Buyer

Saint Luke's Health System; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Luke's Health System in Kansas City, MO seeks a Buyer/Procurement Specialist to manage purchases, place orders and ensure timely delivery per procedures. You will interpret guidelines, resolve routine vendor/customer issues and participate in process improvements with cross-functional teams.

Requires 2–5 years in procurement or purchasing, strong data entry and reporting skills, and proficiency with database tools.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in procurement or purchasing.
• Ability to enter and query data from databases or systems.
• Experience supporting purchasing processes and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, interpret and manage purchases and place orders per guidelines and timelines.
• Handle routine customer service and vendor inquiries with minimal escalation.
• Enter information into databases and generate routine reports to support procurement decisions.

Job description

## BuyerApply: Remote: System Offices | 901 E 104 St | Kansas City | MO: Full time: Posted Today: JobReq0060902# **Job Description**Reports to Manager/Supervisor of Procurement, the position prepares, interprets and manages purchases and places orders according procedural guidelines, department expectations, and institutional time frames, and resolves problems between external (vendors) customers and internal customers. Creates, leads, and participates in departmental and cross-functional process improvement projects, including the training of new requisitioners.* Work dependent upon, or facilitated by, the use of computers and computer software programs.* Handling routine customer service complaints and comments that have only minimal impact on the business, without authority to resolve significant matters.* Purchasing, buying, procuring or managing inventory, materials or supplies – meeting department expectations and timelines.* Providing expert advice to the company or the company’s customers in areas such as accounting, setting or changing prices, selection or termination of contractors/vendors hired for purposes related to business operations, while performing work that strictly follows established manuals, guidelines, policies or procedures.* Entering information into a database, formulating or entering queries into a database or running reports from a database.2-5 years experience required**Why Saint Luke’s?**We believe in creating a collaborative environment, while looking for innovative ways to improve. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:* Medical health plans* Tuition reimbursement* Leave of Absence, PTO, and various Welfare plans* Retirement contributions* Employee Assistance Program#LI-CM1# **Job Requirements**Applicable Experience:2 years# **Job Details**Full TimeDay (United States of America)