Senior Specialist Inventory Control

Walgreens
Pittsburgh, PA
Job Summary:

Provides work direction and subject matter expert support to the Inventory Control Specialists. This role assists with departmental schedules, reviews/adjusts workflow balance as needed, and provides support to the Supervisor. This position also performs the duties of the Specialist Inventory Control as needed.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for assisting fellow team members with inventory control issues, within established procedures and practices; oversees the more complex issues related to inventory control and assists with issue investigations.
  • Under the direction of the Supervisor, provides support to Inventory Control Specialists and assists with completion of operational duties, including, but not limited to, receiving, cycle-counting, pharmaceutical dead stock, reverse logistics, and database administration to facilitates inventory processes.
  • Assists in developing, updating, and implementing Standard Operating Procedures related to insurance verification; assists supervisor with department schedules and reviews/adjusts workflow balance based on business needs.
  • Works with Purchasing department to identify potential stock/product shortage situations.
  • Participates in activities in regard to disposition of recalls, over-shipments, formulary changes, and new product availability; responsible for write up of medications returned as salvage.
  • Identifies shipment errors for product to be pulled from available inventory and returned; identifies for management new products, changes, and manufacturer production/supply problems in order to facilitate.
  • Supports pharmacy efficiency through appropriate assignment of stock locators for new products and works in conjunction with the department manager to reassign stock locators as necessary to improve pharmacy flow.
  • Ensures purchase orders and other inventory control records are properly processed and maintained in accordance with established standard operating procedures; assists in logging invoices and maintaining invoice/packing slip files; processes paperwork as requested by management; responsible for maintenance of return label system.
  • Reconciles manufacturer and wholesaler discrepancies to include damaged goods, over-shipments, short¬ dated merchandise, and merchandise billed but not received to ensure product is returned or equitable credit is issued.
  • Receives, validates, and stores incoming medications and supplies as per manufacturer recommendations and corporate policies and procedures; assists in conducting physical inventory.
  • Other responsibilities as judgment or necessity dictate.
About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens ( proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications
  • Associate degree in healthcare, business, or related area of study; or equivalent combination or education and/or relevant work experience
  • 1-2 years' work experience in packing and receiving inventory.
  • Willing and able to lift 40lbs in repetitive motion and work in a fast-paced production environment.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Effective communication and problem solving skills, and ability to prioritize and multi task
  • Strong initiative and the ability to work in a team environment
  • Willing to obtain a pharmacy technician license or certification as required by state Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of employment.
  • Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office suite of products
We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. If you are applying on a job board or unable to click on the link, please copy and paste this URL into your browser jobs.walgreens.com/benefits
Salary Range: $18.25 - $24.35 / Hourly
Posted 2026-04-10

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