Materials Management Specialist

Purchasing Function For Medical / Surgical Items

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Perform purchasing function for medical / surgical items for the Operating Rooms. Establish par levels for all supplies with manager of designee of unit. Review par levels of all special order items on a daily basis and reorder, as needed. Review daily schedule to determine urgent replacement on minimal par level items. Review all patient supply charges to determine appropriate charge per procedure and reorder, as necessary. Enter purchase orders with appropriate vendor for goods and services. Identify and contact sources for supplies; review literature, meet with vendor, coordinate meetings with key personnel and consults with purchasing for pricing. Communicate back order concerns and provide new sources of substitutes to satisfy departmental requirements. Obtain verbal and written quotations for goods and finalize pricing with Purchasing Department. Perform all necessary follow-up and expediting activities to ensure delivery requirements including reconciliation of order receiving. Collaborate with distribution personnel to ensure availability of hospital inventory for perioperative services. Review supplies budget and support financial analyst with monthly variance report. Maintain historical purchasing files, catalogs, pricing, and reference information; including all incoming and outgoing requests, purchase orders and contracts. Maintain accurate data entry requirements, interact with purchasing and distribution departments concerning questions related to supply sources, pricing, and procedures.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

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