Buyer

Saint Luke's Physician Group•Kansas City, MO

11d

About The Position

The Buyer reports to the Manager/Supervisor of Procurement. The position prepares, interprets, and manages purchases and places orders in accordance with procedural guidelines, department expectations, and institutional time frames. It resolves problems between external vendor customers and internal customers, and creates, leads, and participates in departmental and cross-functional process-improvement projects, including training new requisitioners. The work depends on or is facilitated by computers and software programs. The Buyer handles routine customer-service complaints and comments with minimal business impact, without authority to resolve significant matters. The role involves purchasing, buying, procuring, or managing inventory, materials, or supplies to meet department expectations and timelines. It also provides expert advice in areas such as accounting, pricing, and selecting or terminating contractors or vendors, while strictly following established manuals, guidelines, policies, or procedures. The position includes entering information into databases, formulating or entering database queries, and running database reports.

Requirements

2 years of applicable experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare, interpret, and manage purchases and place orders according to procedural guidelines, department expectations, and institutional time frames.
Resolve problems between vendor customers and internal customers.
Create, lead, and participate in departmental and cross-functional process-improvement projects.
Train new requisitioners.
Handle routine customer-service complaints and comments with minimal business impact, without authority to resolve significant matters.
Purchase, buy, procure, or manage inventory, materials, or supplies to meet department expectations and timelines.
Provide advice on accounting, pricing, and the selection or termination of contractors or vendors, following established manuals, guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Enter information into databases, formulate or enter database queries, and run database reports.