Purchasing Agent - Generic Pharmaceutical

To monitor and optimize warehouse inventory levels at all times, create purchase orders, build & maintain vendor relationships for Auburn Pharmaceutical while sustaining positive working relationships with all departments. Ultimately, you will make cost-effective purchases and ensure we maintain a fully stocked inventory for both Auburn distribution centers.

Job Type: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Hours: Standard hours are 8:30 am-5:00 pm, with the possibility to work a flex schedule between 8:30 am-6:30 pm based on business needs and managerial discretion.

Benefits: include PTO, medical, dental, optical insurance, life insurance, 401-K plan with match, 2 hours wellness time per week, etc.

Essential Functions:

• Research potential vendors, track orders, ensure timely delivery, develop ordering strategy to maintain appropriate inventory, identify needs, set up new items, conduct market research to identify pricing trends and communicate with internal sales team to keep ahead of our competition
• Work on special orders and specialty items, government bids & large one-time orders
• Create monthly reports and assist the accounting department resolving issues, problematic purchase orders, billing/open items, facilitate and authorize corrections, dispute inaccuracies providing correction
• Maintain fluctuating pricing strategy updating changes daily/or as needed, rotate stock electronically, create methodology to move soon to expire product
• Work closely with receiving handling damages, shortages, shipment errors, and correct inaccuracy with logistic companies that ship and receive our products. Work with Chargeback Vendors, contact manufacturers, request credits, returns handling and all related issues
• Work on transferring product internally from warehouse to warehouse to fulfill needs and maintain steady inventory levels keeping company costs to a minimum
• Assist the Purchasing Manager with special projects, reports, usages to manufacturers and other recurring tasks that are done monthly and quarterly
• Work in compliance with the established company policies and procedures, with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• All other duties as assigned by a manager or supervisor.

Required Skills and Abilities:

• The ideal candidate must have 3 or more years in Purchasing as an assistant, or similar role, would also work/worked in a pharmacy, with a clear understanding of what Generic drugs are and how the wholesale/distribution market works in the pharma industry
• Experience working with a distribution company, vendors and suppliers, knowledge creating purchase orders, evaluating inventory levels, projecting and forecasting, plus familiarity with warehouse operations
• Proficiency in Microsoft office products, (esp. Excel), Outlook and MS Word
• An understanding of the AS400 or IBM systems is IDEAL knowledge to posses
• Solid organizational skills
• Candidate must be fast learner, team spirited and able to work in fast pace setting.
• Familiarity with the medical industry/pharmacies, NDC’s, generic and brand name drugs a bonus
• Must have reliable transportation
• Read and interpret statistical reports and utilize mathematical skills to interpret financial information
• Make business decisions based on your own experience and personal opinion
• Deal with the general public, customers, employees and government officials with tact and courtesy
• Change activity frequently and cope with interruptions
• Speak and write clearly, accept the full responsibility for managing an activity

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Physical Demands: Light Work: requires sitting most of the time, spending seventy five percent of one's day sitting at a computer.

Reasoning Development: Apply principals of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist. Interpret a variety of instructions furnish in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form.

Mathematical Development: Algebra: Deal with systems of real numbers, linear, quadratic, related algebraic solution of equations and inequalities; limits and continuity, and probability and statistical inference. Practical application of fractions, percentages, ratio, and proportion,

Language Development: Read, write business emails/letters, summaries, inventories, reports, using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style Speaking: Fluent in the English language

Independently owned and operated, Auburn Pharmaceutical® is an NAPD-accredited generic pharmaceutical wholesaler. Licensed in all 50 states, our mission is to strengthen our industry by safely distributing FDA-approved generic products, while delivering exceptional customer service to our more than 3,000 customers nationwide. Voted one of Crain’s® Detroit Business ‘Coolest Places to Work’ in 2018, our employees are the core of our success. To learn more about what it means to join the Auburn Pharmaceutical team, visit www.AuburnGenerics.com.

Auburn is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment at Auburn are considered without regards to age, ancestry, color, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We appreciate your interest in Auburn Pharmaceutical. Only qualified candidates will be considered.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Rochester Hills, MI 48309: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Purchasing: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location