Harness Health Pharmacy - Materials Manager

Manager Of Supply Chain Pharmacy Materials

The Manager of Supply Chain Pharmacy Materials provides oversight to a team of buyers in a defined market, ensuring coordinated efforts towards drug purchasing. This position compiles, prepares, and generates purchase orders for pharmaceutical products ensuring a minimum supply is available always taking into consideration high usage, drug shortages, and unexpected/emergent usage.

Schedule: Mon - Fri Day Shift

Essential Job Functions

Manages and provides oversight to team of buyers in a respective market. Ensures coordinated effort towards drug purchasing along with compliance towards established purchasing procedures.

• Manages the process of purchase orders for pharmaceuticals and related pharmacy products ensuring a minimum supply is available always taking into consideration high usage, drug shortages, and unexpected/emergent usage.
• Collaborates with system and local pharmacy teams to ensure standard ordering and approval processes are achieved and maintained related to pharmacy purchases.
• Aligns team of buyers towards contractual compliance, system programs, and pharmacy savings.
• Processes and authorizes payment for all invoices for merchandise received or credited per established procedure.
• Provides oversight and guides to ensure appropriate compliance toward perpetual inventory system.
• Works with both system and local pharmacy teams to establish plans and processes around current drug shortages.
• Maintains daily transactions including receipts, invoices, issues, purchase orders, and adjustments which are loaded into the purchasing and enterprise resource planning system.
• Manages pharmacy inventory documentation for compliance with DSCSA and 340b requirements.
• Guides pharmacy waste and charge discrepancy tracking process.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Licensing/Certification

• Possess and maintain registration or licensing as necessary to operate as a Pharmacy Technician in the state in which employed. This may include national pharmacy technician certification and/or registration if site or state requires the pharmacy materials coordinator to perform any activities restricted to certification requirements. (Current certification/licensing required; if not currently certified/registered, must obtain within 12 months of employment) (required)
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (preferred)

Education

High school diploma or GED (required)

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Work Experience

5 years of pharmacy field or materials management experience (required)

Training

None

Language

None

Patient Population

Not applicable to this position

Working Conditions

Periods of high stress and fluctuating workloads may occur.

General office environment.

May be exposed to limited hazardous substances or body fluids.

May be exposed to human blood and other potentially infectious materials.

Required to car travel to off-site locations, occasionally in adverse weather conditions.

Physical Requirements

Physical Demands

Lifting/Carrying (0-50 lbs) X

Lifting/Carrying (50-100 lbs) X

Push/Pull (0-50 lbs) X

Push/Pull (50-100 lbs) X

Stoop, Kneel X

Crawling X

Climbing X

Balance X

Bending X

Work Position

Sitting X

Walking X

Standing X

Additional Physical Requirements/Hazards

Physical Requirements

Manual dexterity (eye/hand coordination)

Hear alarms/telephone/audio recordings

Reach above shoulder

Repetitive arm/hand movements

Finger Dexterity

Color Vision

Hazards

Gaseous risk exposure

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Prioritization

Objectives orientated

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Problem Solving

Leadership

Motivational

Conflict resolution

Supply chain

Purchasing

Inventory planning

Enterprise Resource Planning

Compliance standards

Payments

Management

Team Building

Communication

Time Management

Planning

Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer.

As a Mercy Health associate, you're part of a Mission that matters. We support your well-being – personally and professionally. Our benefits are built to grow with you and meet your unique needs, every step of the way.

What we offer

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)

• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HAS/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts

• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, backup care for children and elders

• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.