Supply Chain / Procurement / Buyer / Purchaser

Lumexa Imaging is one of the country's largest providers of outpatient medical imaging. We are the partner of choice for health systems and radiologists, delivering best-in-class clinical excellence, operations, and state-of-the-art technology across our platform.

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Buyer to join our procurement team. The Procurement Buyer is responsible for supporting an efficient and effective purchasing operation for materials, supplies, equipment, and services using established systems, policies and procedures. Utilize strategic procurement practices to support solicitation, selection, negotiation, and contracts to meet company goals and objectives. The Procurement Buyer is responsible for vendor relationship management, leading efforts to enhance internal controls related to sourcing, coordination, communication, budgeting and managing the delivery of goods and services. Responsible for solicitation (RFP, RFQ, RFI) processes, and contract administration supporting business needs. The Procurement Buyer will support or lead strategic and operational sourcing initiatives for Procurement in partnership with key stakeholders. This position will also require strong analytical skills and the ability to flex with changing business requirements.

Manages vendor performance and contract adherence; Negotiates pricing and deliverables to ensure quality standards and business needs are being met. Source new suppliers to improve quality, on time service delivery and cost savings

Collaborates with key stakeholders to understand business initiatives and procurement’s role to meet company objectives and achieve desired results

Collaborates with procurement peers to ensure alignment and execution of category strategies

Drives sourcing and category plans to achieve savings and performance targets

Expert at balancing strategic sourcing, supplier management and daily procurement operations and analysis

Continuously identifies and implements strategies and improvement initiatives to reduce cost, improve quality and result in a lower total cost of ownership

Contributes to the development of project plans and key deliverables

Understand business impacts and align with stakeholders to effectively assess risk levels, manage supply continuity, develop contingency plans, and establish risk management strategies to mitigate risk.

Key Relationships: Part of the critical responsibility of the Procurement Agent is to successfully interact with various other individuals including, but not limited to: Project Managers, Executives, Finance leads, Functional Business Leaders, Training, and Implementation team(s).

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience.

Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Procurement or Oracle E-Business Suite is required

Ability to make decisions, solution, prioritize assignments, and direct team members in an ever-changing procurement environment

3 to 5 years procurement experience managing critical suppliers and contractual agreements including management and negotiation of outsourcing agreements;

Proven financial & business acumen

Understanding of the procure-to-pay (P2P) lifecycle within an ERP environment

Current knowledge of leading supply chain practices and benchmarks

Analytical thinking & proven financial acumen

Intermediate to advanced Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Lumexa Imaging provides a competitive compensation program to attract, retain, and motivate a high-performance workforce.