Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY

Under the authority of the Procurement Manager, the Senior Buyer provides support throughout the various ministries to assist Associates with supply and equipment orders needed to maintain patient care, facility maintenance, and administrative duties. 

The Senior Buyer actively researches and resolves problematic purchase orders, obtaining substitute product details when applicable. 

The Senior Buyer will maintain daily reports, as well as actively participate in process improvement opportunities. 

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Meets expectations of the applicable One

Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.

Responsible for the creation and communication of end of day productivity reporting to Managers.

Responsible for the processing of purchase requests for assigned region. 

Ensures requests are processed timely and all problematic lines are researched, data corrected, orders confirmed by vendor. 

Utilize unreleased report as a resource to ensure orders from previous day are processed and in released status.

Process special type POs according to policies and standardization processes.

Takes corrective steps where requisitions are created improperly, or order failed to transmit to vendor as expected.

Management of STAT related requests, manually processing to ensure delivered overnight as requested, follow-up on STAT orders to obtain tracking information and communicate any delays to facility/requester prior to expected delivery.

Manage extended delivery delays by second sourcing, engage with vendor representative for substitute, obtain facility approval before processing substitute. Escalate unresolved issues to Clinical if subs or second sourcing options are unavailable or unacceptable. 

Education: High School