Pharmacy Buyer

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Job Title

Pharmacy Buyer

Location

Independence

Facility

Business Operations Center

Department

HC Pharm Del Warehouse-Center for Connected Care

Shift

Days

Schedule

9 : 00am-5 : 30pm

Job Summary

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $2,500. Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Pharmacy Buyer, you will play a crucial behind-the-scenes role in supporting exceptional patient care by managing the procurement of medications, equipment and supplies across our health system. In this role, you'll focus on acquiring highly specialized infusion and injectable medications, ensuring insurance approval prior to purchase and maintaining appropriate inventory levels to prevent supply disruptions. You'll utilize Oracle for ordering and oversee all purchasing activities, promptly addressing any backorder or supply challenges. This position operates from an off-site location with free parking, within a collaborative and resilient team that values precision, teamwork and dedication to patient careeven during challenging times.

A caregiver in this position will work 8 hour shifts from Monday through Friday between 9 : 00am to 5 : 30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will :

• Procure sourced medications, equipment and services for departments within Cleveland Clinic Health System.
• Place all sourced orders for assigned vendors.
• Serve as the single point of contact for vendors assigned and be responsible for processing issues related to sourced items.
• Organize, facilitate updates and retain product information on file as well as purchase order records.
• Demonstrate continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
• Secure reasons for price changes and challenge price changes when not justified. This includes insuring appropriate paperwork will be secured from the vendor and will be updated in the respective information systems.
• Communicate status of issue to appropriate staff as required.
• Work in concert with the sourcing teams to ensure all updates are processed on a timely basis to facilitate an efficient procure to pay process.
• Maintain the proper and appropriate professional and ethical relationship with vendor representatives while also conducting business according to established principles and guidelines.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include :

Physical Requirements :

Personal Protective Equipment :

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer : Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.