Purchasing Manager

At HealthFirst, our relentless dedication to saving lives drives us forward every day. With an impressive track record of approximately 1000 lives saved annually and a remarkable total of 52,000 lives saved throughout our storied history, we make an undeniable impact. Each life saved is far more than a statistic; it represents the cherished connection between loved ones, family members, and dear friends. We stand resolute in our commitment and determination to make a lasting impact.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Manager at our Mukilteo, Washington location.

JOB OVERVIEW: Manage Purchasing Department activities including sourcing, generating requests for proposals negotiating vendor agreements, and ensuring stable supply of products for the organization. Hands on leader who manages a team responsible for the development, administration and implementation of sound purchasing practices. Oversees the purchase order system, including monitoring internal requisitions and purchase orders to assure all are issued correctly. Partners with finance and all other departments for purchasing related issues and negotiates most favorable pricing, terms, and discounts. Manages all aspects of the purchasing process to maintain inventory, parts, and supplies at planned levels. Develops sound procurement practices of perishable medically related inventory in a highly regulated medical device and pharmaceutical environment. Manages company cycle count process including annual certification.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Negotiate vendor pricing, terms, and discounts and establish all supplier agreements and vendor contracts.
• Manage the purchase of materials at optimum cost levels so that production and customer shipments are not interrupted.
• Resolve supply problems to minimize risk with production capabilities.
• Manage day to day activities of the Purchasing Supervisor, Buyers, Purchasing Associate, and Inventory Control. Provide guidance and growth opportunities.
• Participate in strategic meetings with the suppliers and business leaders to ensure execution of defined strategies.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS: Designated Representative licensure required, role will be required to obtain CA and FL designated representative licensure once eligible. Experience with submission of chargebacks or rebate files via EDI is a plus.

GENERAL SKILLS & COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Strong negotiation skills are a must.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, and Great Plains.
• Excellent customer service skills.

• Multi-tasking is essential for this position. A high energy level and comfortability performing projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
• Must be resourceful, well organized, dependable, efficient, detailed oriented and be adaptable to change.

• Must be able to work well as part of a team and independently. Detail oriented.

MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 7 years’ experience in purchasing, procurement and/or supply chain role required; medical device and or pharmaceutical environment strongly preferred. Minimum of 4 years' experience of current people management experience required.

PREFERRED EDUCATION: Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

TRAVEL / PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This position will be working in an office environment, utilizing typical office equipment. The candidate must be able to travel about 10%.

COMPLEXITY: Work on complex, numerous and unique issues where analysis of data require in-depth knowledge of the market, company, and evaluation of intangibles.

SUPERVISION: Purchasing Supervisor, Pharmaceutical buyer, medical device buyer, Purchasing associate and inventory control associate

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Typically, to advance to a new job level, TSMs must demonstrate professional behavior and should consistently be at the high-end of meets expectations or consistently exceed expectations.

HealthFirst is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, citizenship, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

For WA State only: The salary range for this position is $111,989 - $167,983. Other benefits available include: Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage, 401K Plan with Company Match, PTO, Work Life Assistance Program, Educational Benefits, Worldwide Scholarship program and Volunteer Opportunities.