Buyer - Hybrid Work from Home Schedule - Sarnova Job at Sarnova HC, LLC
Company Overview:
The Buyer is responsible for coordinating and executing procurement activities to enhance the Company’s high standard of service level, while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory in the supply chain. The Buyer is also responsible for managing purchasing functions from an assigned group of suppliers including the daily review of item forecasts, proactive demand management, replenishment planning and ordering, working with suppliers on open orders, and work with Vendor Relations to resolve supply issues.
Sarnova is the leading national specialty distributor of health care products in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Respiratory Markets and is the industry leader in Revenue Cycle Management within Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The company operates through several market-leading companies including Tri-anim Health Services, the largest specialty distributor of respiratory products, Bound Tree Medical, the largest supplier of EMS products, EMP and Cardio Partners, a full Sudden Cardiac Arrest Solution provider, and Digitech, the leader in EMS revenue cycle management. Responsibilities and Qualifications:
Organizational Impact:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Skills/Experience Required:
Sarnova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package, including 401(k) Plan. EEO/M/F/Veterans/Disabled
Hybrid Position: M&F work from home. T-TH office based.
The Buyer is responsible for coordinating and executing procurement activities to enhance the Company’s high standard of service level, while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory in the supply chain. The Buyer is also responsible for managing purchasing functions from an assigned group of suppliers including the daily review of item forecasts, proactive demand management, replenishment planning and ordering, working with suppliers on open orders, and work with Vendor Relations to resolve supply issues.
Sarnova is the leading national specialty distributor of health care products in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Respiratory Markets and is the industry leader in Revenue Cycle Management within Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The company operates through several market-leading companies including Tri-anim Health Services, the largest specialty distributor of respiratory products, Bound Tree Medical, the largest supplier of EMS products, EMP and Cardio Partners, a full Sudden Cardiac Arrest Solution provider, and Digitech, the leader in EMS revenue cycle management.
Summary:
The Buyer is responsible for coordinating and executing procurement activities to enhance the Company’s high standard of service level, while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory in the supply chain. The Buyer is also responsible for managing purchasing functions from an assigned group of suppliers including the daily review of item forecasts, proactive demand management, replenishment planning and ordering, working with suppliers on open orders, and work with Vendor Relations to resolve supply issues. The Buyer should strive to establish and uphold mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers as well as internal and external customers and exercise good working knowledge of assigned suppliers and costs to make purchases consistent with quality and quantity requirements.
Organizational Impact:
As a buyer at Sarnova, what you do each day matters as each decision impacts the supply chain of our business. The buyer uses data analysis and replenishment tools to bring in the right inventory, in the right place at the right time.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Execute daily activities to support procurement processes. Contact suppliers to obtain product or service information, validate pricing and ship dates. Maintain up-to-date delivery dates in systems which are visible to Customer Service and Sales team. Follow-up on late deliveries and backordered items.
- Optimize procurement system by analyzing trends, lead times and product demand to determine the amount of finished product to be ordered from suppliers.
- Provide ongoing review of parameter management to include lead times, order policy, stocking locations, safety stock and item classifications to meet or exceed objectives for purchased items and services with regard to quality, on-time delivery, and service levels.
- Determines the best metrics to use to provide the most accurate representation of the forecast.
- Research and approve payment when there are discrepancies between the Company’s purchase order and supplier invoice, and maintain necessary records.
- Maintain procurement records such as items or purchased services, supplier confirmation, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories.
- Strive to meet or exceed specific performance metrics including fill rate, inventory turns, aging purchase orders, individual cost savings goals, backorder reduction, and excess inventory levels.
- Work with other departments to determine optimal inventory levels.
- Support the Vendor Relations, Marketing, Customer Service and Sales Departments with product information such as item discontinuation and replacement, items on long term backorder, and discounts to accounting.
- Works closely with the Distribution/Warehouse teams to provide notification when priority orders are set to deliver.
- Conduct self in a professional and ethical manner that is consistent with the Sarnova’s policies and procedures.
- Strive for 100% internal and external customer satisfaction by obtaining and maintaining a clear understanding of the customer's needs and providing products and services that totally satisfy customer requirements.
- Participate in special projects as needed.
Skills/Experience Required:
- 2+ years’ procurement and strong demand management experience.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Procurement, or other related field.
- Strong knowledge of supply chain.
- Knowledge of Microsoft products including Microsoft Word, Excel. Access experience is a plus.
- Experience utilizing procurement and inventory tracking system.
- Knowledge of warehouse operations and inventory control policies and procedures is a plus.
- Ability to prioritize and multitask responsibilities.
- Customer-orientated.
- Effective written and oral communication.
- Analytical thinking skills.
- Ability to problem-solve and course correct.
- JDA experience preferred but not required. D365 experience a plus.
Sarnova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package, including 401(k) Plan. EEO/M/F/Veterans/Disabled
Our mission is to be the best partner for those who save and improve patients’ lives. Excellence in delivering upon our mission is dependent upon having a diverse team that is empowered to bring their full, authentic self to work each day. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve, and we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity.
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