Purchasing Coordinator
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital is now hiring for an energetic, passionate, and driven Purchasing Coordinator to join our team. The Purchasing Coordinator supports the Commercial function by evaluating and approving vendors, authorizing purchase orders for goods and services, and implementing Commercial strategies. Responsible for supply logistics and operational relationships for Support Center including supplies and services spend, communication of service set-up requirements, and management of supplier performance. Drives the Procure-to-Pay Process with internal stakeholders, recommending areas for improvement and simplification. Facilitates the supply chain, internal ordering process optimization, and Procure-to-Pay process for hospitals, handling all supply, quality, or service level issues. Drives and leverage supplier capabilities to reduce Mars TCO in the supply chain. Implements process standardization and optimization strategies across the organization. Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. in all daily activities. Other job duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates the ongoing, timely provision of materials and services for hospitals.
- Works to improve internal processes and procedures and stakeholder engagement for requisitions and contract management, focusing on quality and service levels.
- Identifies risk and crisis management within the BluePearl network and provides feedback regarding supply chain optimization, how service levels can be improved, and Commercial’s overall effectiveness.
- Supports Commercial initiatives to drive: Supplier Performance, and Continuous Process Improvement.
- Total Delivered Cost Reduction.
- Working Capital/Cash Management Strategies.
- Stakeholder Engagement.
- Procure to Pay process enhancements & improvements.
Benefits
- Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
- Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience.
- We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops.
- As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.
- We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
- Parental leave benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- 401k and retirement planning
- Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
- A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
