Regional Purchasing Specialist

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America
** Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.
**** With one of the nation’s largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.
** Guardian Pharmacy of Omaha, a member of the Guardian family of pharmacies, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our rapidly growing team in Omaha, Nebraska.
** Why Guardian Pharmacy of Omaha
**** Who We Are and What We’re About:
** Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

Maintain all aspects of local purchasing and inventory management to assist in achievement of budgeted margin targets. As a member of local pharmacy management team, contribute to the achievement of annual business plan targets. Additionally, provide oversight and compliance management to ensure regional purchasing teams follow best practices and achieve purchasing targets. Manage regional pharmacy use of Surecost software to ensure maximum value.

Provide initial and ongoing training for purchasers including but not limited to drug file maintenance, generic compliance, warehouse compliance, inventory levels, and non-source spend management. Assist with recruiting and training process for new purchasers.
** ATTRIBUTES

REQUIRED:

*** Work Ethic/Integrity – must possess intrinsic drive to excel coupled with values in line with company philosophy
* Leadership – ability to lead project teams to deadlines, while maintaining strong team orientation
* Relational – ability to build relationships with business unit management and become “trusted advisor”
* Strategy and Planning – ability to think ahead, plan and manage time efficiently
* Problem Solving – ability to analyze causes and solve problems at both a strategic and functional level
* Team Oriented – ability to work effectively and collaboratively with all team members
** ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (include the following):
**** Local Pharmacy Purchasing
*** Assist in the attainment of margin targets and inventory turns through report and data analysis.
* Examine reimbursement rates and implement changes to purchase products to maximize profitability.
* Manage the pharmacy’s drug file and provide direction for ongoing maintenance.
* Manage and oversee all aspects of Surecost purchasing system including, but not limited to generic compliance, drug formulary, perpetual inventory, and cost savings.
* Oversee the update of price files.
* Assist with managing accurate physical inventories as needed.
* Manage processes and reporting for Surecost perpetual inventory module.  This will also update to review cycle count accuracy, purchase versus dispense reporting, and par level updates.
* Maintain all policies and procedures for functional area.
* Other essential functions and duties may be assigned as needed.
** Regional Purchasing
*** Analyze pharmacy inventory levels and develop plan for maintaining the optimum inventory levels at assigned pharmacies. Provide guidance and review during quarterly financial calls.
* Oversee pharmacy purchasing metrics (warehouse compliance, drug file maintenance, generic compliance, etc.)…