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About The Position

Requirements

• High school education required.
• Intermediate keyboarding skills and knowledge and skills using Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Intermediate skill using typical office equipment: copier, calculator, printer, scanner and pager.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to effectively deal with difficult customers.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.
• Must be able to read, write, and communicate proficiently to complete required reports, and interact with others.
• Ability to exhibit professionalism, tact and patience when communicating with others.
• Ability to interact effectively and empathetically with patients and their families.
• Thorough working knowledge of supply management, purchasing policies, ethics, processes and procedures.
• Proven documentation skills and ability to negotiate the best vendor terms, pricing, and delivery based on budget and schedule requirements.
• Advanced phone etiquette required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Three – five years purchasing experience required.

Nice To Haves

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience with Great Plains inventory and requisition systems, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Orders supplies and services to meet the needs of the Village
• Returns merchandise to vendors when necessary.
• Developing and managing relationships with suppliers to ensure that they provide high-quality products at competitive prices
• Follow up on the status of orders already placed and provides up-to-date information on them by checking with vendors.
• Makes recommendations to dispose or repair equipment.
• Maintains up-to-date procurement and inventory records.
• Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements
• Handles stress well and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
• Maintains acceptable standards of workplace conduct.
• Reconciles and approves payment of vendor invoices.
• Procurement responsibilities include IT equipment/services, medical, plumbing, housekeeping, maintenance, HVAC, construction supplies as well as any other as assigned.
• Maintain all service contracts, vendor contracts and certificates of insurance.
• Manages the Village vehicle fleet including fuel, insurance, and licensing.
• Researches, analyzes, and forecasts current and future buying trends, markets, styles, and products with attention to specified target market and demographics
• Acquire and submit to Risk Management, Material Safety sheets as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Nicotine-Free & Drug Free Workplace