Buyer Planner II

Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the nation's most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, the organization focuses on personalized medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Position Summary

Buyer Planner II drives material availability, inventory optimization, and supply continuity supporting expanding 503A and 503B operations. This role owns purchasing execution, demand alignment, supplier coordination, inventory planning, and operational responsiveness ensuring uninterrupted manufacturing, service reliability, and scalable business growth. Leveraging AI-enabled forecasting, inventory analytics, workflow automation, and procurement insights, the position improves decision-making speed, purchasing accuracy, operational visibility, and supply chain efficiency across regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Execute purchasing activities, supplier coordination, purchase order management, and material tracking supporting uninterrupted manufacturing operations and inventory availability.
• Utilize AI-enabled forecasting, workflow automation, and procurement analytics tools to improve purchasing accuracy and accelerate transaction processing.
• Manage inventory replenishment activities, demand alignment, and planning coordination supporting operational continuity and production schedules.
• Apply AI-assisted forecasting, inventory analytics, and digital planning tools to reduce shortages and improve material availability.
• Partner with suppliers, warehouse teams, manufacturing operations, and planning stakeholders to maintain supply continuity and resolve material challenges proactively.
• Identify supplier risks, inventory vulnerabilities, and operational disruptions impacting manufacturing continuity, customer service, or procurement performance.
• Utilize AI-enabled analytics, predictive insights, and trend monitoring tools to strengthen contingency planning and reduce operational interruptions.
• Evaluate procurement workflows, purchasing activities, and operational processes to identify opportunities improving efficiency and scalability.
• Apply AI-powered automation, digital procurement systems, and continuous improvement methodologies to reduce inefficiencies and enhance workflow consistency.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records, inventory data, supplier documentation, and operational reporting supporting compliance alignment and reliable decision-making.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Planning, Warehouse, Quality, and Finance teams to support operational priorities and procurement responsiveness.
• Support production schedules, inventory planning initiatives, and supply chain priorities ensuring timely material availability.
• Expand procurement, planning, and operational expertise through training, technology adoption, and process improvement participation.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong understanding of purchasing operations, inventory planning, supplier coordination, procurement workflows, and supply chain processes.
• Proficiency using ERP systems, procurement platforms, AI-enabled forecasting tools, inventory analytics technologies, and operational dashboards.
• Demonstrated analytical problem-solving capabilities with experience identifying inventory risks and improving purchasing efficiency.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, Finance, or related discipline preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of purchasing, procurement, inventory planning, supply chain, or buyer planner experience preferred.
• Experience utilizing ERP systems, procurement platforms, inventory management tools, forecasting technologies, and operational reporting systems strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled procurement analytics, workflow automation tools, and digital planning methodologies preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to execute with precision, adapt quickly to operational change, and contribute effectively within collaborative teams.

Employee Benefits, Health and Wellness

Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) matching, wellness perks, IV therapy, and compounded medications.

Physical Requirements

The employee is required to communicate effectively, remain in a stationary position for extended periods, frequently use hands and fingers to operate office equipment, and regularly move throughout the office and corporate campus. The role may require standing, walking, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.