Manager Pharmacy Procurement

Address: USA-MA-Quincy-1385 Hancock Street
Store Code: Store Support Services (2761787)
Retail Business Services, ranked No. 25 on Fast Company's 2022 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators, is the services company of leading grocery retail group Ahold Delhaize USA, which includes Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop.
The Manager of Rx Procurement is responsible for over $2B in annual drug purchasing. He/she owns the relationship with the pharmacy wholesaler and manages item selection, negotiation and supply chain for over $40M in annual direct generic purchases. Additionally, the Manager of Rx Procurement oversees issuance of pharmacy recalls, in coordination with the RBS QA Team. Finally, he/she administers the store-level inventory management application and provides best practice guidance to the Brands relating to purchasing and inventory management.
Responsibilities:

• Actively manage the organizational pharmaceutical drug requirements in order to optimize cost of goods between direct and indirect sourcing. Secure maximum benefit from generic and brand carve-outs to achieve budgeted Save for Our Customer targets.
• Creatively utilize existing relationships and new suppliers to maintain product supply and meet Brand customer needs.
• Regularly communicate with Retail Operations and store personnel regarding product additions/changes/deletions, drug launches, product recalls, and program changes.
• Administer store-level inventory management application and provide best practice guidance to the Brands relating to purchasing and inventory management.
• Implement strategies to mitigate off-contract purchasing through pharmacy wholesaler.
• Support execution of pharmacy 340B program by ensuring correct pass through of EDI order/receipt data. Represent 340B concerns to wholesaler and ensure carve-out purchase volume is unaffected by purchasing diverted to 340B covered entities.
• Engage third party auditors to identify any potential inaccuracies/claims in pharmaceutical returns program as well as direct purchasing.
• Oversee all rx category management activities to include but not be limited to: meeting the drug assortment needs of Brand customers, managing relationships with vendors as the primary point of contact, negotiating cost, contractual and program terms and conditions with vendors, and managing warehouse service level and inventory turns and retail inventory control initiatives.
• Subject matter expert on industry trends, upcoming drug patent expirations, product safety recalls, new product launches and drug utilization forecasts.
• Manage and execute all record retention, product recall notification and other required processes in order to maintain supply chain regulatory compliance at the direction of the Pharmacy Compliance and/or Legal Departments. Manage the pharmaceutical product reverse distribution process, including credit recovery.
• Oversee Specialist I Rx Procurement

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5 to 7 year of relevant pharmacy or Category Managment experience

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Retail Business Services currently provides services to five omnichannel grocery brands, including Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Retail Business Services leverages the scale of the local brands to drive synergies and provide industry-leading expertise, insights and analytics to local brands to support their strategies. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we foster a community of belonging where everyone is valued.
Retail Business Services is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law. We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. As important as what we do is how we do it. Our team embodies our values of Courage, Care, Teamwork, Integrity and Humor in everything that they do. We have a culture of care that values and celebrates the qualities and perspectives that make us all unique.
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