The Purchasing Clerk prepares purchase orders and maintains purchasing records. This role provides routine administrative support of purchasing/procurement operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides clerical support for purchasing/procurement operations.
- Prepares purchase orders for materials and services and sends copies to suppliers and requesting departments.
- Tracks the status of orders, contracts, and requisitions.
- Responds to inquiries from stakeholders and suppliers about order status, changes, or cancellations.
- Contacts suppliers to schedule or expedite deliveries.
- Assists in the development and maintenance of partnerships with suppliers, purchasing staff, and other employees.
- Maintains injectables inventory.
- Prepare purchase orders for implants and other high-end procedures.
- Establishes, manages and maintains supply levels.
- Assists in the implementation and identification of process improvement and cost saving projects.
- Checks work e-mail on a regular basis throughout the workday.
- Participates in and complete all required trainings and in-services.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High School Diploma, or equivalent.
- Must have knowledge of Internet and Microsoft Office software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook).
- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, including exceptional customer service.
- Must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with doctors, clinical staff, other co-workers and the public.
- Must be able to work individually as well as within a team.
- Must be able to follow both verbal and written instructions.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
- Must be able to respond with patience and understanding during stressful conditions related to patient health and emergent situations.
- Must be able to multi-task and prioritize.
- Must demonstrate extreme attention to detail.
- Must possess strong organization skills.
- Must be able to problem solve and use reasoning.
- Must be able to meet predefined quality standards.
- Must maintain and project a professional attitude and appearance at all time.
- Must have a working knowledge of the healthcare field and medical specialty, as well as medical terminology.
- All staff are expected to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two (2) years’ prior experience working with purchasing/procurement software.
- Prior experience working in a related position within the healthcare field.
Driving/Travel:
The employee must have reliable transportation. While the primary workplace may be closest to the employee’s home, work assignments could be in any of the Company’s locations.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Pay Range: $15.00/Hr - $20.00/Hr
- PTO: Up to 44 hours in first year (pro-rated based on start date)
- Holidays (Unpaid): 7 (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Day)
- Retirement: 401(k) with employer match
- Other Company-Paid Benefits: Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Basic Life/AD&D, Employee Assistance Program
- Other Voluntary Benefits: Voluntary Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity
