Buyer Intermediate - Military Veterans

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

The Buyer Intermediate will be responsible for procuring medical devices to support safe patient care across the entire UMH system providing both timely delivery of goods and providing inputs to complete the procure to pay cycle. The centralized buying team is responsible for 9,200+ items in the medical device formulary and a $150MIL annual spend.

• Provide Michigan Medicine an uninterrupted flow of materials and services while keeping inventory investments to a minimum.
• Manage the purchasing cycle, including generating requisitions, PO creation, PO follow-up, goods reception, and ensure final payment.
• Proactively identify risks that affect supply, transformation, delivery, and customer demand and by developing strategies to minimize or manage risks.
• General inventory management to ensure right products are ordered at the right quantity to avoid risk of stock out.
• Monitor supplier performance utilizing available tools to measure and provide feedback.
• Create service schedules that maintain capacity levels to meet anticipated demand.
• Develop and maintain documentation of processes and supports ongoing improvements in the purchasing cycle.
• Address data discrepancies and updates missing information in the ERP when applicable to ensure purchases are not held up.
• Apply logical and critical thinking skills to identify issues from master data and corrects accordingly.
• Support cross-functional projects to support department goals and continued improvement.
• Works under general supervision using independent judgment to complete required tasks

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.
• High level of proficiency in business intelligence tools such as Excel, GHX, etc.
• 4 Years of experience in Inventory Management, Purchasing, or Supply Chain Management, preferably in a Healthcare Setting.
• High level of analytical and problem-solving skills sets with the ability to independently identify action items.
• Experience with ERP systems.

• Detail oriented with a demonstrated talent and enthusiasm for investigating and solving problems
• Exposure to process improvement and LEAN processes
• Strong communication skillsets both oral and written
• Strong collaborator who works collaboratively
• Excellent customer service attitude

Days: Monday-Friday

Monday and Friday work from home, Tuesday-Thursday are onsite

Hours:40

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.