Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital · 2 weeks ago
Sourcing Specialist
Grand Rapids, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$25.40/hr - $25.40/hrMary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital dedicated to helping patients and families rebuild their lives. The Sourcing Specialist acts as the primary resource for supplier management activities, providing supply chain support and developing strong vendor relationships to ensure effective procurement processes.
Health CareHospital
Responsibilities
Uses sourcing strategies to meet Mary Free Bed objectives. Develops relationships with internal customers and support areas to achieve organizational objectives, influences key stakeholders and develop strategic sourcing strategies
Directs the capital and project approval process, from submission to authorization
Assists in maintaining vendor relationships:
Requests quotes and pricing
Completes cost comparison analyses
Research’s new projects and equipment
Ensures variety in supplier sourcing
Collects, processes, and tracks orders for assigned department(s) and/or location(s) utilizing required purchasing software
Reviews order requests
Creates purchase requisitions and submit Purchase Orders to vendors
Verifies pricing is best available and maximizing benefits of group purchasing agreements
Monitors compliance with group purchasing contracts
Negotiates vendor pricing when necessary
Maintains current vendor product offering information and price lists
Develops Statements of Work (SOWs)
Assists in requests for information (RFI), requests for quotations (RFQ) and requests for proposal (RFP), as well as contract development and negotiation process for assigned products
Develops regular reports on contract milestones and supplier performance
Creates a customer-focused, service-based approach to working with stakeholders and suppliers, which emphasizes the creation and cultivation of cross-department relationships
Collaborates with project managers, facilities, and logistics vendors to assist with space and furniture planning during departmental relocations and renovations
Obtains quotations, submit purchase orders, follow-up and communicate with end-users to ensure the project gets completed successfully and on-time
Meets with vendors as needed and prepares cost comparisons for items requested
Coordinates with Accounts Payable to ensure the New Vendor Request process is completed successfully
Completes other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree - Materials Management, Business or similar degree preferred or equivalent experience in purchasing, supply chain or related and preferably within the healthcare setting
Initiative/ability to work independently
Strong attention to detail
Organizational skills
Communication/public relations skills
Computer skills
Preferred
Ability to type 40 or more words per minute
Company
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital is a rehabilitation system that provides doctors and rehab professionals has cared for patients.
Founded in 1891
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3M2023-01-07Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Kent Riddle
CEO
Ryan Podvin
Chief Financial Officer
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