Purchasing Assistant

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Plan with company match

Tuition assistance and certification|

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Wellbeing support & counseling

Job summary

HealthTrust Performance Group is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to manage requisition processing, product sourcing, vendor negotiations, PO placement, and invoice resolution for Mercy CSC and related entities.

The role emphasizes a customer-focused purchasing process, adhering to the organization’s mission and values while using systems like Lawson and GHX to optimize sourcing and vendor relations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ year of purchasing and/or healthcare materials experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Submit all electronically requisitioned catalog item orders daily as per schedule.
• Source and submit non-catalog POs with vendors within 24-48 hours of receipt.
• Coordinate with departments and vendors for clarifications before ordering.
• Utilize Lawson, GHX, CMS and vendor catalogs for sourcing.
• Maintain and expedite POs; monitor EDI and AutoFax transmissions.

Skills

Purchasing

Vendor Negotiation

Supply Chain

Inventory Management

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Lawson

GHX

CMS

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Purchasing Assistant with HealthTrust Performance Group you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Purchasing Assistant has primary responsibility for requisition processing, daily product sourcing, vendor purchase order negotiations, purchase order placement, confirmation follow up, invoice resolution and expediting of purchase orders for products and services for the Mercy Consolidated Services Center (CSC) as well as all mercy entities.

The Purchasing Assistant focuses on the ongoing service and enhancement of a minimally intrusive and customer focused purchasing process. Department members actively promote a servants heart among their team and all Supply Chain Division personnel. The Purchasing Asst will perform all work in accord to the mission, vision and values of Mercy.

• Submits all electronically requisitioned catalog item orders daily according to the designated order schedule.
• Sources and submits all non-catalog purchase orders with the appropriate vendor within 24-48 hours of receipt.
• Confers with the customer department, vendor and/or the appropriate staff member on orders that require further clarification prior to ordering.
• Effectively utilizes all available resources for product sourcing including the Lawson Item File, GHX, CMS, prime vendor sources, vendor catalogs, websites and publications.
• Notifies and encourages customer departments to use available standard and contract items and vendors when they submit orders for non-standard and/or non-contract products.
• Monitors the daily electronic transmission of EDI and AutoFax and insures that the computer software and hardware are functioning properly
• Issues verbal purchase order numbers as necessary for repairs or special department requests.
• Recommends and facilitates the building of Standing and Blanket purchase orders for customer departments.
• Manages capital purchase requests from StrataJazz by issuing and managing purchase orders in Lawson.

EDUCATION/ EXPERIENCE

• High School Graduate/Equivalent Required
• 1+ year(s) of experience in purchasing and/or health care materials experience Preferred

Benefits

HealthTrust Performance Group, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HealthTrust Supply Chain is a critical part of HCA Healthcare’s strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiativesand programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.

- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Purchasing Assistant opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.