CORP H&W/COST MANAGER

JOB DESCRIPTION

Coordinate overall efforts to manage expenses and inventory across pharmacies and clinics with a goal of reducing costs while maintaining quality. Design or update best practices and policies for inventory management, expense reduction, and effective use of enablers. Support the Operations team on all cost-control initiatives. Collaborate with corporate departments and divisions to oversee overall results, reporting, and communications with divisions. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Research/manage all cost being allocated to the expense line with the goal of reducing expenses
- Manage working capital initiatives and shrink initiatives for retail pharmacy by working with retail operations teams and divisions

- Direct preparation for physical inventories and research and resolve discrepancies, coordinating with the Business Analyst assigned to that division
- Provide regular reporting to divisions and corporate Pharmacy teams
- Collaborate to develop and execute plans for reducing labor cost, developing measurement strategies for evaluating Pharmacy Practice functions and patient outcomes, implement process improvements
- Develop scorecards, reports, presentations, and training documents for the execution of plans and initiatives related to cost management, including automation and enablers
- Collaborate with and support divisions in creating plans to achieve targeted and budgeted savings and reduce costs
- Analyze data from various systems to identify trends in product supply misuse, returns and then collaborate with divisions to prevent shrink
- Collaborate with Sourcing team on expense-saving initiatives and finding synergies with other departments, with regards to supplies, order guides, standards manual and waste reviews
- Research vendors that provide goods not for resale and attend vendor meetings during the proposal and negotiation process
- Direct Operations specialists by developing and maintaining process walks, best practices, coaching materials, scorecards, period calls, etc.
- Own functional resources for store associates such as task lists, order guides, ePRO, Supplylogic, supply ordering thresholds
- Monitor and report on misuse of temperature monitoring systems to reduce shrink risk and collaborating with facilities support manager; manage High Performing Leader Training program
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum
- High School Diploma or GED
- Any experience in learning novel inventory management tools and systems
- 2+ years of experience developing execution and best practice documents
- 3+ years of experience in retail grocery, pharmacy, or clinic
- Pharmacy Technician Certification
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Demonstrated competency in developing and delivering innovative, efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders and peer groups
- Success gaining alignment across multiple parts of the organization
- Strong skills in leadership, interpersonal relationship building and the development of others
- Strong critical thinking skills, attention to detail and ability to draw conclusions
- Excellent oral/written communication skills

Desired
- Bachelor's Degree business
- Any experience with Business Objects
- Any experience with projects managing product distribution across a large network of pharmacies or clinics
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills