Sr. Manager, Pharmacy Procurement & Inventory Operations

What You’ll Do

• Set strategy and priorities for pharmacy procurement and inventory across all locations
• Solve large-scale, ambiguous operational and supply chain challenges
• Align and manage priorities across pharmacy procurement operations, i.e. finance, compliance, RFP process, vendor management
• Stand up and scale a centralized procurement and inventory function
• Assess current processes and implement standardized, scalable workflows, governance, and accountability
• Lead NetSuite inventory module implementation and transition from manual to system-based operations
• Define system requirements to improve scalability and visibility
• Develop sourcing strategies for APIs and consumables, rationalize suppliers, standardize contracts, and build redundancy for high-risk materials
• Establish inventory control process (lot tracking, expiration, demand planning)
• Ensure compliance with FDA and Board of Pharmacy requirements and maintain audit-ready documentation
• Build operational playbooks, including performance metrics for all roles and areas
• Lead and develop site-level teams, coach managers and ICs, and drive adoption of processes and systems
• Supervise, lead and coach small team of procurement support staff
• Travel 20% for onsite meetings

Who You Are

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5-7 years in pharmacy procurement / supply chain operations
• Within that experience, at least 3+ years experience in compounding pharmacy operations / medications
• 503A and/or 503B compounding pharmacy experience
• Highly familiar and well versed in API sourcing with a focus on end-to-end traceability and audit compliance
• Hands-on involvement in ERP system implementations, such as NetSuite or comparable platforms
• Demonstrated success overseeing multiple pharmacy locations and leading diverse teams
• Proven track record of designing and optimizing processes, including establishing SLAs, policies, and scalable workflows
• Ability to operate independently while contributing at both strategic and day-to-day operational levels
• Skilled at navigating ambiguous environments and bringing clarity through structured approaches
• Experience collaborating across functions and engaging stakeholders at various organizational levels
• Strong background in mentoring and developing senior-level team members

Preferred

• M&A experience
• Experience centralizing procurement functions
• Experience with high-growth or pre IPO environments