Pharmacy Shipping Coordinator

Cencora; Dartmouth; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare solutions provider in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is seeking a dedicated individual for pharmacy receiving and inventory management. The role involves verifying inbound shipments, managing proper storage, and ensuring documentation accuracy. Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma and be proficient in English. This full-time opportunity comes with comprehensive benefits emphasizing wellness and personal growth.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision care

Comprehensive suite of wellness benefits

Professional development resources

Qualifications

• Must be proficient in English language (reading, writing, oral, and mathematics).
• Ability to shift priorities quickly to meet deadlines.
• Bilingualism (French-English) is also an asset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily receiving, shipping, and inventory control for the pharmacy.
• Verify inbound shipments for quantity and damage.
• Manage inventory movement in a FIFO or FEFO manner.

Skills

Proficient in English language (reading, writing, oral, and mathematics)

Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs

Ability to perform repeated reaching, bending, and lifting

Independent worker with minimal supervision

Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities

Education

High school diploma or equivalency

Tools

Kroll pharmacy software

Material handling equipment (reach truck, pallet jacks)

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring the daily receiving shipping and inventory control aspects of the pharmacy are maintained including :
• Receiving : verifying all inbound shipments for quantity and any shipping damage; performs established
• pharmacy receiving process ensures quantities invoiced for is what the pharmacy received inputs invoices
• product details into pharmacy Kroll software. Receiving documents are reviewed for accuracy and to ensure
• no discrepancy in product pricing.
• Quarantining of product : relating to all inbound receipts and returns as outlined in the pharmacy SOPs
• Managing inventory movement in a FIFO or FEFO manner (first-in-first-out first-expiry-first-out)
• Proper Storage of product : relating to all inbound receipts
• Packing of product : All products received by the pharmacy are to be verified against accompanying
• documentation to ensure product quantity shipping location and box pack out are correct. All orders
• provided by the pharmacy are to be packaged in accordance with temperature requirements of the products
• and Standard Operating Procedures of the pharmacy. Assess suitability of packaging requirements based on
• shipping destination and weather circumstances.
• Ensuring that all documentation is completed accurately including preparing shipping documentation i.e.
• waybills and packing slips
• Production assembly; Ie. cold chain and ambient box assembly and conditioning of bricks and blankets for
• pack outs.
• Supplies management; monitor and replenish shipping materials as needed
• Assist with administrative functions i.e filing
• Ensuring all sensitive products outlined by the pharmacy SOP are handled and labelled accordingly.
• Required to be trained and understand Kroll the pharmacy software system as it relates to receiving functions.
• Act as the final check to ensure the right prescription reaches the right destination
• Utilizes various carriers software such as FedEx Purolator ATS etc.
• May be required to be on standby / on call as part of this role

Experience and Educational Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalency
• Previous experience an asset

Minimum Skills Knowledge and Ability Requirements

• Must be proficient in English language (reading written oral and mathematics)
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 lbs
• Ability to perform repeated reaching bending and lifting daily
• Able to work in a cold environment daily
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use appropriate judgment
• Ability to work accurately with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to work well under pressure in time sensitive situations
• Ability to shift priorities quickly to meet deadlines
• Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities
• Independent worker requiring minimal supervision
• Bilingualism (French-English) is also an asset
• Ability to operate material handling equipment such as reach truck Walkie pallet jacks and / or forklifts as required

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation benefits and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members ability to live with purpose every addition to traditional offerings like medical dental and vision care we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical emotional financial and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families which may include backup dependent care adoption assistance infertility coverage family building support behavioral health solutions paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth we also offer a variety of training programs professional development resources and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs employee resource groups volunteer activities and much more.

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information national origin age disability veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal state or local law.

The companys continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting training compensation benefits promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment please call 888.692.2272 or email . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Accessibility Policy

Cencora is committed to fair and accessible employment requested Cencora will accommodate people with disabilities during the recruitment assessment and hiring processes and during employment.