Buyer

Overview

Buyer is responsible for the Purchasing of Services and Goods to be used by the Organizations varies departments.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain positive relationships with patients visitors and other employees. Interacts professionally courteously and appropriately with patients visitors and other employees. Behaves in a manner consistent with maintaining and furthering a positive public perception of Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and its employees.
• Contributes to and participates in the Performance / Quality Improvement activities of the assigned department. Contribution and participation includes data collection analysis implementation of and compliance with risk management and claims activities support of and participation in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) teams consistent adherence to the specific rules and regulations of the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (a) Safety and Security Policies (b) Risk Management : Incident and Occurrence Reporting (c) Infection Control Policies and Procedures and (d) Patient and Customer Service.
• Receives Purchase Requests for the purchase rental or loan of supplies equipment or services. Reviews to ensure that they are properly prepared and signed by authorized personnel.
• Solicits competitive bids when appropriate base on specifications provided by Departments or Services.
• Places order with responsible vendors based on quality of product reliability and competitive price.
• Advises initiating Department of delivery date.
• Advises initiating Department when late delivery is anticipated.
• Ensures vendor compliance with specifications and adherence to established delivery schedules.
• Maintains records of all purchases documented and filed to facilitate audit.
• Arranges for the internal distribution of the copies of processed Purchase Orders.
• Assigns emergency Purchase Order numbers when required and approved by the Director.
• Compiles and periodically updates a list of responsible vendors.
• Delegates projects to Purchasing Assistant.
• Expedites the receipt of orders that are partially filled back ordered or held up for any other reason.
• Follows policies and procedures se forth in the Purchasing Manual.
• Maintains liaison with vendor who service the hospital.

Qualifications

Key Skills

Account Management,Execution,Insurance Management,Import & Export,Catering Operations,Building Electrician

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1