Senior Buyer-Mt Sinai Hospital

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Buyer negotiates contractual arrangements between Mount Sinai Medical Center and selected vendors committing funds to ensure the procurement of high quality equipment, supplies and other products at optimum cost. Prepares and evaluates bids; awards contracts for large dollar relationships and purchases. Develops RFO's for specialized purchase situations, such as service agreements, capital purchases, etc. Negotiates for cost savings and other value-added benefits with every purchase opportunity. Utilizes PMM as the standard purchasing application with other appropriate protocols.

Requirements

• 3 years minimum purchasing experience (hospital experience preferred)

Responsibilities

• Maintains a relationship with vendors to ensure the procurement of high quality equipment and products, expedient delivery and reliable service at optimum prices.
• Analyzes markets to determine vendors sources and product availability.
• Develops bids for products, services and capital purchases according to purchasing policies and conventions. Reviews and awards contracts based on total value proposition of each relationship.
• Prepares solicitations, evaluates, negotiates, and prepares award purchase contracts for the purpose of purchasing supplies, equipment and products within authorized purchasing limit. Secures supervisor’s approval for purchases above authorized limit.
• Manages all aspects of the contract process including price, freight terms, payment terms and rebates/credits.
• Maintains familiarity with the U.S. General Purchasing Office (GPO) contracts and utilizes it to achieve the best possible contractual agreements. Collaborates with user departments to achieve volume commitments and standardization compliance.
• Manages all aspects of the contract process including price, freight terms, payment terms, rebates/credits, etc. Strives to maximize ratio of contracts to non-contracted transactions to 90:10.
• Recommends changes in methods and procedures to improve systems of procurement.
• Performs other related duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees