Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing - Buyer - 40hrs

Responsibilities

• Creates, confirms, and expedites all purchase orders for assigned departments.
• Affords assistance to end-users with sourcing products and services and actively responds to special requests for items needed for patient care.
• Reviews purchase orders regularly to ensure pricing, units of measure, and delivery dates align with the purchase orders and meet the department's requirements.
• Solves receipts, returns, product quality, backorders, shipping, and invoicing issues.
• Collaborates with accounts payable to ensure proper and timely payments through communication with vendors and reconciles invoicing issues.
• Maintains professionalism and ethical relationships with all vendor representatives and conducts business according to established principles and guidelines.
• Reviews spend analysis to ensure adherence to contract when appropriate and assists in conversion to compliant products.
• Stays current on existing contracts and pricing agreements with vendors and monitors the accuracy of item pricing information, contract updates, and changes to the item master.
• Assists procurement manager and Product Evaluation and Value Analysis team (PEVA) with purchasing activities, including identifying and implementing cost reduction initiatives and addressing regulatory issues related to inventory management and procurement.
• Verifies electronic requisitions for proper approvals, appropriate use of item, contract pricing, manufacturer, and prime vendor distribution channel.
• Obtains vendor information (W9 form) for a new vendor setup.
• Maintains the preferred vendor list and reviews purchase orders to verify compliance with approved vendors.
• Manages backorder and substitution requirements and action plans to ensure clinicians have the necessary supplies to maintain patient care levels.
• Facilitates and maintains the open order list and closes loops on communication with end-users.

Qualifications

• Education Required: High School Diploma required.
• Education Preferred: An undergraduate degree in supply chain management, business administration preferred.
• Experience Required: Minimum three (3) years in purchasing or related experience required.
• Experience Preferred: Prior experience working in healthcare procurement preferred.
• Certified Materials and Resource Professional Certification preferred (CMRP) – may be required as part of continuing education efforts.