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Updated: 05/19/2013
Pharmacy Purchasing Agent-Buyer:
Procures supplies, materials, and pharmaceuticals for the pharmacy. Maintains interface with vendors to ensure the procurement of high quality merchandise, expedient delivery, and dependable service at optimum price. Negotiates contractual arrangements between the organization and selected vendors committing funds up... [+] More
Pharmacy Purchasing Agent-Buyer:
Procures supplies, materials, and pharmaceuticals for the pharmacy. Maintains interface with vendors to ensure the procurement of high quality merchandise, expedient delivery, and dependable service at optimum price. Negotiates contractual arrangements between the organization and selected vendors committing funds up to authorized limits. Typically requires licensure as a Certified Pharmacy Technician with a minimum of two years of experience.
Places orders and handles routine purchase orders. Verifies order fulfillment and checks invoices. Analyzes markets to determine vendor sources and product availability. Remains cognizant of market fluctuations affecting prices. Interviews and confers with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule. Maintains procurement history and inventory records. Populates inventory records for use in pharmacy and updates prices. Prepares purchase orders or bid requests. Maintains procurement records, such as items or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance, and inventories. Discusses defective or unacceptable goods or services with users, vendors, and others to determine source of trouble and identify an appropriate corrective action. May approve invoices for payment. May automate invoicing and purchasing procedures. May transfer drugs between pharmacies (Source: eDOT Job Description) [-] Less
Cost of Living Data
A renter's cost of living for someone making $69,363 in Seattle, Washington is 108.1% of the US National Average. For more information, or to compare cost of living data between two cities, click here.
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