A Healthcare company in the Nashville, TN area is looking for a local Purchasing Agent to join their Corporate IT Department onsite 5 days a week. This Purchasing Agent will be responsible for managing purchase requisitions and orders, working heavily with various departments and vendors, and ensuring compliance with purchasing and tax policies. See below a further breakdown of day-to-day tasks:
Create purchase requisitions based on information entered into the Request Intake tool by the requesting party
o Entering all purchase requisition orders related to assigned service lines into the FSM ERP and issue Purchase Orders (PO) to relevant parties
o Ensuring compliance of purchase requisitions to corporate purchasing and tax policies
Perform accounts payable (AP) and purchase order (PO) tasks as assigned by the team lead or manager
Cross-reference all purchase information into a secondary procurement database for tracking purposes
Collaborate with customers requesting goods and services, the Contracting Department, Financial Analysts, Tax leadership, Corporate Purchasing, Corporate Accounts Payable, and vendors to provide support and answer questions regarding purchase requisitions and orders
o Interact with vendors regarding master quotes, invoices, price changes, and other related matters
Work with team members to identify, assess, propose, and implement process improvement initiatives
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1-2 years of experience as a Purchasing Agent or similar
Assosciates degree or higher in related area
Experience working with Field Service Management (FSM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Experience adhering to purchasing and tax policies
Ability to rely on past experience and use own judgement to plan, make decisions, and accomplish goals
Excellent communication and people skills
o Will be conducting vendor management and working across departments internally as well
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.