Buyer jobs in Lakewood, OH

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

• Reviews requisitions to assure compliance to approved vendors.
• Adheres to department processes and guidelines for materials, supplies, and services to be purchased.
• Supports the process of pricing validation, resolution of invoice price discrepancies, and conversions to compliant purchases.
• Works with the category team in the resolution and escalation of issues to related pricing, availability of supply, product specifications, and utilization.
• Owns back-order and substitution requirements and action plans to insure the proper supply level to maintain patient care levels.
• Facilitates and maintains the short term substitute list.
• Maintains the proper and appropriate professional and ethical relationships with all vendor representatives, conducts business according to established principals and guidelines.
• Places all assigned orders.
• Organizes, facilitates updates and retains product information files and purchase order records.
• Secures reasons for price changes and challenges price changes when not justified.
• Ensures appropriate paperwork is secured from the vendor and updated in the respective information systems.
• Works in concert with the sourcing teams that all updates are processed on a timely basis to facilitate an efficient procure to pay process.
• Communicates the status of issues to appropriate staff as required.
• Delivers a high-level of customer service to all internal and external customers and vendors. 
• Adheres to all policies, guidelines, operating procedures, and reporting metrics to manage the utilization and compliance of the procure-to-pay process.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, transportation and logistics, Business or a related field required. 
• Additional four years of supply chain or purchasing experience can substitute the degree requirement. 

Certifications:

• Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) certification preferred.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum two years of purchasing or related experience required.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform work in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information
• Ability to travel throughout the hospital system and, in some locations, off-site.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.