City : North York, Ontario

Category : Full time

Industry : Supply Chain & Distribution

Employer : Shoppers Drug Mart®

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At MediSystem Pharmacy, you can use your skills to do meaningful work that has a real impact, in an environment that promotes learning, growth and opportunity. Whether it's your first job or you're ready for a new challenge, MediSystem Pharmacy can turn your potential into performance that is recognized and rewarded. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and a work-life balance.

Why this role is important?

Why is this role important: 
Reporting directly to the Manager, Continuous Improvement and Inventory Management, the Inventory Management Specialist is responsible for inventory management and supports procurement for all MediSystem locations nationally for products dispensed. The inventory specialist is responsible for developing and implementing inventory management policies, processes and procedures based on industry standard methodologies. They will be responsible for analyzing and monitoring purchase and inventory trends to ensure overall goals in service levels, actively finding opportunities for improvements and enabling standardization across all operational sites. 

What you'll do: 

• Responsible to develop and maintain inventory management policies, process and procedures based on industry standard methodologies 

• Responsible for implementation of inventory management system to all MediSystem locations nationally and supporting maintenance 

• Monitors and analyzes purchase and inventory trends, inventory investment and returns revenue to ensure overall goals in service level and other key performance indicators are achieved 

• Manages the relationship with Inventory and Procurement teams to provide effective communication of changes to purchase habits as well as resolutions to product shortages, damages, long-term unavailability and discontinued. 

• Reviews clinical and operations initiatives to determine inventory needs, taking into account current on hand inventory and the required lead times to ensure MediSystem locations can complete initiatives 

• Analyzes sales and inventory data to determine optimal purchasing practices as well as identify and recommend opportunities for preferred listing agreements and other revenue driven purchasing strategies 

• Acts as Inventory Management process owner and actively support projects/initiatives that impact Inventory Management 

• Actively seeks out opportunities for improvement within the scope of Inventory Management to meet performance, quality and financial targets 

• Partners with operational sites and other teams to ensure effective resolution of all inventory related issues 

• Might require travel for on-site support 

• Commitment to promoting a workplace of inclusiveness and belonging

What you bring : 

• University Degree with 3-5 years in inventory and supply chain management 

• Strong interpersonal skills in order to effectively source information, obtain approvals, build relationships, and provide sufficient influence to achieve success 

• Creative problem solver and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment 

• Ability to work with a high degree of detail and accuracy while adapting to multiple priorities 

• Strong skills of MS Office applications, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint 

Employment Type:

Type of Role:

Shoppers 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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