Manager - Purchasing

Job Description

Role Purpose:

Coordinate the hospital purchasing functions according to established practices and standards, secure quotes, selecting products, performing price and business analysis, negotiating pricing and deliveries with vendors, performing follow-up with vendors regarding purchases and deliveries. Insure accuracy in records keeping and daily management of purchase orders and deliveries. Train requisitioners in the applications regarding supply orders in computerized order systems.

Responsibilities:

Interview, hire, orient, train, evaluate, schedule, and initiate appropriate promotion and/or disciplinary actions toward personnel supervised. Consult with and keep director informed of activities, needs, and problems.
Provides day-to-day oversight of purchasing operations. Develops and monitors performance measures and identifies opportunities for improvement.
Coordinates process to assure data is maintained in centralized Materiel Management computer system.
Supports all Value Analysis teams.
Provides education to buyers regarding purchasing agreements sourced through Group Purchasing Organization, SSM Corporate or SSM Central Region to ensure contract compliance.
Manages and maintains Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt Goal, determined in cooperation with the Accounts Payable Department & Logistics Department.
Creates a working environment that assures premier customer service is provided to SSM.
Performs other related duties as assigned that correspond to the overall function of this position.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelorâ€™s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related area. Degree may be substituted for seven years of purchasing experience.
Four years of experience as a buyer with a bachelorâ€™s degree or seven years of experience as a buyer without a bachelorâ€™s degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

Supervisory responsibilities preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Employees in this position are, or can be, required to possess the following physical capabilities:

Lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling up to 10 lbs.
Stooping, kneeling and/or crouching daily
Visual acuity in order to correctly distinguish skin tone variations, evidence of IV infiltration, infection; able to read telemetry, blood pressure gauges, etc.
Audio acuity to discern sounds made by various types of machinery or equipment that would indicate dangerous or improper operation

St. Anthony Hospital â€“

St. Anthony Hospital is a 601-bed regional referral facility specializing in cardiology, oncology, surgery and behavioral medicine. The hospital, established in 1898, is located in Midtown Oklahoma City and serves the needs of Central Oklahoma, as well as many counties throughout Oklahoma, through its large rural affiliate network of hospitals. Four St. Anthony Healthplex campuses provide convenient emergency and outpatient service access to the outlying communities of the metropolitan area. St. Anthony added urgent care services in May 2015 at St. Anthony North. St. Anthony has received numerous awards including the Oklahoma Quality Award for Excellence, Certified Healthy Business, Premier QUESTÂ® Award for High-value Healthcare Citation of Merit, among others. Healthsights ranks St. Anthony at performance levels for quality and patient satisfaction higher than local competitors and many national health care organizations.

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