As a Director, Pharmacy Operations, Southern Nova Scotia, you will oversee the operations of Pharmacies in your respective region. Your role is to coach, develop and train pharmacy teams and actively drive the success of the pharmacy while ensuring a safe and effective pharmacy practice that provides exceptional patient care.

What you’ll do :

• Partner with Pharmacy Teams to share insights into the competitive landscape (market share, volumes, programs, promotions, pharmacy talent)
• Monitor and review weekly projections and store labour management process with Pharmacy Manager to ensure proper allocation of hours and task management
• Execute business initiatives and ensure Pharmacies are equipped and prepared to implement, identifying any gaps and reporting back to the program administrator
• Build relationships and partner with stakeholders, such as District Managers and Store Managers / Franchisees, to ensure appropriate knowledge and understanding of business initiatives and important pharmacy items
• Work closely with the Store Manager / Franchisee / Labour Relations partner when dealing with disciplinary matters or other matters related to unionized colleagues, leveraging Pharmacy Manager to partner with counterparts as appropriate
• Support new pharmacy manager training and regularly follows up during the applicable probationary period and thereafter to ensure a successful onboarding
• Promote and support the execution of Patient Care Services and follow-up on medication incidents
• Investigate, understand, review and identify critical financial metrics such as labour, inventory, growth opportunities, etc.
• Maintain budget shrink initiatives, manage returns and credits to suppliers, transmittals, inventory, third party and detailed follow-up of dispensary operations
• Ensure compliance with provincial and federal pharmacy regulations as well as standard operating procedures and policies
• Strive for continuous improvement in sales and script growth and maintain a thorough understanding of the competitive landscape

What you’ll bring :

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Please Note :

Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.