Buyer

Thompson Health; City of Canandaigua (NY); On-site; USD 67,337,000 - 85,962,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson Health Hospital is seeking a full-time Materials Management professional to oversee the MM module’s functionality on-site during day shifts. You will manage requisitions, create and expedite Purchase Orders, and collaborate with hospital and offsite partners to maintain efficient supply chains.

The role emphasizes competitive sourcing, vendor management, and cost savings while ensuring accuracy in inventory and ERP integration, with a focus on quality and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience with competitive bidding, sourcing and negotiations.
• Three or more years of experience in Materials Management or Purchasing.
• Familiar with PAR-level inventory, supplier contracting and cost-saving strategies.
• Knowledge of Thompson Health’s GPO relationships and supplier programs.
• Core Purchasing fundamentals including contracting and RFx processes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure functionality of the Materials Management module.
• Maintain Item Master accuracy and organization.
• Develop long-term strategies to support system vision and value.
• Process requisitions and generate Purchase Orders with stakeholders.
• Source products, obtain pricing, negotiate terms, and ensure quality.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Sourcing & Negotiation

Contracting & RFx

Vendor management

Education

Associate Degree in Business or related Supply Chain

CMRP or APICS certification recommended

Tools

McKesson MM module

Job description

Schedule: Full time, Days on site at Thompson Health Hospital.

Main Function:

• Responsibility for the functionality of theMaterials 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 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: $23.50 - $30.00

Starting Pay: Based on experience

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

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