Operations Pharmacist at Drugstoc eHub Limited

Job Summary

The Operations Pharmacist is responsible for overseeing pharmaceutical warehouse operations to ensure the safe, compliant, and efficient storage, handling, and distribution of medicines and healthcare products. The role ensures strict adherence to regulatory requirements, Good Distribution Practice (GDP), and company standards while maintaining inventory accuracy, product integrity, and operational efficiency.

The role serves as the professional authority within the warehouse, providing pharmaceutical oversight, supporting quality assurance initiatives, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely order fulfillment and uninterrupted supply to customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional pharmaceutical oversight for all warehouse operations in compliance with PCN, NAFDAC, and GDP guidelines
• Ensure proper storage conditions including temperature, humidity control, segregation, cold-chain, and controlled medicines
• Supervise inventory management activities including receiving, put-away, picking, packing, dispatch, cycle counts, and reconciliation
• Review and approve inbound and outbound pharmaceutical products, ensuring batch tracking, expiry management, and documentation accuracy
• Investigate and resolve stock discrepancies, damages, expiries, recalls, and non-conformances, implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
• Coordinate regulatory inspections, internal audits, and quality reviews, ensuring audit readiness and closure of findings
• Collaborate with Procurement, Sales, Customer Service, and Logistics teams to ensure smooth order fulfillment and optimal stock levels
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve SOPs in line with regulatory and operational best practices
• Train and supervise warehouse staff on GDP, SOPs, safety standards, and quality requirements
• Monitor warehouse KPIs including order accuracy, stock loss, turnaround time, and compliance metrics, and prepare operational reports
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and security standards within the warehouse

Core Expertise & Competencies

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical warehouse operations, GDP, and regulatory compliance
• Ability to balance professional pharmaceutical judgment with operational efficiency
• High attention to detail in inventory control, documentation, and quality assurance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective leadership and people management capability
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Adaptability to process improvement, technology adoption, and operational scaling

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (B.Pharm or PharmD)
• Full registration and valid license with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in pharmaceutical warehouse operations, distribution, or supply chain
• Hands-on experience with GDP, inventory management systems, and audit processes
• Strong knowledge of Nigerian pharmaceutical storage and distribution regulations
• Strong organizational, documentation, and leadership skills
• Willingness to work in Ibadan and support extended operational hours when required