Manager-Purchasing

100 Albany Med Health System; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Med Health System seeks a Purchasing Manager to oversee Purchasing functions across all campuses from the Albany Medical Center area. Reports to Director of Procure to Pay and manages order placement, open orders, returns, recalls, and ensures POs support timely receipt of goods and accurate invoices.

This role leads purchasing staff, develops data and reports, ensures policy compliance, and collaborates with colleagues, stakeholders, and suppliers to drive efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Purchasing functions to support operations across all Albany Med Health System campuses.
• Handle order placement and confirmation, monitor open orders, process returns and recalls, and ensure POs support timely receipt of goods and payment of invoices.
• Compile, monitor, and present data and reports related to purchasing activities.
• Lead and supervise purchasing staff, fostering teamwork and cross‑functional collaboration with colleagues, stakeholders, and suppliers.

Job description

Department/Unit: Purchasing

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

Salary Range: $84,783.00 - $131,414.00

Under the direction of the Director of Procure to Pay, the Purchasing Manager is responsible for the direct oversight and management of Purchasing functions required to support the operations of all campuses of the Albany Med Health System. This includes all components of the purchasing process such as, but not limited to, order placement and confirmation, monitoring of open orders, facilitation of product returns and recalls, as well as ensuring purchase orders support timely and accurate receipt of goods and payment of invoices.

The position is additionally responsible for the compilation, monitoring, and presentation of data and reports.

The position is accountable for ensuring purchasing needs of the organization are met in an accurate and timely manner, while ensuring compliance with all applicable policies and regulations.

The position will provide direct supervision and leadership to all purchasing staff and cultivate a team environment to create and support collaboration with colleagues, stakeholders, and suppliers to ensure efficiency of processes and outstanding levels of services.

The position is on site at the 1275 Broadway location, with occasional travel to off site locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree Required
• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain or Business Management preferred
• 3-5 years of equivalent experience

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a "need to know" and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including: Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing. Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.