Pharmacy Buyer II

About the Role

Gathers information, analyzes and interprets data and disseminates information. Reviews daily pharmaceutical orders. Independently manages procurement of medications via wholesaler and direct from manufacturers. Negotiates with vendors to obtain optimum service and price. Monitors and analyzes pricing and adherence to contracts. Ensures inventory supply, order processing and distribution of pharmaceuticals and supplies.

Responsibilities

• Identifies vendors, requests technical or performance specifications, and obtains product information regarding availability and lead times.
• Oversees pharmaceutical purchases via wholesaler or direct from manufacturers. Generates purchase orders and maintains contact with vendors related to pricing and shipping.
• Manages specialty and limited access drugs, some of which are patient specific. Works with specialty pharmacies and manufacturers to determine eligibility and manages the scheduling of deliveries as needed for patient care.
• Runs various reports to track high cost or non-formulary medications. Evaluate the need for additional orders based on current inventory.
• Fulfills clinic order requests. Identifies and scans appropriate products in electronic health record and validates appropriate medication requests are distributed in a timely manner. Follows up on orders to confirm completion.
• Manages default NDC settings and identifies the most appropriate NDCs for purchase. Ensures appropriate NDCs are setup when distributing medications to clinics.
• Identifies new electronic health record build requests. Manages submission and follow up of tickets in collaboration with informatics team and supply chain leadership.
• Confers routinely with vendors and departments to follow up on backorders, payment problems or service issues. Collaborates with others regarding availability of shortage products and expected availability.
• Verifies price quotes for small dollar transactions for other departments and provides reporting guidance for administrators related to ledger expenses generated by pharmacy distributions.
• Handles phone calls and advises faculty and staff on appropriate procurement procedures. Provides information related to ordering, invoicing, and replenishment.
• Manages ticketing database, requesting additional information as needed or completing requests to keep lists up to date. Assists in maintaining vendor database information (ASC).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in social or technical field and 1 year of Pharmacy and/or 340B experience required. Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Proficiency with MS Office applications, specifically Excel preferred

Pay

$23.27 - $32.60 per hour

Schedule

Full time, 40 scheduled weekly hours. Work shift: UR - Day (United States of America)