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AmerisourceBergen Procurement is organized into four categories. The first three support our three primary business segments, while the fourth supports our general and administrative functions:
The Branded Pharmaceutical Category is responsible for brand name pharmaceutical products. The Category represents the core business for AmerisourceBergen providing a complete line of products and services for pharmacies, hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Generics Category is the largest purchaser of generic pharmaceuticals in the Unitied States. Products in this category must provide our customers with everyday competitive pricing, automatic substitution of branded pharmaceutical to the preferred Generic product and special retail formulary.
AmerisourceBergen provides a comprehensive line of Consumer products to complement our extensive line of branded and generic products. The Consumer Category includes Over the Counter (OTC), Health and Beauty Care (HBC), Home Health Care (HHC), Private Label (PL) and General Merchandise (GM) products.
In addition to product for resale, the AmerisourceBergen Other Goods and Services Category selects supplier to service the company’s internal requirements for general and administrative needs. With over 30 locations and 13,000 employees, our OS&G purchases are sizeable and critical to our overall efficiency and effectiveness.
Each category consists of sub-streams based on typical industry groupings as well as customer usage. Our goal is to develop relationships with a defined set of superior suppliers in each segment who add the greatest value to our customers at the lowest cost.
A Category leader, located at our headquarters in Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania directs the supplier selection process. Operations personnel located at our Divisions provide input on important local issues and opportunities.
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