Pharmacy Operations Senior Representative, Purchasing - Express Scripts - Onsite

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Representative will process supplier delivery receipt information in perpetual inventory system. Ensure all paperwork is received and filed properly. Resolve delivery issues between receiving department, purchasing, and suppliers. Coordinate and assist with assigned recalls. Confirm and approve invoices for payments. Assist with physical inventories.  Process drugs to 3rd Party Return supplier(s). This role will support work performed for a federal client.

This position is in-office aligned and will require the flexibility to perform onsite 5 days per week at the designated facility. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensure that all receipt data/receiving paperwork/documentation is reviewed, correct and accurately received into the perpetual inventory system. Release PO’s.
• Resolve paperwork/supplier/shipment issues. (e.g., missing PO numbers, pack list, info on outside of box, missing totes, missing bottles, miss-scanned items, etc.). Verify mis-scanned items with the receiving supervisor, lead or manager.
• Log and action all short dated, overages, shorts, and damaged items on incoming PO’s. Communicate issues and discrepancies with receiving supervisor, buyers, and suppliers. Update inventory systems. Process out site specific damaged, expired, and discontinued drug inventories.
• Review and approve all supplier invoices in required time frame to ensure prompt payments and receipt of discounts. Send copies of credits and invoices to accounting and file. Respond to accounting questions. Maintain A/P issue log/sheet.
• Act as primary contact for resolving issues between receiving department, purchasing, inventory team and suppliers. Update inventory systems for product ID transfers.
• Work with Corporate Finance Inventory Management (CFIM) to research quantity and price discrepancies in shipments/receipts of site-to-site transfers. Make necessary adjustments to system and provide outcomes to CFIM, sites.
• Primary point of contact for product returns, excesses, damages, overages, short-date product and recalls. Prepare product and process return request authorization.

Key Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 3 years relevant experience in inventory control, warehouse, receiving or related field  
• Demonstrated communication (oral and written) and presentation skills
• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross functional teams, key stakeholders and partners, and external suppliers
• Proficient using MS Office software, specifically Excel
• Knowledge of Oracle or related inventory management system preferred 

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.