What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Coordinator position at Southern Orthodontic Partners?
Join Our Team!
Southern Orthodontic Partners is looking for a highly organized, detail-driven Procurement Coordinator to help optimize our supply chain and purchasing processes. As part of our dynamic team, you’ll work closely with our practice managers, procurement team, and external vendors to ensure our orthodontic practices receive the best goods and services at the best value—on time and in the right quantities.
What You'll Love About This Role
Southern Orthodontic Partners is looking for a highly organized, detail-driven Procurement Coordinator to help optimize our supply chain and purchasing processes. As part of our dynamic team, you’ll work closely with our practice managers, procurement team, and external vendors to ensure our orthodontic practices receive the best goods and services at the best value—on time and in the right quantities.
What You'll Love About This Role
- Make an Impact Directly contribute to building efficient procurement systems for a growing network of orthodontic practices.
- Collaborative Environment Work with cross-functional teams across accounting, integration, and vendor management.
- Professional Growth Take on a key role with exposure to strategic procurement processes, data analysis, and vendor relations.
- A problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment
- A self-starter with a passion for improvement and efficiency
- Someone who’s relationship-focused and enjoys collaborating with others
- An execution-oriented individual with a strong attention to detail
- Manage eProcurement platform (Dentira) and lead vendor training sessions
- Oversee equipment and facility repair requests, ensuring timely resolution
- Analyze spend trends and provide insights to improve procurement efficiency
- Maintain relationships with vendors and strategic accounts
- Assist in onboarding new practices to enterprise agreements
- Handle RFQ/RFP management and contribute to vendor negotiations
- Collaborate closely with Practice Managers for procurement needs
- A Bachelor’s degree
- Strong Excel and data analytics skills to track costs and trends
- Experience with eProcurement platforms and GL software packages
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with little supervision
- Exposure to GPOs and vendor account management
- 3 years of purchasing experience
- SaaS tool experience
- CPIM or CSCP Certification
- Competitive pay
- Full benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance
- PTO and 401k plan
