Buyer - Clinical Product

BHS; Central City (KY); Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Buyer to join our Supply Chain team. This remote role requires residency in KY or IN and involves acquiring standard products, equipment, and services, creating POs, expediting orders, and resolving invoice discrepancies.

The role supports Accounts Payable and end-user needs, with a focus on proactive supply chain management and excellent customer service.

Qualifications

• Associate degree with 1 year experience or 3 years procurement experience in lieu of degree.
• Knowledge of medical/surgical supplies, equipment and services preferred.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a diverse procurement environment with supply chain focus.
• Ability to collaborate with clinicians and stakeholders in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Create purchase orders and expedite orders to ensure timely delivery.
• Follow up on open orders and manage non catalog item requests.
• Identify alternate items and resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Support Accounts Payable and assist end users with bill-only POs.
• Engage customers to drive proactive supply chain management improvements.

Skills

Customer service

Procurement

Supplier relations

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Summary

Job Description:

Baptist Health is looking for a Buyer to join our team! This is a remote position that requires residency in KY or IN

As part of the Service Delivery Center for Supply Chain at Baptist Healthcare System in Louisville, KY., this position is responsible for acquisition of standard products, equipment, and services respective of procedural, clinical and non-clinical operations. This position is responsible for PO creation, expediting

orders, open order follow-up, standard non-catalog item ordering, alternate item identification and invoice discrepancy management. Confirms all purchase orders to ensure product will be delivered and invoiced correctly and timely.

The Buyer supports the Accounts Payable process by resolving discrepant invoices and working with facilities to receive product. This position also supports end-user and department needs through facilitation of bill-only POs. This position provides the highest level of customer service in a prompt manner and will make significant contributions to supply chain management from a service and quality perspective. The incumbent will take an active role with their customers on proactive supply chain management tactical activities to achieve excellence in supply chain

Qualifications:

• Associate degree with one year experience or 3 years progressively responsible procurement or customer service experience in lieu of degree.
• Knowledge of medical/surgical supplies, equipment and services preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a diverse and operationally complex procurement environment with specific experience in supply chain management and/or purchasing.
• Demonstrated experience in advancing a genuine customer-centered attitude to the supply chain function, and the capacity to incorporate that philosophy in user-friendly services working collaboratively with clinicians, physicians, and stakeholders in an interdisciplinary service environment.

5 Days/week; 7:00am to 3:30pm

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.