MHN Pharmacy Procurement Supervisor

mhnetwork; Huntington (WV); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall Health Network is seeking a Pharmacy Procurement Supervisor to lead medication procurement, inventory management, and purchasing operations across the health system. You will collaborate with pharmacy leadership, buyers, informatics, and finance to standardize purchasing practices, improve inventory, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

Responsibilities include policy development, data monitoring, formulary support, and overseeing enterprise drug procurement, shortages, and

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted WV Pharmacy Technician registration or eligible to obtain.
• National Pharmacy Technician Certification preferred.
• Five years of hospital pharmacy experience.
• Two years of pharmacy purchasing, procurement, inventory management, or pharmacy supply chain experience.
• Experience with pharmacy wholesaler ordering systems, inventory software, and automated distribution technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to pharmacy buyers across MHN facilities.
• Develop standardized purchasing policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Oversee procurement, inventory management, and purchasing initiatives across the health system.
• Monitor spend, contract compliance, inventory performance, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Coordinate formulary standardization, substitutions, manufacturer changes, and NDC updates.
• Coordinate annual pharmacy physical inventories across MHN facilities.
• Develop and monitor metrics on purchasing, inventory, savings, waste reduction, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with pharmacy informatics on medication databases and EMR files.

Skills

Leadership

Procurement

Inventory management

Cost savings

Formulary implementation

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Policy development

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical/associate degree

WV Pharmacy Technician registration

National Pharmacy Technician Certification

Tools

Pharmacy wholesaler ordering systems

Inventory management software

Automated medication distribution technologies

Job description

Pharmacy Procurement Supervisor

Marshall Health Network | Huntington, WV

Marshall Health Network is seeking a Pharmacy Procurement Supervisor to provide leadership and oversight of medication procurement, inventory management, and purchasing operations across the health system.

This position will work closely with pharmacy leadership, pharmacy buyers, informatics, supply chain, finance, and other teams to standardize purchasing practices, improve inventory management, support formulary implementation, and identify opportunities for cost savings and operational improvement.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership and guidance to pharmacy buyers across MHN facilities.
• Develop and implement standardized pharmacy purchasing policies, procedures, and workflows.
• Oversee medication procurement, inventory management, and purchasing initiatives across the health system.
• Monitor purchasing data, contract compliance, medication spend, inventory performance, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Support formulary standardization, medication substitutions, manufacturer changes, and NDC updates.
• Coordinate enterprise drug shortage management, medication transfers, and inventory redistribution.
• Support medication recall activities and ensure appropriate communication and follow-up.
• Collaborate with pharmacy informatics on medication databases, EMR medication files, barcode scanning, and pharmacy technology.
• Coordinate annual pharmacy physical inventories across MHN facilities.
• Develop and monitor performance metrics related to purchasing, inventory, savings, waste reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in system committees, workgroups, and strategic pharmacy initiatives.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Junior college/technical school education preferred.
• Active, unrestricted WV Pharmacy Technician registration required or eligible to obtain.
• National Pharmacy Technician Certification preferred.
• Five years of hospital pharmacy experience required.
• Two years of pharmacy purchasing, procurement, inventory management, or pharmacy supply chain experience required.
• Experience with pharmacy wholesaler ordering systems, inventory management software, and automated medication distribution technologies.
• Experience managing medication inventory, purchasing workflows, drug shortages, and contract purchasing in an acute care hospital environment.