Inventory Control Specialist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, supply chain, operations, a pharmacy-related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3–5+ years of experience in inventory management, pharmacy operations, supply chain, audit, or operational controls.
• Experience working directly with field operations or in multi-site environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 75% of the time.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to investigate discrepancies and identify root causes.
• High attention to detail and strong documentation skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, field-based role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in long-term care, specialty, or institutional pharmacy environments.
• Familiarity with physical inventory processes and third-party inventory service vendors.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance initiatives, or internal controls.
• Knowledge of pharmacy inventory systems and ERP platforms.
• Prior exposure to loss prevention, inventory security, or controlled substance processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with pharmacy leadership and purchasing teams to evaluate inventory accuracy, investigate variances, and determine root causes.
• Review inventory practices related to receiving, storage, dispensing, transfers, adjustments, and returns.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and documentation and reduce shrink, waste, and obsolescence.
• Support consistent application of inventory policies, standard operating procedures, and internal control standards across locations.
• Assess end-to-end inventory workflows and recommend process changes to improve visibility, tracking, and accountability.
• Collaborate with operations, finance, compliance, and internal audit to address inventory-related risks and audit findings.
• Assist with implementing standardized inventory management practices and control procedures.
• Support remediation plans related to internal audits, external audits, or regulatory reviews.
• Coordinate with external inventory service providers to plan and execute physical inventory counts.
• Ensure pharmacies are prepared for physical inventories, audits, and inspections.
• Review inventory count results, identify discrepancies, and support follow-up investigations and corrective actions.
• Partner with pharmacy leaders to resolve inventory variances and documentation issues promptly.
• Support inventory-related internal audits, SOX-related controls as applicable, and regulatory reviews.
• Evaluate inventory security practices, including access controls, storage, and monitoring.
• Recommend improvements to inventory security and loss-prevention controls, including controlled substance handling where applicable.
• Provide field support for inventory compliance questions and escalations.
• Educate pharmacy staff and leaders on inventory control expectations, best practices, and process changes.
• Provide hands-on guidance during site visits to reinforce proper inventory procedures.
• Partner with centralized inventory management, purchasing, finance, and compliance teams.