Pharmacy Purchasing Coordinator

Job overview

The Pharmacy Purchasing Coordinator role is onsite in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Compensation is $23–$25 per hour. PharMerica’s closed-door pharmacy team serves the pharmaceutical needs of long-term care and senior living clients. The coordinator maintains pharmacy inventory and resolves supply issues, helping pharmacy operations secure needed medications and support continuity of patient therapy.

What you'll do

• Manage inventory minimum and maximum levels, forecast needs, and purchase from wholesalers and internal warehouses
• resolve drug backorders and sourcing issues
• report temporary product outages and critical shortages
• adjust inventory thresholds
• support new contracts and programs
• monitor strategic purchasing and cost-saving initiatives
• ensure new drug products are acquired and entered correctly
• identify cost-reduction and efficiency opportunities.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

pharmacy purchasing coordinator

pharmacy inventory

drug purchasing

supply chain

backorder resolution

wilkes-barre pa

brightspring health services

$23–$25 per hour

closed-door pharmacy

long-term care

senior living

cost savings

tuition reimbursement

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• health savings and flexible spending accounts
• tuition discounts and reimbursement
• 401(k)
• paid time off
• shift differential
• DailyPay
• pet insurance
• wellness and discount programs.

Why this role

The posting identifies this as a full-time position in a non-retail, closed-door pharmacy environment.

About the employer

BrightSpring Health Services is hiring for this role. Industry: Home Health Care Services. Sector: 62.