Strategic Pharmacy Purchasing Specialist

Seacrest Behavioral Health; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Seacrest Behavioral Health in Baytown, TX is seeking a Pharmacy Buyer to manage hospital and clinic medication procurement, ensuring timely, cost-effective purchasing for safe patient care.

This role focuses on forecasting demand, preventing shortages, coordinating purchases, and maintaining formulary compliance with 340B rules and contracts, while collaborating with pharmacy leadership to support optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong procurement and inventory management experience.
• Solid understanding of pharmacy purchasing and compliance requirements.
• Attention to cost control and supply continuity.

Responsibilities

• Forecast demand and maintain inventory levels.
• Coordinate purchasing to prevent shortages and support operations.
• Monitor backorders and resolve supply disruptions with vendors.
• Ensure formulary compliance and contract adherence.
• Collaborate with leadership and clinicians to align purchasing with patient care.
• Track purchasing performance and drive procurement improvements.

Skills

Procurement

Inventory management

Vendor negotiations

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Seacrest Behavioral Health in Baytown, TX is seeking a Pharmacy Buyer to manage hospital and clinic medication procurement, ensuring timely, cost-effective purchasing for safe patient care.

This role focuses on forecasting demand, preventing shortages, coordinating purchases, and maintaining formulary compliance with 340B rules and contracts, while collaborating with pharmacy leadership to support optimal patient outcomes.