Empower Pharmacy

Empower Pharmacy

Buyer Planner II

Houston, TX · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 hours ago
ForecastingSupply ChainProcess ImprovementProcurementERPInventory ManagementHRISCustomer SupportFDA RegulatoryLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingAdaptabilityOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • Success requires strategic thinking, execution rigor, learning agility, and disciplined problem solving within a hyper-growth organization balancing operational demands, supplier performance, and compliance expectations.

Responsibilities

  • Utilizes AI-enabled forecasting, workflow automation, and procurement analytics tools to improve purchasing accuracy, accelerate transaction processing, strengthen supplier visibility, and support data-driven decision-making within Empower's highly regulated 503A and 503B environment.
  • Inventory Planning: Manages inventory replenishment activities, demand alignment, and planning coordination supporting operational continuity and production schedules.
  • Applies AI-assisted forecasting, inventory analytics, and digital planning tools to reduce shortages, improve material availability, optimize purchasing responsiveness, and strengthen scalable supply chain execution across rapidly growing operational environments.
  • Supplier Coordination: Partners with suppliers, warehouse teams, manufacturing operations, and planning stakeholders to maintain supply continuity and resolve material challenges proactively.
  • Leverages AI-powered reporting, procurement dashboards, and workflow automation technologies to improve communication efficiency, strengthen supplier accountability, accelerate issue resolution, and support operational reliability across evolving business demands.
  • Utilizes AI-enabled analytics, predictive insights, and trend monitoring tools to strengthen escalation responsiveness, improve contingency planning, reduce operational interruptions, and support scalable supply chain performance within fast-paced regulated environments.
  • Data Accuracy: Maintains accurate purchasing records, inventory data, supplier documentation, and operational reporting supporting compliance alignment and reliable decision-making.
  • Leverages AI-assisted dashboards, ERP platforms, and analytics systems to improve reporting quality, strengthen operational transparency, enhance inventory visibility, and support disciplined procurement execution across complex operational environments.
  • Stakeholder Alignment: Collaborates with Manufacturing, Planning, Warehouse, Quality, and Finance teams to support operational priorities, inventory alignment, and procurement responsiveness.
  • Operational Support: Supports production schedules, inventory planning initiatives, and supply chain priorities ensuring timely material availability and operational readiness.

Requirements

  • While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear.
  • Employees are regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus.
  • The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
  • Demonstrated ability to execute with precision, adapt quickly to operational change, and contribute effectively within collaborative, high-performance teams.
  • Strong understanding of purchasing operations, inventory planning, supplier coordination, procurement workflows, and supply chain processes within fast-paced, regulated, or high-growth operational environments.
  • Proficiency using ERP systems, procurement platforms, AI-enabled forecasting tools, inventory analytics technologies, and operational dashboards supporting scalable purchasing execution and data-driven decision-making.
  • Minimum 3 years of purchasing, procurement, inventory planning, supply chain, or buyer planner experience supporting manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated operational environments preferred.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Administration, Finance, or related discipline 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 supporting operational scalability preferred.

Skills

  • Operational Excellence

Benefits

  • We offer comprehensive benefits to support your health, well-being, and future, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, 401(k) matching, wellness perks, IV therapy, and compounded medications.

Company info

  • 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, we're redefining what's possible in personalized medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
  • We're proud to be recognized as one of Houston's fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc.
  • 5000 List for 2025.
  • Empowering people defines who we are.

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