Automation-Powered Purchasing Clerk – Supply Chain

McLaren Health Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a detail-oriented procurement processor to handle automated and manual order placement, confirmation, and discrepancy resolution. The role supports centralized PO processing for capital, patient care, service, and urgent orders.

Responsibilities include placing orders daily, maintaining PO logs, researching pricing, communicating with departments and suppliers, and preparing purchase orders with terms. Schedule is full-time with daytime hours.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.

Responsibilities

• Place automated and manual orders daily with vendors via phone, fax, email, or EDI.
• Maintain logs for PO data and validation.
• Research pricing to ensure PO accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
• Communicate with departments, buyers, inventory staff and suppliers about delays, price changes, and back orders.
• Coordinate order confirmations, substitutions, returns, and expedited shipping with suppliers.
• Prepare purchase orders and include terms for supplies, equipment and services.

Skills

Order placement

Vendor communication

Data entry

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

McLaren Health Care is seeking a detail-oriented procurement processor to handle automated and manual order placement, confirmation, and discrepancy resolution. The role supports centralized PO processing for capital, patient care, service, and urgent orders.

Responsibilities include placing orders daily, maintaining PO logs, researching pricing, communicating with departments and suppliers, and preparing purchase orders with terms. Schedule is full-time with daytime hours.