Posted 7 days ago
Buyer
AI Summary
The Buyer/Purchasing Agent manages direct purchasing for the hospital facility, processing orders, vendor communications, and inventory control to support supply chain operations.
About this role
Something special starts here.
You can’t define it, but you know it when you see it: the difference between an average life and the good life. When your cup is full – with joy, purpose and lifelong health – it shows. At LMH Health, we are all about healthy people, healthy communities and healthy futures, and that makes us your destination for an exceptional career. From flexible, work-life harmony to competitive pay and great advancement potential, find everything you’re looking for at LMH Health.
You'll find everything you’re looking for at LMH Health:
- Join a team that cares about the community
- Tuition reimbursement to support continuing education
- Professional development and recognition
- Excellent benefits
We’re looking for you.
Job Description
Schedule: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm
The Buyer/Purchasing Agent is accountable for the direct purchasing function for the facility. This position interfaces directly with hospital staff at all levels and interfaces directly with sales representatives. Other duties include returns to vendors, process repairs, trace items on order on a weekly basis, process supply orders, enter data received from vendor relating to purchase orders, handles external pagers for hospital staff, special bed rental invoices, and maintains departmental requisition templates.
ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review Requisitioned Items (Purchasing) Report for possible ordering errors.
- Processes and submits orders to vendors on daily basis.
- Responsible for ensuring confirmations are received from vendors when the orders are placed.
- Responsible for the eRequistioning system in PMM; this system allows departments to order supplies online for their department.
- Coordinates purchase procedure for goods and services, so that standard practices are followed for preparing purchase orders and processing of invoices for payment.
- Processes repairs and returns to vendors.
- Investigates issues that arise with PO’s and assists departments in getting satisfactory resolution.
- Demonstrates excellent computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel etc.) and general accounting and inventory control principals.
- Displays effective time management, organizational and communication skills, both written and oral.
- Maintains attention to detail, accuracy with numbers and efficiency in completing multiple tasks.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Associates degree or equivalent previous work experience.
Preferred:
- Prior work experience in a hospital setting
Our Cultural Beliefs
- People First
- Integrity Matters
- Better Together
At LMH Health,we value inclusion and diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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