The position serves as a resource to internal departments, suppliers, clinicians, and stakeholders by facilitating procurement processes; resolving purchasing and invoice-related issues; researching compliant product, vendor, and contract options; maintaining supplier relationships; and participating in process improvement initiatives and special projects. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.