Network Pharmacy Senior Buyer

Building Name: UVMMC - 75 Holly CourtLocation Address: 75 Holly Court, Williston VermontRegularDepartment: Inpatient Pharmacy - Storeroom OperationsFull TimeStandard Hours: 40Biweekly Scheduled Hours:Shift: Day-8HrPrimary Shift: -Weekend Needs: NoneSalary Range: Min $27.30 Mid $34.13 Max $40.95Recruiter: Jason Dubuque

Job Summary: 

The Network Pharmacy Buyer Sr. is an advanced purchasing professional role responsible for overseeing the day-to-day pharmaceutical acquisition process and ensuring that all network acute and ambulatory pharmacies are adequately stocked with necessary medications. This role is responsible for routine purchases, controlled drug purchases, and special non-stock purchases, which may require sourcing products from multiple vendors in case of supply chain disruption. In meeting these responsibilities, the Network Pharmacy Buyer Sr. will incorporate various factors such as product specifications, clinical considerations, product availability, cost reduction strategies, and quality assurance into purchasing decisions to procure appropriate products while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Through analysis and analytics of purchasing trends, usage data, and vendor pricing, this position will identify cost-effective product options while maintaining quality and compliance standards and will monitor product utilization and inventory turnover to support strategic purchasing decisions and the reduction of waste. This position will collaborate with Network Pharmacy and clinical teams to align purchasing decisions with formulary guidelines, therapeutic equivalences, and patient safety standards. This role also resolves purchasing problems and aids in the development of processes to prevent recurrence. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to inventory distribution, record keeping, initiation of purchasing requisitions, authorization of payment for vendor invoices, pharmacy data analysis, and serving as a resource for product and vendor information. The Network Pharmacy Buyer Sr. works closely with the Network Pharmacy Informatics team, Network Pharmacy leadership, the Network 340B and Pharmacy Operations team, and Network Pharmacy staff. 
 

Education:   
Associate’s degree in business or 2 years of college course work or technical school, with emphasis in business or economics.
Pharmacy Technician license in the State of Vermont.

Experience:   
Experience with computerized purchasing and inventory systems required.
4 years of experience with inventory/stocking systems or related business background OR 2 years of experience pharmacy medication acquisition/distribution preferred.