Purchasing Agent - Materials Management

We are looking to add top talent to our Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas team.

Join us in performing Sacred Work!

Competitive benefits are offered including:

Matched Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Comprehensive Benefit Plan – Medical, Dental, Vision and Much More!

Bonus Potential

Summary/Objective

The Purchasing Agent is required to perform the purchasing function by creating purchase orders, placing orders with vendors, check pricing, terms, lead time. This non-clinical position requires skills and experience as a buyer with hospital purchasing experience. The Purchasing Agent must support the mission of providing Sacred Work to all who enter the doors of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Contacts vendors for the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment and works with vendors and hospital personnel to ensure that actions are completed.
• Utilizes knowledge of purchasing policy to ensure that contract vendors are used to the greatest extent, pricing, vendor terms are correct on PO's.
• Validate that products are within the GPO.
• Ensure that new vendors are properly set up in the required systems and that accounting is informed.
• Coordinate with AP to complete receipt of outstanding invoices monthly

Ensure all stock items are purchased on a regular schedule and non-stock orders are ordered based on need and "stat" requests are given priority.