Procurement and Inventory Specialist

Description

This is a full-time, on-site role at our Carolina Park location.

• Develop sourcing strategies for equipment, active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, chemicals, drug products, and operating supplies.
• Evaluate supplier proposals and negotiate pricing, volume tiers, rebates, payment terms, service levels, and other commercial terms within delegated authority.
• Analyze spend, contract pricing, supplier performance, market conditions, and purchasing opportunities; present clear recommendations to leadership.
• Qualify and requalify suppliers, maintain the Approved Supplier List, and keep procurement records organized and inspection ready.
• Review supplier documentation and regulatory risk indicators, including FDA registration, certificates of analysis, licensure, DSCSA records, warning letters, import alerts, recalls, and related compliance information.
• Apply applicable 503A sourcing requirements and company standards when approving suppliers and materials; quarantine, reject, or escape nonconforming items as appropriate.
• Develop supply forecasts and inventory targets using production schedules, usage trends, lead times, expiration exposure, and continuity risks.
• Investigate shortages, vendor exceptions, invoice discrepancies, inventory variances, and material cost changes; recommend practical corrective action.
• Create, approve, or route purchase orders within established budgets and approval requirements, and maintain accurate item and inventory records.
• Support receiving, cycle counts, physical inventories, controlled-substance orders, recalls, audits, inspections, and accreditation surveys as needed.

• Suppliers and materials consistently meet regulatory, quality, and documentation requirements.
• Critical materials remain available, and supply disruptions are identified and addressed early.
• Inventory records are accurate, expiration exposure is controlled, and avoidable waste is reduced.
• Purchasing recommendations clearly balance compliance, quality, availability, operational risk, and cost.
• Cost efficiencies are verified and never achieved at the expense of product integrity or compliance.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in procurement, purchasing, inventory management, or supply-chain coordination.
• Experience negotiating vendor pricing and purchasing terms.
• Strong analytical skills, including quote comparison, spend analysis, and cost justification; intermediate or better Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent accuracy, organization, and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills for working with vendors and internal teams.
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 30 pounds and perform receiving or inventory-support duties, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Degree in supply-chain management, business administration, finance, or a related field.
• Active South Carolina Pharmacy Technician license in good standing.
• Procurement or inventory experience in a pharmacy, compounding laboratory, healthcare setting, or other regulated environment.
• Familiarity with supplier qualification, certificates of analysis, lot tracking, expiration control, 503A compounding requirements, DSCSA, or USP Chapters 795, 797, and 800.