Buyer I, Food & Nutrition Purchaser

Emory Healthcare•Decatur, GA

11h

About The Position

JOB DESCRIPTION: Interacts with vendors to secure supplies, equipment, and services for multiple hospital campuses and physician practices. Reviews and processes requests from online requisitioning system. Places orders, reviews order confirmations, monitors open purchase orders to ensure timely delivery. Reviews and resolves invoice discrepancies. Works with customers to plan for and purchase capital equipment. Processes capital equipment requests, and monitors open orders to ensure timely delivery. Responds to customer telephone calls and e-mails. Reviews requisitions for accuracy and compliance with contracts and policies. Converts requisitions to purchase orders, submits purchase orders to vendors, reviews confirmations and makes changes as necessary, communicates back order information to customers. Works with customers to develop product, equipment, or service specifications, and obtains quotes for budget requests or pending purchases. vendors to determine order status, documents order status, and communicates order status to customers. Reviews Capital Equipment Requests for appropriate approvals and quote information. Creates purchase orders and submits to vendors. Provides purchase order copy to requestor and Finance. Communicates status of unresolved discrepancies to Accounts Payable. Performs other task as assigned.

Requirements

Two years of college or equivalent combination of training and experience.
Two years of purchasing, materials management, or related experience required.
Positions within this classification may require previous hospital purchasing experience.

Responsibilities

Interacts with vendors to secure supplies, equipment, and services for multiple hospital campuses and physician practices.
Reviews and processes requests from online requisitioning system.
Places orders, reviews order confirmations, monitors open purchase orders to ensure timely delivery.
Reviews and resolves invoice discrepancies.
Works with customers to plan for and purchase capital equipment.
Processes capital equipment requests, and monitors open orders to ensure timely delivery.
Responds to customer telephone calls and e-mails.
Reviews requisitions for accuracy and compliance with contracts and policies.
Converts requisitions to purchase orders, submits purchase orders to vendors, reviews confirmations and makes changes as necessary, communicates back order information to customers.
Works with customers to develop product, equipment, or service specifications, and obtains quotes for budget requests or pending purchases.
vendors to determine order status, documents order status, and communicates order status to customers.
Reviews Capital Equipment Requests for appropriate approvals and quote information.
Creates purchase orders and submits to vendors.
Provides purchase order copy to requestor and Finance.
Communicates status of unresolved discrepancies to Accounts Payable.
Performs other task as assigned.