Store Supplies & Vendor Manager

CVS Health•Woonsocket, RI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. SUMMARY The Store Supplies Manager plans, monitors, and controls the flow of purchased supplies to meet store demands, balanced with inventory levels, in-stock position, and expense targets. Consists of about 700 items and approximately 70 vendors in 19 CVS distribution centers. This individual also facilitates cross function relationships in planning with Category Management, Marketing, Logistics, Asset Protection, Operations, etc.

Requirements

5+ years of Purchasing/Inventory Management experience.
Proven experience to work independently, with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Proven capability to interact with all levels of management.
Strong organizational skills, innovation and creativity.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Blue Yonder and Stibo preferred.
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain Excel spreadsheets.
Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and accurately, both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

Maintain 98%+ in-stock position for assigned categories.
Management of critical items necessary for the operation of business (bags, vials, prescription labels, etc.).
Use of inventory replenishment systems to forecast and generate purchase orders and/or DC transfers for assigned categories based on lead-time, forecasting, store demand, order minimums, seasonality, etc.
Monitor and maintain relationships with key suppliers. Tasks include, but not limited to, annual business reviews, quality issues, supply chain challenges/PO prioritization, delivery performance review (lead-time actual versus quoted), vendor changes, vendor support (payable, logistics processes), etc.
Main point of contact for assigned departments for all new, revised, and discontinued items. Includes item creation, vendor selection, distribution center communication, disposal of obsolete inventory, etc.
Work with all levels within the organization to plan new item rollouts.
Maintain accurate pricing for all store supply items.
Manage acquisitions, logistics activity (new DCs, store realignments, contingency planning), ad hoc initiatives, and fulfillment of specialized supply items to support pharmacy and front store initiatives.
Manage the extended team and the tactical work completed by colleagues through: auditing work, training/retraining, issue resolution, guiding the team through all software introductions or changes, serving as a daily resource with guidance, question answering, issue resolution, process efficiencies, etc.
Main point of contact to assist with internal and field inquiries regarding supplies.
Reporting and analysis preparation, process efficiencies.