Senior Specialist, Procurement
Shoppers Drug Mart
Location:
243 Consumers Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2J 4W8At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.
Why this role is important?
Shoppers Drug Mart is looking to hire a Senior Specialist within our Pharmaceutical Partnerships team. This is a great opportunity for anyone planning to gain work experience in supply chain, inventory management, forecasting and vendor relations from Canada’s largest pharmacy corporate head office.
The Sr. Specialist, Pharmaceutical Partnerships is a key team member whose primary responsibility is inventory management to support our pharmacy locations. The individual will be responsible for managing allocations of COVID and FLU vaccinations and supplies, working with our Distribution Centers and Operation teams to coordinate and ensure inventory is available to meet and manitain an accurate reporting to the Health Ministries across the country.
They will oversee inventory levels, interacting with internal teams, the Distribution centre staff and external partners as required to support their role. They will be responsible for vendor reporting, process development, store communication content creation, the management and implementation of distribution process and procedures, and ongoing tracking (including the day-to-day monitoring of inventory).
What You’ll Learn:
- Real world knowledge of working with pharmaceutical products
- Hands on involvement in planning and forecasting product usage
- Process mapping
- Developing and editing communications
- Supply chain management
- Internal and external team communications
Responsibilities:
Specific duties include, but may not be limited to:
- Analyzing demand and adjusting forecasts
- Supply monitoring, ordering monitoring, expiry code reviews
- Inventory reporting
- Supporting communications to pharmacy partners
- Assisting in forecast development for vaccine programs, supporting wholesale distribution and reporting
- Document and create process maps in the form of Microsoft PowerPoint and Word or Visio formats
- Supporting general partnership activities (e.g., approvals through professional affairs and clinical, implementation of autodistributions, etc.)
Qualifications:
- Post-secondary degree in Science and/or Business and 1-3 years of relevant experience
- Must be a self-starting, motivated, organized and possess great communication skills
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills
- Previous Project Management experience is an asset
- Intermediate tier or above in Excel including multiple criteria Lookups, dynamic analysis, array formulas
- Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Teams)
- Good understanding of supply chain
- Pharmacy experience an asset
- Includes evening and weekend hours as required
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 Academy.
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 timeType of Role:
RegularShoppers 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.
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