Buyer

Job Description​

Reports to Manager/Supervisor of Procurement, the position prepares, interprets and manages purchases and places orders according procedural guidelines, department expectations, and institutional time frames, and resolves problems between external (vendors) customers and internal customers. Creates, leads, and participates in departmental and cross-functional process improvement projects, including the training of new requisitioners.

• Work dependent upon, or facilitated by, the use of computers and computer software programs.

• Handling routine customer service complaints and comments that have only minimal impact on the business, without authority to resolve significant matters.

• Purchasing, buying, procuring or managing inventory, materials or supplies – meeting department expectations and timelines.

• Providing expert advice to the company or the company’s customers in areas such as accounting, setting or changing prices, selection or termination of contractors/vendors hired for purposes related to business operations, while performing work that strictly follows established manuals, guidelines, policies or procedures.

• Entering information into a database, formulating or entering queries into a database or running reports from a database.

2-5 years experience required

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

2 years

Job Details

Full TimeDay (United States of America)

About Us

Saint Luke’s Health System includes 18 hospitals and campuses across the Kansas City region, home care and hospice, behavioral health care, dozens of physician practices, a life care senior living community, and more. Find out more about what Saint Luke’s offers:

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