Surgical Services Purchasing Lead

Purchasing Responsibilities

• Issues purchase orders for implants and supplies.
• Ensures purchase order pricing aligns with contracts.
• Eliminates any product shortages that would negatively affect patient care.
• Participates and contributes to initiatives in the Value Analysis committees.
• Partners with Strategic Sourcing Specialist on initiatives to reduce costs or improve quality in care.
• Conducts financial analysis on proposed product transitions.
• Makes recommendations on products or equipment to surgical staff.
• Supports inventory management and right-sizing of inventory levels.
• Supports and assists product and equipment recall process.
• Provides leadership to the Supply Chain staff in the surgery area.
• Covers day-to-day purchasing activities and work assignments.
• Coordinates vendor management activities.
• Models positive, respectful, courteous behaviors and actions.
• Establishes professional relationships with vendors and company representatives.
• Negotiates with vendors for implants, supplies and equipment.
• Coordinates product evaluation and trials.
• Coordinates with service leads and vendors.
• Service & Leadership Lead process improvement initiatives between Supply Chain and Surgical Services.
• Maintains peer and organizational confidentiality.
• Communicates with patients, co-workers and customers in a friendly manner.
• Interacts attentively with co-workers and customers.
• Ensures that the needs of patients and customers take precedent over other activities.
• Responds quickly to questions or concerns of employees, patients and families.
• Provides ongoing and useful feedback to employees on how well they are doing their job.
• Trains new employees.

Qualifications

• Required 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain, with 2 years of those years being in healthcare.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including demonstrated problem/conflict resolution and supervisory skills.
• Knowledge and general understanding of purchasing and inventory management software.
• Knowledge of orthopedic equipment/implants.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated customer service focus.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred).
• 2 years' experience working in a surgical center/OR setting (preferred).