Clinical Buyer

The Clinical Buyer works under the supervision of the Director of Supply Chain Operations to facilitate the procurement of patient-facing medical supplies, routine replacement, special use needs, and coordinate repair of medical equipment for Mosaic Life Care. Individual collaborates with patient-facing departments, peers and assigned suppliers to maintain the desired flow of supplies to the entire system while representing Supply Chain as the customer service contact for Mosaic system users regarding procurement operations. This role expeditiously resolves procurement related inquiries, challenges, or issues in a customer centric manner ensuring an overall positive experience. In a proactive manor, they are responsible for expediting product on demand while working with sourcing to find substitutions as needed keeping logistic costs down and quality high. They are responsible for reviewing requisition batches for compliance to Mosaic standards, investigating inconsistencies, and authorizing release of orders to suppliers as required. Additionally, the Clinical Buyer teams up with accounting to address cost errors, review invoices, and bridges the relationship between AP and Supply Chain.

Mosaic Life Care is a health care system in northwest Missouri. With a vision of transforming community health by being a life-care innovator, Mosaic places the holistic needs of patients first by providing the right care at the right time and place, offering high value and quality health care.

Mosaic has a wide array of benefits to meet each employee's individual needs. Our benefits were designed by listening to people just like you. Mosaic also offers several perks with a focus on ensuring our employees feel valued, including concierge services, employee lounge, wellness programs, free covered parking, free on-site and virtual health clinics and many more. When paired with compensation and recognition, it is what continues to make us the employer of choice for employees at any stage of their journey.

Skills and Abilities

Essential Technical/Motor Skills

• Computer skills, speaks clearly, inputs data, answers telephone, ability to communicate clearly in written form, proficient in various software applications such as Microsoft Office Suite.

Interpersonal Skills

• Team player poses a positive attitude with a work ethic of the highest standard, friendly, flexible, cooperative.
• Must be a self-starter and practice continuous quality improvement.

Essential Physical Requirements

• Performs duties in Shipping/Receiving/Storeroom as needed.

Essential Mental Abilities

• Excellent written/oral communication skills, interpret data, analyze, skilled in advanced mathematical calculations, comprehend, understand, and follow instructions/rules, adaptable, detailed organizational and critical thinking skills.
• Must be able to continually re-prioritize tasks according to the impact on patient care. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, caregivers and suppliers/vendors.
• Excellent reconciliation skills, adapt at solving inventory problems with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to meet deadlines and complete all projects in a timely manner.

Essential Sensory Requirements

• Visual skills

Exposure to Hazards

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Other Skills and Abilities

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Acts as an official procurement agent for Mosaic Life Care, facilitate purchase orders, and work with suppliers to secure supplies and services. Processes and expedite requisitions for OR stock and special items, services, returns and repairs. This includes determining priority status, supplier choice, confirming prices and availability, lead times, authorizing substitutes, ensuring order documentation and determining shipping procedures (FedEx, UPS, etc.) to meet organizational needs. Works with customers to determine product needs, supply sources and obtain samples. Informs a customer of situations that may affect the flow of supplies, new products, new methods, and suggests alternative to achieve cost containment. Responsible for resolving shipping and invoicing discrepancies. Initiates follow-up and tracks backorders. Works with distribution representatives on supplier's performance and issues concerning meeting of commitments, quality, pricing, etc. to promote timely completion of purchasing cycle.Coordinates with department peers to manage suppliers focusing on performance, quality, cost, communication and issues as needed.Coordinates returning and receiving instruments needing repair.Collaborates with AP to ensure invoices are paid within defined, negotiated terms. Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships and technical skills.Other duties as assigned.

Education

• H.S. Diploma - Required
• Bachelor''s Degree - Business, Law, Finance, or Equivalent - Required

Work Experience

• 3 Years - Purchasing experience in a clinical health care setting- Required
• 3 Years - Knowledge of Supply Chain concepts and related best practices - Required

Acts as an official procurement agent for Mosaic Life Care, facilitate purchase orders, and work with suppliers to secure supplies and services. Processes and expedite requisitions for OR stock and special items, services, returns and repairs. This includes determining priority status, supplier choice, confirming prices and availability, lead times, authorizing substitutes, ensuring order documentation and determining shipping procedures (FedEx, UPS, etc.) to meet organizational needs. Works with customers to determine product needs, supply sources and obtain samples. Informs a customer of situations that may affect the flow of supplies, new products, new methods, and suggests alternative to achieve cost containment. Responsible for resolving shipping and invoicing discrepancies. Initiates follow-up and tracks backorders. Works with distribution representatives on supplier's performance and issues concerning meeting of commitments, quality, pricing, etc. to promote timely completion of purchasing cycle.Coordinates with department peers to manage suppliers focusing on performance, quality, cost, communication and issues as needed.Coordinates returning and receiving instruments needing repair.Collaborates with AP to ensure invoices are paid within defined, negotiated terms. Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships and technical skills.Other duties as assigned.

Education

• H.S. Diploma - Required
• Bachelor''s Degree - Business, Law, Finance, or Equivalent - Required

Work Experience

• 3 Years - Purchasing experience in a clinical health care setting- Required
• 3 Years - Knowledge of Supply Chain concepts and related best practices - Required