Buyer (H)

SSM Health

4d • Remote

About The Position

It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-REMOTE Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Schedule: M-F 7:30am - 4pm. Candidate must reside in the Midwest, specifically in Missouri (MO), Illinois (IL), Oklahoma (OK), or Wisconsin (WI). Key skills required include being a self-starter, ability to meet timelines, and good communication skills. Job Summary: Participates in day-to-day purchasing activities and transactions while seeking savings opportunities. Analyzes purchase requisitions and makes purchase decisions in accordance with company procedures. Provides exceptional customer service across the organization.

Requirements

• Candidate must reside in the Midwest, specifically in Missouri (MO), Illinois (IL), Oklahoma (OK), or Wisconsin (WI).
• Key skills required include being a self-starter, ability to meet timelines, and good communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Two years' experience
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication.
• Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Responsibilities

• Places orders to procure requisitioned items or services.
• Follows requisitions through process to ensure completion.
• Ensures accuracy in record keeping and daily management of purchase orders and deliveries.
• Solves problems with orders in an efficient and timely manner.
• Collaborates with department managers to clarify purchase requisitions, identify departmental needs and refine specifications for future purchase orders.
• Follows up on overdue and back-ordered supplies and communicates with requester on delays in obtaining supplies.
• Offers substitute products when applicable.
• Follows proper channels to obtain purchase authorization according to company policy.
• Works with accounts payable, vendors and receiving personnel to resolve invoice matching errors and ensure invoices are processed accurately and efficiently.
• Solicits, receives and analyzes quotes and proposals and selects the best value supplier.
• As appropriate, negotiates terms and conditions to include quality, price, delivery and warranty.
• Assists in maintaining database integrity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level