Manager, Purchasing

At Vitalant, every role helps support the lifesaving mission of providing blood and blood products to patients and hospitals across the country. Under limited direction, the Manager, Purchasing leads a team of buyers supporting multiple sites and functions across Vitalant’s national footprint, helping ensure teams have the critical supplies and resources needed to support donors, employees, and patient care operations. This role combines strong leadership, analytical expertise, and operational focus to drive purchasing excellence through process optimization, cost containment initiatives, and collaboration with sourcing and cross‑functional partners.

The Manager, Purchasing plays a key role in maintaining continuity of supply, ensuring contract compliance, and delivering the best overall value to support Vitalant’s mission and day‑to‑day operational success.

Compensation: $110,000 - $120,000

This position will work in the Scottsdale, AZ National Headquarters 3 days per week and work from an at‑home office 2 days per week.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of buyers and sourcing specialists, including recruitment, training, performance management, and employee engagement.
• Drive purchasing optimization initiatives through process improvement, operational excellence, and data‑driven supply chain strategies.
• Partner with sourcing, warehouse, accounts payable, and cross‑functional teams to ensure continuity of supply, efficient material flow, and overall value to the organization.
• Support sourcing and procurement activities including RFQs, supplier collaboration, contract negotiations, and acquisition of non‑contracted products and services.
• Develop and maintain standardized purchasing processes, tools, scorecards, reporting, and supplier performance metrics.
• Analyze supplier, category, and operational data to identify trends, improve reporting capabilities, and support strategic decision‑making.
• Manage supplier contract compliance and collaborate with stakeholders to resolve non‑compliance issues and improve purchasing effectiveness.
• Resolve complex supply chain and operational challenges using best practices and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Support budgeting, expense tracking, and operational planning initiatives to improve financial performance and organizational value.
• Ensure compliance with internal SOPs, regulatory requirements, and quality customer service standards across all activities.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Master's degree preferred

• CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager) or CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) preferred.
• Experience in healthcare Supply Chain Management environment preferred.

Five years of purchasing experience required. To include:

• Two years supervisory experience.
• Experience in healthcare Supply Chain management environment preferred

• Must possess the skills and abilities to successfully perform all assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Must have analytical, statistical, personal organization, and problem solving skills.
• Able to organize, prioritize, and execute a variable workload and multiple priorities.
• Ability to think strategically and independently.
• Must have proficient computer skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment and participate as an active member of management.
• Ability to establish priorities and follow through on projects, paying close attention to detail with minimal supervision