Senior Director, Pharmacy Accelerator – Payor Strategy
Pillr Health
Supply Chain Manager
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • New York
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💰 $82,000 - $92,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Responsible for the purchasing and inventory control functions of the affiliate, control over physical inventories, and proactive review and analysis of affiliate wide purchasing costs and relationships.
- Coordinate bidding requests for major renovations and capital investments, review and negotiate contracts and agreements for price advantage and terms on an annual basis, and as opportunities arise.
- Actively manage purchasing procedures for all medical and non-medical supplies and equipment.
- Coordinate equipment leasing and service contract commitments for all locations.
- Reconcile month-ending physical counts against receiving and usage and conduct periodic audits; provide monthly variance reports and work with department heads to mitigate variances.
- Oversee and participate in full and comprehensive year-end inventory counts and valuations.
- Maintain separation of 340B items within purchasing systems and records; conduct quarterly 340B compliance audits at a minimum of 3 locations per quarter and follow up to closure.
- Develop and maintain appropriate inventory PAR values to facilitate proactive ordering of required supplies.
- Develop, communicate, provide oversight and maintain policy and procedure documentation including formulary of medical supplies, NDC numbers, discontinued items and vendors.
- Manage and maintain centralized purchasing system, including issuance of complete and accurate purchase orders and monthly activity reports.
- Support the annual capital budgeting process by obtaining cost estimates and obtain confidential competitive bids; conduct cost/price/value analysis for capital acquisitions.
- Maintain and review contracts and agreements, including vendor and supplier accounts, equipment leases and service contracts.
- Maintain schedules of key equipment to plan for scheduled replacement.
- Search the market for new, alternative and less costly products and recommend changes.
- Process returns for credit on a timely basis.
- Function as liaison between all PPHP departments/sites and vendors and provide purchasing technical assistance and training.
- Represent PPHP in working with PPFA, related parties (such as Afaxys), and other PP affiliates; review communications to assess implications for PPHP.
- Participate on committees and work groups and perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Financial Officer.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or equivalent experience.
- A minimum of 5 to 7 years’ purchasing experience, including inventory management.
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word and Outlook.
- Ability to negotiate effectively with vendors’ representatives.
- Demonstrated proficiency in implementing/maintaining purchasing and inventory systems.
- Business management skills.
- Interpersonal skills/ability to work effectively with staff and outside vendors relating to all purchasing matters.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends and be available to handle emergency situations.
- Commitment to the efficient and consumer-oriented provisions of program and services, as well as a commitment to the goals of Planned Parenthood.
