*Develops policies and procedures in the areas of procurement, inventory control, receiving and storage, distribution, duplicating and mail transport throughout the hospital. *Provides administrative support to the Chief Financial Officer in the form of reports, budgets, supply utilization analysis and capital expenditure management. Reviews, evaluates and approves all purchase orders. *Reviews, evaluates and approves all requests for non-stock purchases prior to procurement. *Develops department staff via ongoing inservice education, on-the-job training, evaluations, counseling/disciplinary matters as needed and open departmental meetings *Negotiates and acts as the contact person for all purchase agreements with the various distributors for materials that may or may not be addressed by a group purchasing organization *Assists all department directors in the budget process, which includes operating and capital budget preparation and maintenance. *Arranges for financing or extended payment plans for capital equipment procurement and services with the various manufacturers and distributors, as delegated by the hospital’s CFO/Administration *Interfaces directly with all departments in the hospital with regards to materials that have been requested to ascertain specifications and need. *Is essential in the involvement of all aspects and functions of the department. *Reviews all PAR level utilization and maximizes inventory management. *Interviews sales representatives and reviews vendor performance data in relation to overall service rendered. *Solicits proposals from various manufacturers and distributors for all supplies and equipment throughout the hospital, with the exception of pharmaceuticals and dietary products. *Coordinates the maintenance of supplies in the hospital in emergency situations and maintains sources of emergency supply items from other health facilities and vendors.

*Reviews and updates contracts to guarantee we are receiving contract pricing*Responsible for negotiate pricing, delivery and terms with suppliers*Runs the Value Analysis Committee (VAC) and assists the Purchasing Director with conversion opportunities, supply standardization and cost savings measures and organizing samples for testing*Regularly demonstrates the ability to accommodate interruptions in schedule (deliveries, emergency requests, etc.) and to revise priorities accordingly*Communicate any supplier discrepancies or situations that may impact patient care*Produces several reports, including backorders, financials, inventory, usage*Maintains relationships with approved suppliers and seek out new suppliers and manage their ongoing performance per company guidelines*Development and revisions of all Purchasing, Storeroom and Print room procedures*Producing POs, adding/deleting items, issuing in house orders, receiving POs, maintaining item master