Description
Introduction
Do you have the career opportunities as a Purchasing Warehouse Buyer you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Work from Home which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits
Work from Home offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
Our teams are a committed, caring group of colleagues. Do you want to work as a Purchasing Warehouse Buyer where your passion for creating positive patient interactions is valued? If you are dedicated to caring for the well-being of others, this could be your next opportunity. We want your knowledge and expertise!
Job Summary and Qualifications
The Purchasing Warehouse Buyer is responsible for processing all purchasing requests for all supplies, services, and equipment. The Purchasing Warehouse Buyer is responsible for ensuring all orders are processed in an accurate and timely manner, as well as expediting all orders including follow up on ETAs, sourcing viable substitute products to minimize the impact of backorders on our customers, and coordinating orders with warehouse inventory analysts and clinical team. The Purchasing Warehouse Buyer is also responsible for ensuring that invoice and price discrepancies are resolved, outstanding receiving report information is kept current, and providing updated information on open orders for inventory items with low stock.
Process all warehouse general stores orders in a timely and accurate manner
Process all warehouse special purchase requests from SMART Procurement in a timely and accurate manner
Validate receipt, review, and correct all EDI and fax confirmations in order toeliminate any service failures
Obtain and document estimated ship date and available substitutes for items confirmed as backorder or allocated
Contact vendor (website, customer service, sales rep, national account rep) and review prior orders to obtain available substitutes, as required
Provide available substitute options to clinical team and Inventory Analyst for review and approval
Review outstanding receiving (OREC) report weekly to ensure it remains current.
Contact vendors to update estimated ship dates for items that should have arrived based on past due estimated ship dates, or expected delivery dates
Work closely with Inventory Analyst to review OREC and update receiving as required
Provide updated status of purchases based on requests received from inventory analysts
Obtain 14-day stock out report weekly from Inventory Analyst and update current status of orders based on OREC data and updated information from vendor. Provide Updated 14-day stock out report to facility Supply Chain Directors.
Work closely with Accounts Payable staff to resolve all invoice discrepancies within forty-eight hours
Education & Experience: (Required for new hires as of 6/01/2018)
High School Diploma or GED Required
Associate Degree of higher Preferred
Three to Five (3 to 5) years purchasing or order entry experience Preferred
HealthTrust Supply Chain (https://healthtrustpg.com/) is a critical part of HCA Healthcare's strategy. Our focus is to improve performance and reduce costs. We do this by joining non-clinical and administrative functions. HealthTrust Supply Chain best practice methodologies. We develop, apply and monitor cost-efficient initiatives and programs for HCA Healthcare. By improving facility efficiency, medical professionals can focus on our mission - patient care.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Purchasing Warehouse Buyer opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
