Buyer II - Purchasing

ABOUT THE POSITION

The County of Riverside's University Health System - Medical Center department seeks a Buyer II to join their Purchasing team in Riverside.
 

Under direction, the incumbent will be responsible for creating purchase orders, providing order status updates to departments, educating department staff on purchasing guidelines and protocols, assisting with vendor registrations, and collaborating with Accounts Payable to mitigate vendor payment issues as needed; purchasing or negotiating to purchase materials, supplies, equipment, and services for use by County agencies, departments, districts, and affiliates, and performs other related duties as required.

The most competitive candidates will possess the following professional experience with:

• Peoplesoft Financials experience
• At least 2 years of experience in vendor relations and/or buying capacity, preferably for goods and services

Meet the Team!
Every day at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, a dedicated team of healthcare professionals and support staff come together to improve lives across Riverside County. Our nationally recognized programs and specialized services thrive because of the diverse talents and commitment of our team members. No matter your background or skill set, you’ll discover meaningful opportunities and a strong sense of purpose here.

To learn more about RUHS Medical Center, please visit www.ruhealth.org .

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

•Confer with a variety of County officials and employees on matters relating to purchasing procedures, needs, specifications, bids, complaints and special programs.
•Confer with a variety of commercial (product) and manufacturing representatives; prepare and/or develop contracts.
•Perform market, total life cycle cost, value, price, and complex cost analysis in formulating purchasing forecasts and recommendations for purchasing commodities or services; prepare a large variety of difficult, complex and/or innovative requests for proposal and/or bid which are responsive to County needs and County interests.
•Initiate purchasing in major functional areas and of specific and major commodities; negotiate contracts or agreements for products or services; confer with department directors and representatives concerning purchase specifications.
•Issue purchase orders, and provide approval as authorized and according to established procurement policy.
•Investigate complaints by departments and resolve delivery or other problems; maintain awareness of current product status and general market conditions by review of periodicals and vendors' new product information.
•In a lead capacity, may supervise and provide guidance to support staff.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

For questions regarding this recruitment
Contact the recruiter, Nicole Prado:[email protected], (951) 955-2552 with any questions regarding this recruitment. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response to general inquiries.

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