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HealthTrust Performance Group
Purchasing Supervisor
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A Purchasing Manager manages the purchasing of supplies for a company or organization. Develops policies and schedules for regular procurements. Trains and supervises staff, develops relationships with suppliers, researches and inspects supplies, and negotiates supply and shipping prices.
$99,632 / year median in Missouri
+3% projected growth
Job Description
Do you have the career opportunities as a Purchasing Supervisor you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HealthTrust Performance Group which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare. Job Summary And Qualifications Supervises a centralized team of operational purchasing and capital procurement professionals for all of Mercy Health. Ensures the most efficient approach and use of resources in the areas of product sourcing, purchase order processing, purchase order follow up, invoice and pricing discrepancy resolution, project management support, daily vendor relationships and coordination and support of a comprehensive best practice capital project planning and procurement strategy and daily vendor relationships. Enforces business, financial, and organizational controls while enforcing contract compliance and product standardization. Assist with the oversight and maintenance of multiple Purchasing software and technology tools. Coordinate and monitor daily tasks and workload of the Central Purchasing staff, redirecting workload tasks as needed while observing, developing, creating, modifying, and implementing processes to increase and ensure the daily efficiency of team performance Ensure that contract pricing is honored, that product standardization is upheld and that organizational controls are followed while ensuring the most efficient order process and customer service is accomplished using the tools and technology available Responsible for the routine daily processing of purchase orders while exerting oversight and direction for PO creation by the CSC, MCES, Facilities Maintenance and Blanket Orders. Monitor team member work performance by listening, observing, and helping the director interpret reports, metrics, and observations to evaluate team and team member purchasing service levels Support and provide input to the design and structure of the Purchasing Team, processes, and technology to ensure maximum customer service is provided to Mercy Health. Proactively and quickly manage customer and vendor relations and issues and is responsive to escalated issues Facilitate day-to-day interactions with Mercy and HealthTrust vendors (contract and non-contract) in regard to product sourcing, order processing, emergency product needs, discontinued item resolution, product education, order confirmations, expediting, service issues and invoice resolution issues Facilitate the timely payment of discrepant invoices to early pay discount vendors via vendor negotiations and relationships and coordination with Mercy Accounts Payable, CSC Operations and HealthTrust Unified Supply Chain leaders