Senior Buyer - Surgical and Cardiac Services

Senior Buyer
- Surgical & Cardiac Services Supply Chain

This position is National Remote. You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in Minneapolis, Virginia, Maryland, or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office for a minimum of four (4) days per week.

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives?

Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Buyer
- Surgical & Cardiac Services Supply Chain supports John Muir Health's procedural and high-acuity clinical areas by managing the acquisition, replenishment, and supplier coordination of supplies, implants, procedural products, equipment-related purchases, and services essential to surgical, cardiac, perioperative, cath lab, interventional, and related patient-care operations.

The ideal candidate has strong healthcare purchasing experience with demonstrated knowledge of surgical services, cardiac services, procedural supply workflows, vendor coordination, contract compliance, consignment inventory, implant and device coordination, pharmacy-related supply workflows, and asset management in procedural areas.

Key Skills for Success

Successful performance in this role requires:

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume procedural healthcare environment, including surgical, cardiac, perioperative, cath lab, interventional, and other patient-care support areas
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage urgent clinical needs, competing requests, backorders, vendor follow-up, and time-sensitive purchasing activity
• Experience supporting surgical and cardiac services supply chain operations, including implants, procedural supplies, specialty products, equipment-related purchases, service agreements, and clinically sensitive products
• Strong data and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret usage, spend, contract, inventory, consignment, and supplier performance data to support sourcing and cost-optimization efforts
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to partner directly with clinical leaders, physicians, procedural departments, finance, value analysis, suppliers, and supply chain stakeholders

This position is full time, Monday
- Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our shift schedules during our normal business hours of 7:00 am - 4:30 pm PST. It may be necessary, given the business need, to support urgent procedural needs as required.

We offer weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of the training will be based on schedule or will be discussed on your first day of employment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review, issue, and manage purchase orders in alignment with surgical, cardiac, perioperative, and procedural-area requirements, contract terms, and supplier commitments
• Research, analyze, and resolve invoices, pricing, receiving, and purchase order discrepancies using contract terms, procedural documentation, supplier communications, and stakeholder input
• Support surgical services and cardiac services category activity by identifying utilization gaps, standardization opportunities, alternate sourcing options, product conversions, and cost-savings opportunities
• Coordinate with vendors and clinical teams on implants, procedural supplies, specialty products, consignment inventory, loaner equipment, and time-sensitive case support needs
• Monitor supplier backorders, product availability, service levels, and performance metrics; communicate issues and escalate as needed to protect procedural schedules and continuity of patient care
• Expedite, substitute, or mitigate supply issues in time-sensitive surgical, cardiac, and procedural environments while ensuring appropriate stakeholder communication and documentation
• Process product returns, recalls, credits, consignment adjustments, and related supplier follow-up in accordance with healthcare compliance and documentation standards
• Maintain accurate supplier, item, pricing, contract, consignment, and asset-related data within ERP and supporting systems to support audit readiness,…