Inventory Management Specialist
Job Overview
Job title: Inventory Management Specialist
Job description: Referred applicants should not apply directly to this role.
All referred applicants must first be submitted through Workday by a current Loblaw Colleague.
Location: 1685 Tech Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 0A7
Take ownership and find more ways to care about our local store owners in a career at Shoppers Drug Mart Central Office / Store Support. Provide great service, specific expertise and actionable advice to support Associate-Owners and their staff in delivering the best health, beauty and convenience services to Canadians.
Why this role is important?
Inventory Management Specialist
Location: Mississauga, ON
COVID-19 is a serious condition and has had a devastating impact on Canadians and others across the globe. As a leading Health and Wellness provider for millions of Canadians, our goal is to help all Canadians “Live Life Well”.
In support of this goal, we have adopted a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy to protect the health and well-being of our employees as we continue our phased approach of office reopening. Employees will be required either to be fully vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Screening in order to access the workplace.
Reporting directly to the Inventory Management Team Lead, the Inventory Management Specialist is responsible for inventory management and supports procurement for Central Pharmacy Services located in Mississauga. The inventory specialist is responsible for developing and implementing inventory management policies, processes and procedures based on industry best practices. They will be responsible for analyzing and monitoring purchase and inventory trends to ensure overall goals in service levels, actively identifying opportunities for improvements and enabling standardization across all operations.
Responsible to develop and maintain inventory management policies, process and procedures based on industry best practices
Responsible for implementation of inventory management system for Central Pharmacy Services located in Mississauga and supporting maintenance
Monitors and analyzes purchase and inventory trends, inventory investment and returns revenue to ensure overall goals in service level and other key performance indicators are achieved
Manages the relationship with Inventory and Procurement teams to provide effective communication of changes to purchase habits as well as resolutions to product shortages, damages, long-term unavailability and discontinued.
Reviews clinical and operations initiatives to determine inventory needs, taking into account current on hand inventory and the required lead times to ensure Central Pharmacy Services can execute on initiatives
Acts as Inventory Management process owner and actively support projects/initiatives that impact Inventory Management
Actively seeks out opportunities for improvement within the scope of Inventory Management to meet performance, quality and financial targets
Partners with operational site and other teams to ensure effective resolution of all inventory related issues
Maintain proper storage of medications within the pharmacy according to 5S principles
Ensure stock bottles are put away in accordance with established workflow
Maintaining perpetual inventory system
Manage customer returns and expired products in accordance with established disposal protocol (e.g. Stericycle One Box)
Prioritize recalls and immediately isolate product; quarantine until details of the recall are provided
Management of preferred generic product e.g. DSP
Monitor and maintain MMS by performing daily Inventory tasks like Holding tanks, updating UPCs, utilizing suggested orders
Maintain Overstock to ensure the uninterrupted supply of all products
Work closely with the Pharmacists to prepare store communications for product availability updates
Track and communicate low stock and out of stock situations according to pharmacy procedures
Others:
Unpack and receive pharmacy totes inside pharmacy in a secure environment
Ensure narcotic inventory is detail received and records updated under the direct supervision of a Pharmacist
Put away received pharmacy inventory in appropriate location in accordance with established workflow
Ensure stock rotation is completed and expired product is removed from the shelf and returned in accordance with standard operating procedures
Perform cycle counts in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures
Carry out daily inventory task, including, but not limited to placing Orders, maintaining MSLs, receiving orders, investigating discrepancies
Order and maintain non-prescription merchandise in the dispensary, including stock rotation and the management of expired product
What you will need:
University Degree
3-5 years in Pharmacy inventory management
Strong interpersonal skills in order to effectively source information, obtain approvals, build relationships, and provide sufficient influence to achieve success
Creative problem solver and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
Ability to work with a high degree of detail and accuracy while adapting to multiple priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?
Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through SDMU.
Take ownership of your work and find more ways to care about your work, co-workers, customers and community.
How You’ll Succeed:
At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.
If that sounds like you, and you are open-minded, responsive to change and up to the challenges provided in a fast-paced retail environment, apply today.
Employment Type: Full time
Type of Role: Regular
Shoppers Drug Mart Inc. recognizes Canada’s diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the products we sell, the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired.
In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.
Please Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.
Company: Shoppers Drug Mart
Expected salary:
Location: Mississauga, ON
Job date: Sat, 18 Dec 2021 04:13:03 GMT
Job Source: Careerjet.ca