3 Sr. Purchasing Agent Jobs in Savannah, GA
St. Joseph's/Candler is Hiring a Sr. Purchasing Agent Near Savannah, GA
- Position Summary
- Provides direct support for Purchasing/Buyers. Supports Standardization of supplies, vendors cost, and purchasing groups. Provides services for maintaining contracts, service agreements, lease contracts either independent of or associated with capital purchases. Assists Purchasing Manager with backup support for capital.
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- Education
- Associate's in Management - Preferred
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- Experience
- 2 - 3 Years knowledge of general construction and interior design - Preferred
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- License & Certification
- None Required
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- Core Job Functions
- Researches & identifies prospective suppliers for acquisition of supplies and equipment in a timely manner in which standardization, cost effective programs, and GPO tiers are adhered to. Completes purchase requests with domestic & international suppliers by inputting purchase orders, expediting deliveries, and verifying all transactions through email, phone calls, scanning, and EDI transactions. Accurately creating and managing purchase order information in order to minimize invoice variances and communicate effectively with vendors. Seeks out clinically acceptable supplies with the highest quality at the lowest cost. Processes purchase orders representing millions of dollars per year. Uses GHX (electronic data interchange program) to monitor changes with purchase orders and take appropriate action. These changes include: backorders, price discrepancies, incorrect part numbers, and substitution notifications. Purchasing metrics are evaluated using GHX and the purchasing agent must communicate to the systems coordinator when changes need to be made to vendor profiles to improve efficiency.
- Monitors, negotiates, and facilitates maintenance and service agreements/contract files. Oversees a volume of service agreements amounting to millions of dollars per year. Manages the Service Agreement spreadsheet that is used for daily reference by Purchasing and yearly for budgeting.
- Manages documents necessary to fulfill contract requirements through the approval process which entails: negotiates with vendors for terms and pricing, facilitates with department management, coordinates legal review, and finalizes approvals through senior leadership. Manages Capstone Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) aggregation including cost analysis process and continuously identifies savings to report to the system’s Value Analysis Committee. Provides assistance in negotiating contract pricing for supplies. Contacts vendors for returns & maintain good business relationship with vendors. Monitors supplier performance by ensuring that product is delivered as schedules and meets specifications set by the health system, state, and government bodies. Contacts vendors for returns & maintain good business relationship with vendors.
- Meets at least weekly with finance and IS to ensure that all expenses created through materials management are aligned with the general ledger. Meets at least weekly with finance and to ensure that all expenses created through materials management are aligned with the general ledger.
- Process capital purchase orders. Sends to ECRI for cost analysis. Creates PO, confirms receipt of product and pays invoices. Processes PO and sends to Vendor. Processes interim and final invoices for payment Assists Purchasing Manager with medical equipment capital orders when needed. Provides assistance in negotiating contract pricing for supplies.
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Job Summary
Full Time
Hospital
$88k-111k (estimate)
09/10/2023
10/12/2024
sjchs.org
SAVANNAH, GA
100 - 200
2019
EDWENA FILLERS
$10M - $50M
Hospital
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About St. Joseph's/Candler
St. Josephs/Candler of Savannah, Georgia is a national Magnet-designated facility for nursing excellence, with a focus on the latest technologies and research. Its comprehensive network includes centers of excellence for oncology, cardiovascular, neurosciences, womens and childrens services, orthopedics and a variety of other disease specialties. SJ/C's Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion is one of only 16 original health systems selected as part of the National Cancer Institute's Community Cancer Centers Program, bringing the latest clinical trials and treatments to local commu...nities. Comprised of two of the oldest continuously operating hospitals in the United States, St. Josephs Hospital (1875) and Candler Hospital (1804), this not-for-profit health system serves 33 counties in southeast Georgia and the South Carolina Low Country and is the largest and only faith-based institution in the region.
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