DOD Strategic Senior Buyer - Evernorth - Hybrid

POSITION SUMMARY

The DOD Strategic Senior Buyer provides advanced professional input to complex Procure-to-Pay assignments/projects. Supports and provides direction to more junior professionals. Works autonomously, only requiring “expert” level technical support from others.  Exercises judgment in the evaluation, selection, and adaptation of both standard and complex techniques and procedures. Manages large projects or processes. Utilizes in-depth professional knowledge and acumen to develop models and procedures, and monitor trends, within Procure-to-Pay.

This role supports the DOD client replenishment inventory model. Primary responsibility is to ensure the client’s preferred NDC is holding the correct supporting amount of replenishment owed (RO) inventory.  This role requires being proactive and strategic in avoiding and mitigating financial risk.  Additionally, this role will facilitate and communicate all client facing reporting related to the DOD replenishment inventory model. This position develops competence by performing structured work assignments; interprets existing procedures to solve standard and complex problems with limited instruction, guidance and/or direction from others. Proficiency in this role requires exercising independent judgment and critical thinking within the company guidelines while maintaining a professional presence to both internal and external customer base.

This position is in office aligned and will require the flexibility to perform onsite 3 days per week at one of the following facilities: 

• Florence, NJ
• St. Louis, MO
• Tempe, AZ
• Whitestown, IN

Primary Functions

• Manage day-to-day movement of replenishment owed (RO) inventory using the Oracle operating platform.
• Facilitating and communicating the client’s NDC change processes.
• Supporting the client’s preferred RO NDC list.
• Generating RO financial risk reporting.
• Managing approval process for financial risk modeling with related business partners.
• Effectively building internal/external relationships with cross-functional business partners to include but not limited to: Home Delivery Purchasing, related Accounting/Finance partners, Federal Account team, Drug File, the client’s National Prime Vendor, and the DOD client.
• Management of obsolete/discontinued RO, latent RO, and excess RO.
• Supporting client value opportunity initiatives.
• Day-to-day facilitation and communication of client’s contractually required reporting.
• Act as a trusted contact for Account Team related to RO, inventory, client reporting, and client requests.
• Special projects as needed.

Key Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred
• 3+ years relevant purchasing experience.
• Prior government and or 340B experience a plus.
• Demonstrated financial acumen related to traditional and non-traditional inventory models.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and manage supplier relations and overall understanding of contracts and the contracting process.
• Ability to interface with internal/external customers and suppliers in a professional and ethical manner.
• Experience with Oracle or related inventory management system
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.

Additional Competencies

• Plans and aligns work in a proactive manner.
• Financial acumen with a strategic mindset in mitigating risk.
• Productively collaborate with internal and external customers to understand trends; identify opportunities to optimize inventory & service levels; ensure medication out of stocks are minimized; engage in root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Communicate clearly with all levels of management including but not limited to internal and external customer base.
• Self-directed and appropriately escalates when necessary.
• Possess solid follow through skills, attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks and meet daily deadlines.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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