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Job Description
When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.
This position will receive direction from the Director and Manager of Purchasing. The individual will also work collaboratively with Purchasing staff Supply Chain Accounts Payable and all requesters. Performs a variety of tasks associated with sourcing ordering and procurement of materials supplies services and equipment to support the BILH mission of patient care. Ensure that critical supplies are available for needs of clinicians and administrative personnel. Provides coverage for other buyers when required.Job Description:
- Process purchase requisitions from departments. Place orders with suppliers who offer the most favorable prices consistent with quality quantity service and delivery time keeping to current GPO compliance using a variety of methods (phone fax GHX scan). Process confirmations to ensure accuracy of pricing information. Monitor vendor back orders and expedite orders when necessary and communicate back order issues to departments.
- Perform necessary follow-up activities to ensure delivery time frames are met. Research alternate products and recommend substitutes where improved delivery will be realized.
- Utilize effective purchasing techniques to reduce overall costs including researching alternate vendors and/or products.
- Maintain collaborative relationships with supply vendors and manufacturers representatives to stay current on product development and to determine products that could potentially reduce costs.
- Handle adjustments with vendors involving short shipments replacement of defective items or return of incorrectly ordered merchandise.
- Utilize available tools such as GHX HCIQ Cardinal Marketplace and HealthTrust to ensure accuracy of product pricing. Collaborate with Supply Chain Contract Analyst and Supply Chain analytics/Infrastructure team to maintain accuracy of item master information notifying them of necessary changes.
- Collaborate with Receiving and Accounts Payable to settle issues. Resolve pricing disputes when necessary.
Communicate confer and interface with hospital departments to assist in identifying products that meet their
needs.
- Provides exemplary customer service.
Provides other Buyer related duties and services as required
As a health care organization we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.
More than 35000 people working together. Nurses doctors technicians therapists researchers teachers and more making a difference in patients lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Employment Type
Full-Time
