Symbria Rx Services is a Purchasing Specialist to add to our growing team at our Pharmacy in Woodridge, IL!

Position Summary
The Purchasing Specialist is responsible for partnering with the Purchasing and Inventory Supervisor to manage the activities of the purchasing and inventory control departments of all Symbria Rx Service’s pharmacies in a cost-effective manner, as well as, ensuring the maintenance of records concerned with ordering, receiving, storing, issuing, and return of pharmacy product and supplies. This position has a project-based schedule, with time being spent in Inventory, C-box/Automated Dispensing Systems (ADS), credit & Returns, and other special projects as assigned.

What is Long-Term Care Pharmacy

Symbria offers the personalized care of an independent pharmacy along with the resources to drive groundbreaking solutions. With two decades of experience as a pharmacy technology leader, we continuously invest in cutting-edge innovations to ensure the safety of patients and residents while helping our organization partners thrive.

Our advanced strip packaging programs not only save time and enhance accuracy but also minimize waste and promote medication adherence across all healthcare settings.

Symbria services long-term care settings such as: Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, Memory care, Developmental communities and many more specialized live-in settings.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conducts or manages audits to maintain inventory data integrity.
• Maintain pharmacy formulary in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Maintain inventory, purchasing, shipping, or other records accuracy.
• Conduct accurate cycle counts as per the schedule and compare results to accounting data; adjust based on established policies and management approval.
• Monitor and process returns of outdated, slow-moving, and/or unused medications with wholesaler for credit.
• Partners with Purchasing and Inventory Supervisor to utilize stock control records and information such as consumption rate, characteristics of items in inventory, and current market conditions to determine inventory levels and the need for replenishment.
• Anticipate changes in purchases and adjust buying patterns accordingly.
• Partners with Purchasing and Inventory Supervisor to analyze and make recommendations regarding stock levels, item status, and product disposition including returns of surplus and expired medications.
• Review product tagging on the shelf for accuracy and completeness and initiates corrective action.
• Assure all ordered product is organized, inventoried, and stocked appropriately in a timely manner.
• Assure the pharmacy operations has sufficient stock on hand of the prescribed product via supervision of the daily wholesale order process by the purchasing team.
• Assure all ordered product is organized, inventoried, and stocked appropriately promptly via supervision of the purchasing team.
• Investigate special order requests from pharmacy departments including prescription items, over-the-counter items, and supplies.
• Manage the returns and credit process (if state regulations allow) including receiving, reviewing, processing, and timely restocking of items returned from client communities.
• Partners with Purchasing and Inventory Supervisor to review future brand to generic switches, report upcoming generic launches in monthly QM meetings, determine the most cost-effective product to stock, and coordinate the transition from brand to generic within all pharmacy departments.
• Manage the inventory, onboarding, maintenance, and scheduled and non-scheduled replenishments of ADS units.
• Manage customer service support of the ADSs.
• Manage inventory and coordination of the exchange of C-Boxes to communities by ensuring boxes are accurate and complete.
• Prepare and participate in quarterly physical inventory.
• Any and all duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, the ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily is necessary and the qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required:
• High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Pharmacy Technician license and/or Certification (CPhT) as per State requirement.
• Minimum 18 years of age and valid driver’s license with violation free driving record as per the drivers’ review requirements. • Willingness to drive a company vehicle to client locations to perform C-Box (StatSafe) replenishments on a regular schedule.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, decision making skills.
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment, make independent decisions, and demonstrate leadership skills including the ability to develop and assist team members.
• Position demands extensive teamwork with associates located in multiple departments/locations across the company.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects while effectively meeting deadlines.
• Ability to maintain organization, multi-task and prioritize to manage assignments within deadlines as well as strong follow-up skills.
• Strong computer skills and knowledge including Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel to alternate pharmacy locations on a quarterly basis and as required by business need.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision while completing assigned tasks.
• Must be able to work weekends, holidays and alternate shifts for PTO/staffing coverages as operational needs dictate.

QUALIFICATIONS PREFFERED
• Pharmacy inventory experience; minimum five year.
• Proficient with FrameWork dispensing software.

Why work for us?

At Symbria our employees act like owners – because we are owners!  As one of the few 100% employee-owned healthcare providers, our focus remains on delivering best-in-class services within our Pharmacy, Rehabilitation and Well-Being operations, which allows our clients to improve the lives and well-being of their patients and residents.  Our teams utilize insights and analytics to drive better health outcomes for our partnered post-acute and senior living communities while providing them with flexible service options.

Symbria’s Core Values drive the way we partner with those clients, their patients and residents and the way our diverse employee-owners work together:

• Integrity – Honest, Fairness and ethics
• Compassion – Commitment to serving seniors
• Stewardship – Maximizing mission and margin
• Innovation – Striving to enhance our value to your organization
• Teamwork – Working together unselfishly toward goals

As an employee-owner, Symbria’s success becomes your success.  In addition, we provide:

• Competitive pay, aligned with market guidelines
• Full Benefits Package, including very generous paid time off plans
• Professional liability coverage
• 100% employer-funded ESOP retirement plan
• 401(k) and Roth(k) plans
• Continuing education
• Credit union membership

All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.

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