What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Coordinator position at Neighborhood Healthcare?
Community health is about more than just vaccines and checkups. It’s about giving people the resources they need to live their best lives. At Neighborhood, this is our vision. A community where everyone is healthy and happy. We’re with you every step of the way, with the care you need for each of life’s chapters. At Neighborhood, we are Better Together.
As a private, non-profit 501(C) (3) community health organization, we serve over 506,563 medical, dental, and behavioral health visits from more than 96,867 people annually. We do this in pursuit of our mission to improve the health and happiness of the communities we serve by providing quality care to all, regardless of situation or circumstance.
We have been doing this since 1969 and it is our employees that make this mission a reality. Regardless of the role, our team focuses on being compassionate, having integrity, being professional, always collaborating, and consistently going above and beyond. If that sounds like an organization you want to be a part of, we would love to have you.
The Purchasing Coordinator will provide procurement support to the Procurement Department. This role will maintain competitive and consistent pricing of products and services for the organization. In addition, this role will assist with a variety of procurement functions.
Responsibilities
- Place orders and ensure competitive/consistent pricing of products and services
- Requests purchase order confirmations and updates purchase orders
- Monitors orders to ensure accurate and timely delivery of products, services, and contract compliance
- Manages and processes returns for organization
- Reconciles and resolves open purchase orders and invoice discrepancies with vendors
- Follows and enforces procurement related policies and procedures
- Provides administrative support to management and the purchasing team
- Contributes to the success of the organization by participating in quality improvement activities
- Maintains prompt responses to employees and supplier inquiries and communications
- Works to maximize quality of supplier relationships and ensures industry respect
- Impacts patient experiences by demonstrating courteous and helpful behavior and a commitment to accuracy of orders
- Operates to instill confidence in our care and in our facilities to patients, fellow employees, and other stakeholders
Qualifications
Education/Experience
- High school diploma/GED required; bachelor’s degree in supply chain or accounting preferred
- One year purchasing or accounting experience preferred
- Previous experience with company enterprise resource planning, procurement or Coupa systems preferred
Additional Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including superior composition, typing and proofreading skills
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
- Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to maintain professional demeanor with internal and external contacts in all business transactions
- Ability to cooperate with a team in accomplishing goals and objectives
- Ability to function at highest level according to credentials and competency
- Excellent planning and organizational ability
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
- Ability to work with highly confidential information in a professional and ethical manner
- Proficient PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs [ Word, Excel, Asana, Teams]
Pay range: $22.69-$25.91 per hour, depending on experience.
Salary : $23 - $26