Buyer - Full time - Supply Chain Purchasing

Embark on a rewarding career with DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan . If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.
At Tenet Healthcare, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Health savings accounts, healthcare C dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder C childcare, auto C home insurance.

Manages Supply Chain activities in Central Sterile Processing in a coordinated effort with the CSP management team. In conjunction with Materials Resource Management and Central Sterile Processing Director develops implementation plans for various CSP supply chain initiatives to reduce supply and equipment expenditures, improve supply chain efficiencies, and eliminate waste. Assesses issues, identifies causes, creates options and thru coordinated effort with CSP management team implements changes for CSP supply chain improvement. May participates in various system Value Analysis Committees to provide support, recommendations for product conversion and implementation strategies.
Uses system MMIS and ORIS data to determines and maintain appropriate inventory levels for supplies surgical materials. Coordinates inventory replenishment activities using MMIS and various mobile supply chain technologies. Audits daily transactions related to preparation of case carts, as well as product returns to inventory, and charges to various departments serviced by CSP, provides information to CSP Director for dissemination and related resulting action. Conducts inventory cycle counts, investigates variances, maintains supply bin locations and labels. Insures product dating is checked and excess inventory is reduced.
Participates in the periodic review and development of preference lists and makes suggestions regarding their content and the disposition of required supplies to the CSP Information Specialist for system changes. Works with Corporate Purchasing and vendors to return excess inventory and obsolete items. Analyzes product usage, cost, lead time, and optimizes inventory levels and turns. Works with CSP Director regarding suggestions of inventory location.
May assist in development of department specific protocols for managing supplies including storage, contract compliance, and exception management.
Associate’s degree in business administration or closely related field or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Four or more years of progressively more responsible experience in related supply chain work, with previous experience managing projects. Previous work experience in an Operating Room Healthcare setting desirable.
Analytical ability to create solutions to difficult administrative, technical or human situations, to anticipate and resolve a broad range of issues and concerns on multiple, sometimes unrelated topics, to determine the need for process development and refinement, to independently evaluate situations and outline ramifications of multiple solutions or options, to recommend goals for a function/area and understand when intervention in current work processes must occur to ensure successful delivery of service.
Communication and/or interpersonal skills for contact with internal and external customers/stakeholders to discuss and interpret technical information and department or function policy. Conflict resolution skills are exercised within the unit or function and occasionally on an interdepartmental or inter-functional basis. Project management skills including the ability to define program, project, or process objectives, identify stakeholders and their interests, plan steps, coordinate and allocate human, technological and fiscal resources to accomplish goals and objectives in a resourceful yet timely manner.
Broad technical knowledge of healthcare supplies, equipment and services.
Knowledge of health care procurement practices and products to understand departments’ needs and participate in development of favorable contractual purchase terms.
Composition and computer skills to translate data into comprehensive reports using word processing, database and spreadsheet software.
High level of knowledge with personal computers and software program techniques.
Facility Description:
Children’s Hospital of Michigan is an international leader in pediatric and adolescent medicine. Surgical services include general, thoracic, reconstructive and cardiovascular. Imaging technology designed specifically for children provides advanced diagnostic services including Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and MRI. The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Emergency Department is a verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center and dedicated pediatric burn center. Experts in pediatric critical care, rehabilitation, and neonatal and perinatal medicine provide care for thousands of children every year at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan - Troy and six ambulatory sites.
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
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The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Job: Material Management Primary Location: Detroit, Michigan Facility: DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan Job Type: Full Time Shift Type: Day Shift Begin: 5:30 AM Shift End: 2:00 PM Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.