What are the responsibilities and job description for the Buyer position at The Vancouver Clinic?
Join Vancouver Clinic as a full-time Buyer.
As a Buyer, you are responsible for purchasing medical and non-medical supplies, equipment, medications, services, and other materials. You will track orders and assist management with vendor selection, maintain vendor relations and monitor vendor performance. To be successful in this role you will bring a strategic Procurement focus to our team with a desire to support primary and specialty care departments and ultimately patient care. Must be able to keep up with a fast pace of growth, adapt to change, and collaborate within the Supply Chain function and externally with providers, medical staff and third party vendors. Schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30a-4:00p. Hiring range is between $29.95-$37.15/hour and placement in the range is based on an evaluation of professional experience.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare, or related equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Two years of formal purchasing experience required.
- Experience with inventory control preferred.
- Knowledge of healthcare products preferred.
- Experience with contracts and ability to negotiate with vendors preferred
- Possible working hybrid after successful completion of on-site training
Additional details: Buyer has the potential for off-site work after successful completion of full-time, on-site training and meeting the requirements for working off-site. This requires an employee to live in the local Vancouver, WA or Portland, OR area and have a secure home network with minimum upload (5 mbps) and download speeds (25 mbps).
Pay Range:
$29.39 - $44.09
The above information is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work required in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive description of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of those assigned to this job.
We offer a competitive Total Rewards Program. Eligibility for benefits is dependent on factors such as position type and FTE. Benefit-eligible employees qualify for benefits beginning on the first of the month following one month of employment. Vancouver Clinic offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, long term disability, health savings account, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, and multiple supplemental benefits (voluntary life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, legal services, etc.). We also offer a 401k retirement plan, with employer contributions after your first year of employment. Benefits-eligible employees accrue PTO and Personal Time based on hours worked and State worked, totaling 120 hours in the first year for full time staff and 200 hours in the first year for full time supervisors and above, increasing in subsequent years. PTO and Personal Time accruals are pro-rated by FTE/hours worked. Non-benefits eligible employees will accrue Personal Time based on hours worked and State worked. Employees will also enjoy up to six paid holidays per year, depending on schedule. Contact your recruiter for more information.
Vancouver Clinic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Vancouver Clinic does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
Vancouver Clinic is an alcohol and drug-free workplace. Offers are contingent on successful completion of background screen and immunization requirements.
Salary : $30 - $37
