About this role
The Pharmacy Technician, Purchasing - BioPlus Specialty Pharmacy supports inventory ordering and reconciliation to keep specialty medications stocked and accurate. The role includes managing drug/supply orders, cycle counts, physical inventories, variance investigations, and responses to medication recall notifications.
Key Responsibilities
- Order drugs and supplies based on established order points
- Maintain accurate computerized inventory records and conduct cycle counts
- Manage medication recall notifications in conjunction with the pharmacy manager
- Investigate inventory variances and report findings to management
- Coordinate with accounting and wholesalers to resolve reconciliation and ordering issues
Technical Overview
This role operates in a computerized inventory environment, requiring accurate recordkeeping, database entry of count sheets, and use of inventory control programs and reports. It also involves daily inventory review workflows and coordination with wholesalers, pharmacy management, and accounting for reconciliation.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a pharmacy technician focused on purchasing and inventory operations within a specialty pharmacy setting. They accurately manage inventory ordering and reconciliation, run cycle counts and physical inventories, handle medication recall notifications with the pharmacy manager, and coordinate with accounting and wholesalers to resolve shortages and variances.
Must-Have Skills
Support all activities related to effective inventory ordering and reconciliationEnsure accuracy of computerized inventory recordsPerform cycle counts on a regular basisInvestigate variances and report on findings to managementOversee required responses to and management of medication recall notifications in conjunction with the pharmacy managerWork with accounting to resolve all reconciliation issues as they ariseDevelop and foster working relationships with wholesalers
Tools & Platforms
inventory control programscomputerized inventory recordsdatabase
Required Skills
inventory orderinginventory reconciliationordering drugs and suppliesinventory control programs and policiespurchasing proceduresreal-time shortages communicationmedication recall notificationscomputerized inventory records accuracycycle countsphysical inventoriesvariance investigationreconciliation with accountingwholesaler relationshipsprogram reports detailing volumedatabase entry of count sheets
Hard Skills
inventory orderinginventory reconciliationordering drugs and suppliesorder pointspharmacy operations requirementspricing modelsinventory control programsinventory control policiesdaily review of inventory and purchasing needspurchasing proceduresreal-time shortage communicationback ordersmanufacture outsmedication recall notifications managementcomputerized inventory records accuracycycle countsphysical inventory countsvariance investigationreconciliation issues resolutionwholesaler relationship managementprogram reports detailing volumedatabase entry of count sheetscount sheets data entryreconciling inventory records against physical counts
Soft Skills
communicationreal-time coordinationrelationship buildingattention to detailproblem-solvingcoordination with pharmacy manager and accountingteamwork
Keywords for Your Resume
Pharmacy TechnicianPurchasingBioPlus Specialty PharmacyCarelonRxformerly IngenioRxinventory orderinginventory reconciliationordering drugs and suppliesorder pointsinventory controlinventory control programsinventory control policiespurchasing proceduresmedication recall notificationscycle countsphysical inventoryvariance investigationreconciliationcomputerized inventory recordswholesalersback ordersmanufacture outscount sheetsprogram reports detailing volumepharmacy manageraccounting
Deal Breakers
Must work from the posted location full-time (onsite requirement), Must be able to accurately manage computerized inventory records and perform cycle counts, Must be able to oversee medication recall notifications with the pharmacy manager
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