at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, Arizona, United States
Job Description
Summary:
The Buyer I is responsible for the timely and accurate purchasing of supplies, equipment and services from vendors; provides a high level of service to internal customers, maintains facility relations, validates contract data, inventory management, manages order discrepancies and other duties as assigned; represents the department and organization at all times with professionalism.
Responsibilities:
Processes approved requisitions into purchase orders within 48 hours of receipt and confirms receipt/acceptance.
Verifies purchase requisitions; verifies appropriateness of information; assesses potential vendor sources; selects vendors and places purchase orders.
Verifies item master, inventory management and item substitution
Researches and resolves invoice discrepancies or pricing errors and coordinates adjustments and credits with accounting department and vendors.
Initiates, processes and documents the return of goods for credit/replacement and the return of equipment for repairs
Performs clerical support functions.
Other duties as assigned.
