Materials Management Buyer (Full Time) - 8331

Job description

Under the supervision of the Director of Materials Management or designee, carries out the necessary activities of the Purchasing Office to ensure order and delivery of material and performs all tasks related to management of an inventory in a designated location. - Processes purchase orders and requisitions. Places orders with vendors within guidelines approved by supervisor. Maintains rental equipment purchase orders and manages all processes associated to rental equipment. - Provides customer assistance to departments within the facility, providing vendor information, product information, obtaining catalogs upon requests, assisting new managers on purchasing processes. - Researches requirements to determine best source and cost for products being requested. Seeks competitive prices. - Assists with evaluation of alternative products and sources. - Places orders for special “Bracing” requisitions and attaches patient charges. - Buyer message is a system-generated report (MA52) that creates a message when the unit cost variance percentage or line variance amount exceeds tolerance setup. This report is reviewed and released weekly. - Shipping/receiving buyer message is a system-gene...