Buyer I/II

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Utah.

📋 Description

• Acquire both direct and indirect goods and services while maximizing cost-effectiveness and quality.

• Act as a subject matter expert in designated purchasing categories and specialized procurement processes.

• Collaborate with service lines, suppliers, and product categories to deliver purchasing services and address procure-to-pay challenges.

• Oversee moderate-to-high-value/risk purchases, including consignment items, storerooms, pharmaceuticals, physician preference items, implants, and surgical equipment.

• Drive acquisitions utilizing contracts, formulary, and policy knowledge to ensure compliance.

• Confirm requisitions, create and execute purchase orders, identify sources, and minimally negotiate non-contracted purchases.

• Manage urgent and emergency orders while proactively sharing delivery updates.

• Collaborate with category managers to implement improvements in cost, quality, and supply consistency.

• Develop supply risk management strategies and facilitate the identification and approval of substitutes.

• Review and maintain reports to reduce disruptions, ensure timely payments, and achieve KPI goals.

• Engage with Intermountain Healthcare caregivers and suppliers at all levels.

• Participate in on-call coverage for approximately two months per team each year, around two weeks for each caregiver.

⛳️ Requirements

• Maintain a professional license as required; pharmacy buyers must have a pharmacy tech license.

• Proven experience in a role demanding attention to detail, sound decision-making, urgency/timeliness, and negotiation skills with suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Experience in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while managing multiple deadlines and priorities.

• Preferred: Two years of experience demonstrating effective communication and customer service skills while interacting with clinical and technical experts.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

• Required knowledge of ERP and P2P systems.

• Familiarity with EDI, e-commerce, and telephone systems for order placement.

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to analyze, recommend, and implement effective solutions.

• Capability to assist in training and mentoring Buyer I employees.

• Business acumen, intellectual curiosity, and creative thinking are essential.

• Negotiation skills and a willingness to enhance negotiation strategies.

• Ability to meet physical demands, including reading information and labels, quickly and accurately communicating and understanding spoken information, and manual dexterity for using computers, phones, and cables.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting programs for a healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged lifestyle.

• Remote work expectations include the use of company-provided equipment.