• Senior Buyer

    Hunterdon Health Care System (Flemington, NJ)


    Position Summary

    The Senior Buyer, acting within established procedural and fiduciary guidelines, performs a variety of independent financial, negotiating, and computer-based tasks related to the purchase of cost-effective and value-added supplies, equipment, and services. Produces complex cost analysis, evaluating contract offerings for price and quality. Assists with and places capital equipment acquisitions while monitoring contract utilization, providing support on new strategic programs and projects and maintaining effective partnerships with our distributors and manufacturers and negotiating non-GPO contracts.

     

    Primary Position Responsibilities

     

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    Sources products.

     

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    Contract management.

     

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    Information management support.

     

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    Provides great customer service.

     

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    Manages recalls and product failures.

     

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    Assures invoices are paid correctly and on time.

     

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    Trainer and coordinator of Volunteers.

     

    Work Contact Group (Internal/External)

     

    Internal contacts include all members of the healthcare team. External contacts include vendors, suppliers, distributors, manufacturers, outside organizations, consultants, and peers

     

    Reporting Relationships

    Reports to (position):

    Administrative Director Materials Management

    Supervises (position(s):

    None

    Qualifications

    Minimum Education:

    Required:

    High School Diploma or Equivalent

    Preferred:

    None

    Minimum Years of Experience (Amount, Type and Variation):

    Required:

    3-5 years advanced training with courses in purchasing or other related business courses

    Preferred:

    None

    License, Registry or Certification:

    Required:

    None

    Preferred:

    Certified Resource and Materials Professional (CRMP)

    Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities:

    Required:

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    Computer knowledge is essential, with knowledge of cost analysis process.

     

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    Advanced use in excel.

     

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    Must have the ability to communicate effectively with various types of people and levels.

     

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    Must have thorough understanding of methods and procedures for negotiation, prudent purchasing practice, inventory control, shipping and receiving procedures and market conditions.

     

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    Has basic knowledge of contract law.

     

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    Has basic understanding of clinical supply and equipment use and application.

    Preferred:

    None