Purchasing Clerk
Sullivan County Community Hospital•Sullivan, IN
•Onsite
About The Position
This role involves managing purchasing operations, including data entry, inventory control, and resolving discrepancies. The Purchasing Clerk will be responsible for accurate record-keeping, preparing reports, and ensuring efficient use of materials. The position requires strong clerical, analytical, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively under stress and with minimal supervision.
Requirements
- High School graduate or equivalent
- One year in a stockroom and/or a purchasing operations
- Computer literate.
- Good clerical, analytical and communication skills a must.
- Ability to work under stress.
- Adequate hearing and visual abilities to perform job requirements.
- Ability to communicate with others.
Responsibilities
- Understands the purpose of and works with computer reports, stock status, and department issues
- Keeps current with commonly used terminology and buying techniques used in the health field
- Prepares reports for departmental and accounting purposes
- Resolves receiving reports and purchase order documents
- Works efficiently so that there is minimal waste of materials, supplies, etc.
- Posts issued goods for data entry to comply with inventory control methods
- Enters essential data into the computer including supplies ordered, supplies received, and supplies delivered to the nursing units
- Changes prices
- Verifies accuracy of entered data
- Resolves receiving reports and backordered items issues with directors
- Runs and reviews backorder report
- Assists in year-end physical inventory count
- Maintains composure in frequent stressful situations
- Deals regularly with interruptions
- Fills in for coworkers during short periods of absence without hesitation
- Schedules duties according to the workload
- Works with minimal supervision
- Completes assignments within scheduled timeframes
- Is considerate of co-workers’ time assignments when requesting assistance
- Communicates problems, resolutions, work status, recommendations, and accomplishments to the director
- Performs other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
