Procurement Specialist Senior

Nevada System of Higher Education•Arlington Heights, IL

1d•$25 - $37•Onsite

About The Position

Procurement Specialist Senior Position Highlights: Position: Procurement Specialist Senior Location: Arlington Heights, IL Full Time Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am – 4:30pm Required Travel: As needed across sites What you will do: Ensures all orders placed for their area of responsibility follow established hospital purchasing policies Monitor purchase requests for accuracy and validity, compliance with signature requirements, and compliance to standards and contracts Ensure requisitions are processed in a timely manner Prepares and coordinates product returns, ensuring credit is received Works with accounts payable staff to resolve pricing issues within defined standards Coordinates efforts with vendors to resolve pricing or credit issues Ensures information updates are provided to systems staff in a timely manner Coordinates with systems staff on template reviews and updates Participates in or identifies cost saving opportunities Ensure products reach the appropriate end user Provide return documents to Receiving staff for products in timely manner Other projects/duties, as assigned What you will need: Education: Bachelor degree or one-year relevant hospital/healthcare business experience Skills: Effective oral and written communication skills. Ability to get work performed through, with, and by people efficiently and effectively. Analytical ability to solve problems encountered with daily purchasing, deliveries, and prices. Possess ability to distinguish between an emergency and non-emergency situation and solve situation accordingly. Ability to congenially accept numerous personnel and visitor interruptions without general disruption of the basic workload. Experience: one-year relevant hospital/healthcare business experience Certification: Certified healthcare professional credentials preferred (CPHM, CPM, etc.) Benefits (For full time or part time positions): Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options Tuition Reimbursement Free Parking Wellness Program Savings Plan Health Savings Account Options Retirement Options with Company Match Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay Community Involvement Opportunities Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org. When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential. Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”. Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information. Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all. EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor. Welcome to Endeavor Health Careers At Endeavor Health, we believe every role plays an important part in advancing our mission to help everyone in our communities be their best. Whether you’re just beginning your career journey or are a seasoned professional, you’ll find opportunities here to learn, grow, and thrive. Your Career is our Endeavor. Current Endeavor Health employees: Please do not apply through this site. To be considered, log into Workday and apply using an internal application via the Jobs Hub. For step-by-step instructions, visit ServiceNow and search for the article “Access and View Internal Job Postings.”

Requirements

Bachelor degree or one-year relevant hospital/healthcare business experience
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to get work performed through, with, and by people efficiently and effectively.
Analytical ability to solve problems encountered with daily purchasing, deliveries, and prices.
Possess ability to distinguish between an emergency and non-emergency situation and solve situation accordingly.
Ability to congenially accept numerous personnel and visitor interruptions without general disruption of the basic workload.
one-year relevant hospital/healthcare business experience

Nice To Haves

Certified healthcare professional credentials preferred (CPHM, CPM, etc.)

Responsibilities

Ensures all orders placed for their area of responsibility follow established hospital purchasing policies
Monitor purchase requests for accuracy and validity, compliance with signature requirements, and compliance to standards and contracts
Ensure requisitions are processed in a timely manner
Prepares and coordinates product returns, ensuring credit is received
Works with accounts payable staff to resolve pricing issues within defined standards
Coordinates efforts with vendors to resolve pricing or credit issues
Ensures information updates are provided to systems staff in a timely manner
Coordinates with systems staff on template reviews and updates
Participates in or identifies cost saving opportunities
Ensure products reach the appropriate end user
Provide return documents to Receiving staff for products in timely manner
Other projects/duties, as assigned