Smith Drug Company
Patricia Grooms is an experienced accounting and financial management professional with a diverse background in various leadership roles. Currently serving as Accounting Manager at Smith Drug Company since January 2023, Patricia previously held the position of Plant Controller at Milliken & Company from July 2017 to April 2023, where significant responsibilities included consolidating divisional results and managing operational financial communication. Prior roles at Milliken & Company included Sr. Financial Analyst for the Performance Products Division and Plant Financial Leader, focusing on productivity and capital project control. Patricia's earlier experience at Sealed Air Corporation involved roles as Global R&D Finance Manager and Sr. Financial Analyst, emphasizing expense reporting and margin analysis. Patricia holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Limestone University.
Smith Drug Company
At Smith Drug Company, you’ll find people who understand the challenges you face every day as a community pharmacist competing against the large national chains. In 1944, Smith Drug Company made the transition from being a community independent pharmacy to serving community independent pharmacies. Over 60 years later, the traditions and cultures set in place by Mr. Smith continue today. We know and understand the challenges that pharmacists face whether the challenges exist in a retail environment or hospital environment. Our growth coupled with our distribution expertise has allowed us to branch out into the hospital arena offering the hospital the same superb service that has been offered to the community pharmacy for many years. Smith Drug Company provides many services and added value benefits to our customer base, but it is the Flexibility, meeting our customer’s needs that separates us from competition. Imagine doing business with an independent that cares about you. Your customers do. So can you.