Purchasing Administrator Job Description

At Stateserv, we are seeking a highly skilled Purchasing Administrator to join our team. As a key member of our procurement team, you will be responsible for establishing purchasing policies, sourcing suppliers, and coordinating the purchase, shipment, and receipt of company assets, supplies, and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supports management in establishing purchasing policies for acquisition and receiving of company assets, supplies, and services that optimize quality, cost, and timely delivery criteria.
• Sources and coordinates supplier selection, tracks supplier performance standards, and conducts ongoing evaluation.
• Processes the purchase, shipment, receipt, and inspection of DME and other materials.
• Works with inventory and operations management to ensure assets and inventories are optimally utilized before replacing.
• Prepares, maintains, and reviews purchasing files and records, price lists, requisitions statuses, contracts, and orders.
• Supports and leads cost reductions efforts, along with evaluating and sourcing new to market product offerings.
• Responds to requests for specialty items by researching the product purchase and rental options, vendors, and pricing.
• With support from finance, creates annual capital expenditures budget.

Requirements:

• A Bachelor's of Science Degree in business, finance, or a closely related field is preferred.
• Three to four years of purchasing experience is required.
• Demonstrated experience in which incumbent regularly interfaces with internal stakeholders and customers.
• Strong data entry and accounting systems experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in the healthcare or medical fields in which incumbents have gained an understanding of durable medical equipment is strongly preferred.

Working Conditions:

This position entails a high level of work performed at a computer terminal throughout the day. Good eyesight or corrected vision is required due to continuous validation of system information. Regular eye-hand coordination and manual dexterity is required to operate office equipment.