Remote Procurement Associate — Sourcing & Ordering

UnitedHealth Group; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group (Optum) is hiring for a full-time procurement specialist in a National Remote role. The position supports daily ordering, reporting, and inventory coordination with pharmacies, requiring 40 hours per week and flexibility across shifts Mon-Thu 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sun 4pm-8pm.

Candidates should have a pharmacy environment background, procurement experience, and intermediate Excel skills, with a high school diploma.

Qualifications

• Must have 1+ years of experience working in a pharmacy environment.
• 6+ months of Procurement/Purchasing/Sourcing experience.
• 6+ months of Project/Leadership experience.
• Intermediate Excel experience.
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week) with flexible shift times.

Responsibilities

• Ordering product.
• Running partial reports and ordering alternate products as needed.
• Managing the owes batch, ordering what is needed and communicating with the pharmacy for updates.
• Reviewing prepack schedules and ordering when needed.
• Moderate work experience within the Procurement/Purchasing/Sourcing functions.
• Daily communication with pharmacies regarding various parts of inventory and ordering.
• Some work is completed without established procedures.
• Basic tasks are completed without review by others.
• Supervision / guidance is required for higher level tasks.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Procurement experience

Project leadership

Multi-tasking

Education

High School Diploma / GED

Tools

Excel

Job description

UnitedHealth Group (Optum) is hiring for a full-time procurement specialist in a National Remote role. The position supports daily ordering, reporting, and inventory coordination with pharmacies, requiring 40 hours per week and flexibility across shifts Mon-Thu 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-6pm, Sun 4pm-8pm.

Candidates should have a pharmacy environment background, procurement experience, and intermediate Excel skills, with a high school diploma.