Buyer
Waterbury Hospital
- Waterbury, CT
- Permanent
- Full-time
?RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Processes purchase orders for supplies, equipment and services. Negotiate terms, delivery, pricing, etc. with vendors and sign contracts.
- Identifies and develops appropriate solutions to reduce the number of exception invoices contained on the Match audit Report. Source new vendors.
- Routinely holds meetings with department managers of assigned areas to identify and resolve issues or to explore new ideas pertinent to the purchase of requested supplies.
- Reviews purchase requests from assigned departments to determine if alternate, cost effective substitutes exist and if so facilitate action to reduce costs.
- Maintain appropriate files and provides reports to assigned areas on a routine basis.
- Participates in the Hospital Values Analysis Committee and is the purchasing representative to all product related committees in assigned areas.
- Responsible for working with managers in assigned areas to coordinate product trials, arrange inservices for new products and for ongoing evaluation of existing products.
- Facilitates excellent customer service and inter/intra department communications and relationships.
- Responsible for reducing or stabilizing costs of goods and services purchased for assigned areas.
- Responsible for other special projects as required.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
- Knowledge of healthcare purchasing.
- Ability to communicate and interact effectively with clinical and non-clinical areas.
- Typing and computer literacy with MMIS programs.
- Must have basic computer skills and ability to access internet and other programs applicable to Waterbury Hospital procedures.
- Perform automated functions that fall within job responsibility.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Detailed oriented with attention to follow through on processes.
- Associate degree in business/related field or equivalent experience required, bachelor's degree preferred.
- Minimum two years of experience in health care environment.