The Catalogue Coordinator, located in Downey, CA, manages procurement and distribution of pharmaceuticals for the Program. Core work focuses on supplier management, strategy development and execution, procurement analytics, and data integrity oversight.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for the direct management of supply chain strategies w/ respect to sourcing of all pharmaceuticals w/ key national suppliers
- Manage all contract price discrepancies for pharmaceuticals for a wide audience including internal customers across the Program, as well as, wholesalers, and manufacturers
- Generate and communicate all contracts reporting to key internal stakeholders across the Program, as well as, all strategic suppliers
- Actively participate on multidisciplinary teams to help define and support procurement and distribution strategies
- Responsible for executing SOX controls around key data fields within procurement systems
- Maintain data integrity of procurement systems through the facilitation of quality assurance efforts for key system fields
- Accountable for monitoring all system interfaces and external file validation
- Load, test, and maintain data files in procurement systems for item, supplier, and contract content
- Utilize reference files and key applications (e.g., Excel, Access) to perform spend analytics and address data inquiries
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in business administration, materials management or related field or equivalent experience required.
- Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in purchasing, contracting, materials management, logistics/distribution or related field in an electronic commerce environment or equivalent experience required.
- Experience in a health care environment highly preferred.
- Computer Skills: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Visio, MS Access,and MS Project highly desirable. - Excellent communicationand customer service skills.
- Work effectively with all levels of management.
- Ability to work within a complex organizationand act as a dynamic change agent.
- Able to effectively use project management skills.
- Strong communication, presentation, project management, analytical, negotiation,and sales skills.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment to develop alliances.
Notes:
- PR# ZS-0627
- Work schedule hours to vary as required.
- This is a full time temporary position.
- Duration of position is approximately until 12/31/2013.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.