
• Tracking items with active or potential market issues based on Vendor feedback
• Evaluating product position with primary, secondary, & tertiary options for discussion when necessary
• Weekly internal communication to provide updates regarding market situations, general status for awareness purposes.
• Review out of stocks, document back ordered items, etc.
• Maintain catalog-update active/inactive numbers and descriptions; Develops collaborative relationships with warehouse dc, finance, customer service, etc.

What This Job Offers

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