Buyer for Pardee Hospital

UNC Health Care; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Pardee UNC Health Care in North Carolina seeks a Buyer in Materials Management. The role handles purchasing of materials, equipment, and supplies following hospital guidelines for cost, quality, and delivery.

Participates in procurement sourcing teams for research, bid, and contract management. Responsibilities include implementing electronic commerce procurement, managing supplier relationships, educating users on Lawson, maintaining records, and ensuring invoices match purchase orders.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or equivalent.
• Two years purchasing experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates and implements electronic commerce procurement practices in line with improved strategic supply relationships.
• Develops strategic supplier relationships to facilitate cost reduction initiatives.
• Participates in procurement sourcing teams for research, bid and contract management of supplies and services; serves as lead for procurement matters for assigned departments.
• Educates and advises departmental customers on the Lawson electronic purchasing process.
• Maintains files of current and potential supplies, prices, delivery dates and inventories; purchases all official inventories following standard procedure.
• Updates open/closed purchase orders and assisting AP to match invoices to PO.

Education

Associate degree

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary: The Buyer performs a variety of duties to purchase materials, equipment, merchandise, and supplies according to hospital guidelines for cost, quality and delivery. Participates in procurement sourcing teams for research, bid and contract management of supplies and services.

Responsibilities:

• *Facilitates and implements electronic commerce procurement practices in line with improved strategic supply relationships. Serves as the primary liaison between Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital and contractors/suppliers to fulfill contracts.
• *Develops strategic supplier relationships to facilitate supplier input to enhancing cost reduction initiatives. Manages supplier performance associated with service delivery to departments and resolves issues related to supplier performance.
• *Participates in procurement sourcing teams for research, bid and contract management of supplies and services, Serves as lead and operational resource for procurement matters for assigned departments. Educates and advises departmental customers on the use of the Lawson electronic purchasing process.
• *Maintains files and records of current and potential supplies, materials, prices, delivery dates and inventories. Maintains files and records of current and potential supplies, materials, prices, delivery dates and inventories. Purchases all official storeroom inventories, non-inventory items and supplies following standard procedure
• *Updates current files of open and closed purchase orders, packing slips and other working files for reference and inquiry in a timely manner and assist AP to match invoices to purchase orders accurately

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Other information:

Qualifications

Required

• *Associate's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• *Two (2) years of purchasing experience.

Preferred

• *Experience purchasing for a hospital or similar healthcare institution.

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Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Materials Management

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.