What are the responsibilities and job description for the Facility Buyer position at Kaiser Permanente?
Salary Range: $24.23/hour - $28.46/hour
Develops and maintains facilities materials management practices, establishes adequate supply inventory and supports the facility in the delivery of patient care using material management policies and procedures to ensure timely, cost effective acquisition. Places emergency orders for services and goods. Purchases authorized goods and services using a P-Card (credit card).
Essential Responsibilities:
- Places orders with vendors for routine and emergency supplies and materials within standard procedure and policy.
- Performs weekly match exception error follow up to assure internal control environment as dictated by SOX controls are in compliance monthly.
- Expedites orders. Identifies back orders and assists in identifying substitutions. Prepares return items. Provides information and researches problems related to orders.
- Develops area supply budget jointly with the Medical Office Administration, supervisors, and physician administrative staff. Prepares supply lists for new departments and new facility openings. Gets approval from medical office administrator.
- Purchases authorized goods and services using a P-Card (credit card).
- Establishes and maintains par inventory levels to support medical office operations using a database and the no move report. Works with end users to adjust items to comply with KP policies and medical distribution vendor.
- Responds to and documents product recall requests. Documents in national product recall database.
- Knowledgeable in and assists as appropriate with the following to include but not limited to: flu clinic supplies, preparing supplies for emergency preparedness including audits, forklift training; correcting PAR templates; ordering base items for core cart and managing distribution, ability to assist with ordering more complex departments as KASC, GI, MPR, Central Reference lab, etc.
- On site trainer for record retention documents and facilitates entry of boxes into vendor system for record keeping and pick up. Trains staff on ordering office supplies, business cards and other catalogue non-medical supplies.
- Responsible to manage printer toners for the medical office; manage the supply of medical gases for the medical office; manage expiring products and facilitate pick up for Project CURE; assist with annual physical inventory for 2 ambulatory surgical centers.
- Researches and selects potential suppliers for non-inventory items.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Education
License, Certification, Registration
Additional Requirements:
Preferred Qualifications:
Salary : $24 - $28
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