The Senior Buyer is responsible for purchasing supplies/services and ongoing monitoring of Procurement's transactional operations including leading of work groups to drive continuous improvement and responds to audits. Will be responsible for the sourcing, procurement and service tasks related to the daily operations supporting processing of shopping carts for critical supplies.
WHO WE ARE
With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8-hour shift between 7:30am and 5pm
Responsible for procuring goods, equipment, and services. Prepare purchase orders for approval after achieving defined approval process. Verify specifications of purchase orders are in compliance with existing contracts/agreements. Confirm contractual pricing and notify appropriate staff of pricing discrepancies.
Daily order management, handling confirmations, replenishing inventories, notifying contract teams of changes to products and assisting in the resolution of pricing and product issues
Coordinate the day to day activities of the Buyers
Serve as a liaison between those we are privileged to serve and suppliers, building and maintaining strong relationships with those we are privileged to serve.
Coordinate and collaborate with various Departments and affiliates for their input.
Expedite, cancel/defer, and ensure that purchase orders are aligned to support the needs of those we are privileged to serve.
QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's Degree preferred
High School Diploma/GED and 5 years of procurement or supply chain experience in a health care environment and/or higher education institution required
OR
Associate's Degree and 4 years of procurement experience in a health care environment and/or higher education institution required
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
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The Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry began in Lafayette, Ind., in 1875. Today, Franciscan Alliance is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest with 12 hospital campuses in Indiana and Illinois, approximately 20,000 employees and a number of nationally recognized Centers of Health Care Excellence. Hospitals include: Franciscan Health Crown Point, Franciscan Health Michigan City, Franciscan Health Crawfordsville, Franciscan Health Lafayette East, Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Franciscan Health Carmel, Franciscan Health Rensselaer, Franciscan Health Mooresville, Franciscan Health Hammond, Franciscan Health Dyer, Franciscan Health Munster and Franciscan Beacon Hospital in Indiana; and Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Illinois. For more information, visit FranciscanHealth.org.
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