Pharmacy Buyer

• Purchases pharmaceuticals, supplies, materials, and equipment in accordance with approved requests, contracts, and departmental procedures.
• Monitors medication and supply inventory, established PAR levels, usage, backorders, and pending deliveries to support product availability while limiting excess and expired inventory.
• Creates and processes purchase orders and requisitions and maintains accurate electronic and paper purchasing, receiving, and inventory records.
• Receives and distributes medications and supplies; investigates shipment discrepancies, damages, and missing items and coordinates routine resolution with vendors.
• Reconciles invoices, credits, returns, and receipt documentation and works with Accounts Payable to resolve routine payment discrepancies.
• Monitors shortages, recalls, and product availability; researches potential sources or alternatives and escalates clinical, formulary, contract, or high-cost decisions for review.
• Supports compliance with group purchasing organization contracts, 340B purchasing requirements, controlled-substance controls, and applicable organizational policies.
• Coordinates medication returns, expired-product processing, recalls, borrow-and-loan transactions, and annual inventory activities with complete documentation.
• Maintains assigned purchasing, inventory, pharmacy information, and automated dispensing system data and communicates needed updates or discrepancies.
• Generates routine purchasing, inventory, shortage, and expense reports and reports material price changes or unusual trends to the Pharmacy Business Specialist or pharmacy leadership.
• Completes pharmacy technician duties and other related responsibilities as assigned to support departmental operations.

• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical purchasing, inventory control, drug nomenclature, and medical terminology.
• Knowledge of medication shortages, recalls, returns, expirations, and appropriate handling requirements.
• Ability to follow purchasing controls, group purchasing organization contracts, 340B requirements, and departmental procedures.
• Proficiency using pharmacy information, purchasing, inventory, and automated dispensing systems; experience with Epic and Omnicell is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy when processing orders, invoices, receipts, and inventory documentation.
• Ability to organize competing priorities, respond to urgent medication needs, and meet established deadlines.
• Effective written, verbal, customer service, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role, including prolonged sitting or standing and lifting up to 20 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Education:

• Pharmacy tech program required

Certification/Licensure:

• Registered Pharmacy Tech required