Procurement Coordinator

JOB LOCATION: Chewelah Administration or NEW Health Newport Location

Committed to bringing healthcare into communities and communities into healthcare since 1978, NEW Health is rural northeast Washingtons leading non-profit primary care provider. We treat all patients with the respect they deserve while providing high-quality, integrated medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.

NEW Health has been named one of the best places to work in the Inland Northwest! This award from the Spokane Journal of Business is based on an analysis of our company benefits and policies, along with a confidential employee survey to evaluate workplace experience in the areas of engagement and satisfaction including: Work-Life Balance, Role Satisfaction, Communication and Workplace Culture, Training, Technology and Development, and Diversity and Inclusion.

Our workforce development program, NEW Health University, is nationally recognized for developing local career pathway training with a goal to retain rural youth. For providers, this means you will be surrounded by a well-trained support team so you can focus on treating your patients.

Benefits with You and Your Family in Mind

• Three weeks of paid time off plus nine paid holidays
• Medical and Vision insurance for you is 100% paid for by NEW Health
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options
• Free Life Flight membership for your family
• 401(k) plan with matching contribution
• Continuing Professional Education, license, and tuition reimbursement opportunities
• The above list is not inclusive of all full-time employee benefits and is dependent upon eligibility criteria.

Purpose of Job: Promote health and wellness within our communities by managing daily purchasing activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Purchasing Department and associate personnel.

• Responsible for developing and maintaining a purchasing strategy
• Negotiates prices and contracts with suppliers
• Researches and evaluates vendors to compare pricing and services
• Builds and maintains relationships with vendors
• Selects prospective vendors and negotiates contracts as requested by DOF and/or Executive Leadership
• Evaluate vendors based on quality, timeliness, and price
• Responsible for overall inventory control and management, ensuring adequate inventory levels are maintained
• Ensures quality of procured items and addresses problems when they arise
• Contract management, including administering, negotiating, reviewing, filing, and evaluating for availability, price, term, and quality of products
• Responsible for coordinating any purchases requiring a bid process and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations
• Stays current with procurement trends
• Stays current with purchasing technology trends and oversees purchase and implementation as necessary
• Assists with special/capital projects as directed by the DOF and/or Executive Leadership
• Assists DOF with fiscal internal audits annually
• Attends necessary training to ensure a working knowledge of the industry, including compliance with purchasing and procurement regulations
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Travel may be required

Associates degree preferred. A minimum of two years of experience using procurement software and databases is required.

Skills: Research and analytical skills, negotiation skills, must be organized with great attention to detail, confidentiality, thoroughness, general math skills required. A team player with excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills is required. Must be proficient with MS Office 365.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and sit. The employee is occasionally required to move around the facility; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, balance, and stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.