Procurement Specialist- Full Time (No Weekends)

Munson Healthcare; Michigan; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare seeks a skilled purchaser to determine commodity needs, source suppliers, and manage contracts across its northern Michigan network. You will coordinate with internal customers, assist with accounts payable, and ensure timely delivery and satisfaction.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in business or accounting and at least 3 years in a business setting, preferably in purchasing, with strong communication, analytical, and coordination abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Business or Accounting; 3+ years in a business setting (purchasing preferred).
• Strong communication, analytical, coordination, and project management abilities.
• Ability to work with limited supervision and handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Confers with customers/departments to determine commodity needs and delivery schedules.
• Develops specifications and identifies best sources for purchasing assigned commodities under contracts.
• Collaborates with other purchasing staff to expedite requirements and resolve issues.
• Ensures internal customer satisfaction and maintains timely order processing and follow-up.
• Works with accounts payable to solve purchasing and invoicing problems and reconcile statements.
• Participates in value analysis and product standardization to drive cost savings.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Coordination

Detail oriented

Project management

Education

Bachelor degree in Business or Accounting

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

More Than Just Care,It’sCommunity

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where peoplevacation.That’slife at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and alifestylemost people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just beMunson Material.To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence,teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

• Grow:Tuition reimbursement, in-person and onlinedevelopment,and access to ourcareer hubto help you advance.

• Thrive:Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and freeindividualretirement counseling.

• Be Well:Freewellness platform for you and your family,pluspersonalizedsupport for personal or family challenges.

• Be Heard:Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

A Day inthe Life

• Confers with customer/departments in determining commodity needs and delivery schedules on assigned items.

• Working with customer representatives, develops and analyzes specifications and determines the best source for purchasing assigned commodities, or ensures that purchases are made in accordance with existing applicable supplier contracts.

• Confers with other purchasing staff members as related to expeditious handling of purchasing requirements.

• Ensures internal customer satisfaction and service are maintained.

• Monitors the internal customers’ receipt and acceptance of products and services, and resolves related problems.

• Expedites and follows through on orders and backorders as appropriate. Informs Sourcing team and/or Purchasing Manager of changing needs/demands of customers.

• Must be able to recognize product interchangeability and encourage system wide standardization especially in category of spend the buyer is responsible for.

• Confers with the accounts payable department in solving problems pertaining to purchasing and accounting. Process payables for assigned companies and reconcile vendor statements (as required).

• Analyzes capital and small equipment orders for contract and policy compliance, and informs departments as appropriate. IE Accounts, IS/IT and Biomed. Assists with loading all IS/IT, Equipment, and General Service agreements/contracts into SCIS (Supply Chain Information System) system.

• Assists with managing the rebate program, recall program, P-card program and Fuel Card Program. Ensuring all processes are completed in compliance with finance, auditing and Munson Healthcare policy.

• Works with clinical coordinator as necessary for handling of product issues related to SCM functions within the Munson Healthcare VOICE system.

• Serves as the back-up to the SCIS Specialist who is responsible for entering and updating item pricing in the SCIS for all items purchased under contracts of any kind.

• Execute Sourcing Strategies for capital and small equipment, MRO supply contracting, purchased services, and service contracts, achieving optimal value to the organization.

• Understands a working knowledge of the Northern Michigan Supply Alliance/Munson Healthcare/Trinity Health system.

• Maintains good working relationships with internal customs and vendors, providing prompt response to inquiries.

• Be able to develop, negotiate, and manage contracts.

• Works the Product Selection and Sourcing in Value Analysis on an on-going basis to understand product standardization opportunities.

• Successfully completes assignments above within specified time frames with accuracy.

• Receives and provides positive feedback from managers and co-workers.

• Maintain good relationships with internal customers and vendors, including prompt response to inquiries.

• Work the Product Selection and Sourcing in value analysis on an on-going basis to understand product standardization opportunities.

What’s Required

• A minimum of Bachelor Degree, in Business or accounting field with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a business setting (purchasing preferred) with a need for planning/coordination.

• Position requires good communication skills, analytical skills, coordination, detail oriented and successful completion of projects in a complex organizational business setting

• The ability to work with limited supervision

• Experience with Supply Chain Management or Healthcare preferred

• Efficient with MS Office Suite – Excel, Access, Word, etc.

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.