Buyer

Schedule: Full time, Days

Main Function:

• Responsibility for the functionality of the Materials Management module.
• Maintains the Item Master in a neat, accurate, and orderly manner.
• Develops long-term strategies and short-term objectives to actively support the system's vision, mission, and values.
• Functions as a primary contact for Hospital and offsite stakeholders to aid in processing requisitions and creating Purchase Orders.
• Serves as a resource for sourcing products, generating savings, obtaining pricing, negotiating, and quality for designated areas of responsibility.

Required Job-Specific Competencies:

• Demonstrates skills in communication, leadership, and problem-solving.
• Is proficient in all aspects of the McKesson MM module and has a complete functional grasp of its impact on Accounts Payable, General Ledger, and ORM.
• Demonstrates aptitude for basic materials management principles such as PAR-level inventory systems, inventory management, and effective supplier and contracting strategies.
• Is understanding and supportive of Thompson Health's relationship with its GPO and supplier relationships.
• Understands core Purchasing fundamentals including but not limited to contracting, negotiation, Quote analytics, and RFx process.
• Well-versed in competitive bid fundamentals to drive down costs for supplies, equipment, and services as identified by system leaders.
• Generates purchase orders from the system and physical requisitions, confirms, expedites, and files all pertinent documents.
• Manages local supply cards for stakeholder distribution: tracks and logs returns, outgoing mail, and common carrier mailings.

Qualifications:

• Mature, energetic, and creative individual who demonstrates qualities demanded in the changing healthcare environment.
• Possesses a desire for excellent customer service.
• Shows independent work effort with little managerial oversight daily.
• A willingness to learn, take calculated risks, develop efficient processes, and pursue continuous quality is necessary.
• Requires experience with competitive bidding, sourcing, and negotiations.
• Associate Degree required, Bachelor Degree preferred- in Business or related Supply Chain field.
• Certification as a Materials Resource Professional (CMRP) or APICS is recommended.
• Three or more years of exp. as a Materials Management or Purchasing Agent with a proven track record for quality, PO Generation, Inventory Control, Expediting & Savings.

Pay Range: $22.00 - $28.00

Starting Pay: Based on experience

Thompson Health is an EOE encouraging individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply