Cardinal Health - Raleigh, NC
posted 5 months ago
The Senior Coordinator, Inventory Management at Cardinal Health plays a vital role in ensuring the operational efficiency of pharmacy warehouse operations. This position is responsible for analyzing existing inventory and resolving inbound discrepancies, which directly contributes to customer satisfaction and minimizes the facility's expenses. The Senior Coordinator validates inbound shipments, places electronic orders, creates standard inventory reports and forecasts, and leads regular cycle counts. By ensuring the quality and efficiency of inventory management, this role is crucial in maintaining the flow of products and materials within the distribution environment. In this position, the Senior Coordinator will receive inbound products from manufacturers, checking packing slips to ensure that the quantity of product matches the slips and the order placed. They will enter and validate product data in the database and release products for use in the facility. Additionally, the Senior Coordinator will develop forecasts of inventory based on customer demand, orders, and shipment speeds of various products and manufacturers. This involves placing electronic orders based on inventory reporting and forecasting, as well as communicating with manufacturers to provide additional order information as necessary. The role also requires continuous monitoring of inventory levels, running reports from the database to analyze slow-moving products, fast-moving products, and expiration date data. The Senior Coordinator will evaluate quantity discrepancies and quality issues, such as damaged products, entering issues into the database and contacting manufacturers to identify and resolve these issues. Regular cycle counts will be conducted by developing count lists, providing instructions to Pharmacy Technicians and other staff, and collecting and validating the count data. Furthermore, the Senior Coordinator will manage the storage and outbound logistics of product returns to manufacturers as well as quarantined products, ensuring accurate data entry based on the products' National Drug Codes.