# Sr. Manager, Pharmacy Procurement & Inventory Operations
**Company:** [OpenLoop](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openloop)
**Location:** Remote
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** NetSuite, ERP Systems, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Management, Api Sourcing, Fda Compliance, Demand Planning, Lot Tracking, Vendor Management, Rfp Process
**Posted:** 2026-04-23
> Leads procurement and inventory operations for a network of compounding pharmacies, centralizing fragmented processes, implementing scalable systems like NetSuite, ensuring FDA compliance, and developing teams to support growth. Requires 5-7 years in pharmacy supply chain with compounding experience and bachelor's degree.
## Job Description
## 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
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