Northwestern Medicine · 1 week ago
Pharmacy Procurement Specialist II, Full-time Day Shift
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, committed to a patient-first approach. The Pharmacy Procurement Specialist II plays a crucial role in managing the procurement of medications and pharmaceutical supplies, ensuring compliance with contracts, and optimizing inventory across physician clinics.
Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Acts in a lead role on behalf of the NMHC Procurement Services Division in the transaction management component for the procurement of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies:
Interacts with management, department and affiliate personnel, physicians, vendors and other suppliers
Facilitates support of NM approved contracts and suppliers
Negotiates pricing for non-contract covered categories
Acts as a resource for hospital departments and affiliates
Establishes inventory and par levels for medications and other pharmaceutical supplies
Participates in facilitating the evaluation of proposed products for numerous spend categories or services in support of departments and the NM Patients First mission
Consistently meets established departmental KPIs in support of efficient and effective procurement transactions
Optimizes inventory for physician clinics and sets appropriate par levels
Setup of new accounts with pharmaceutical wholesalers
Coordinates the direct shipment program with wholesalers
Ensures accurate GPO tier level pricing and local contract pricing is loaded for access
Processes supply and pharmaceutical requisitions using the NM ERP, consistent with NM policies and procedures
Establishes annual preventative vaccine and flu vaccine pre-booking orders
Reviews budgeted expense for drugs and identifies variance issues
Responds to questions placed by internal customers within the same day and no later than 1 business day of request
Monitors and communicates back-orders in a timely manner to the end user and assists with sourcing alternate products if necessary
Maintains good communication with Accounts Payable in resolving Match Exceptions
Directs new vendor requestors to the vendor portal for information and registration
Provides feedback to Vendor Team regarding updates of current vendors
Can communicate and educate end users regarding procurement policies, procedures and processes
Uses organizational and unit/department resources efficiently and effectively
Manages work schedule efficiently, completing tasks and assignments on time
Contributes to opportunities and processes for continuous improvement
Participates in efforts to streamline and standardize work processes
Represents the department on various work groups or committees as assigned and implements committee decisions as required
Monitors self in relation to meeting established department KPIs and can communicate accomplishments and opportunities for improvement utilizing the mid-year and annual performance appraisal tool
Utilizes MS Office, i.e. Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Customer service orientation
Qualification
Required
A minimum of five years of experience in an aspect of healthcare supply chain management with a demonstrated track record of accomplishments
A minimum of five years of experience as a Purchasing Agent/Buyer for the pharmaceutical industry
Preferred
Five years of healthcare purchasing or supply chain related experience
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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