Buyer
MaineGeneral HealthWaterville, ME 04901Update time: March 20,2019
Job Description
Buyer- Waterville & Augusta, 40hrs/week
40 hours per week
40 hours per week
materials management
149 North Street
Waterville, Maine, 04901
United States
149 North Street
Waterville, Maine, 04901
United States
MaineGeneral Health is a leading health care system that is proud of the culture of excellence, compassion and collaboration that extends to our patients and their families. We are committed to attracting talented, ambitious people who share our values and strive to provide excellent customer service. We are offering a full-time Buyer opportunity for an individual to join our team.. If you have a passion for service excellence…we want to hear from you!
Position Highlights:
- Competitive benefit package including several health plans, medical spending accounts, dental, life and disability options
- Generous earned time program
- Retirement plans with potential for employer contributions
Responsibilities
- Processes purchase orders and communicates with end users and vendors to confirm/track orders.
- Develops, implements, processes, monitors, and coordinates payment for purchases and identifies cost saving and quality improvement opportunities. Obtains usage history to determine ordering requirements. Consults catalogs, contracts, vendors, wholesalers, and alternative sources to obtain pricing, availability, product information, and product.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to meet regulatory requirements, assist with problem identification and resolution, cost containment and payment issues, implementation and selection of products/services, and systems/performance implementation and measures.
- Serves as a liaison between departments, internal/external customers, and vendors to communicate and resolve issues, including pricing discrepancies, product conversions, inventory control practices, contract management, and vendor support.
- Serves as an initial point of contact regarding inventory, invoice, and vendor inquiries. Resolves issues within scope of authority or escalates issues to appropriate resources.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Associate's degree in related field preferred.
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