Procurement Buyer IV

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Provides insight on market conditions and their effect on purchasing power by\: applying methods to independently determine and execute research and identify possible new sources of supply and products; and demonstrating advanced knowledge of the latest product information, uses, and purchasing trends.
• Resolves issues with purchase order fulfillment by\: examining moderately complex issues with purchase orders (e.g., back orders, late deliveries, product recalls); and applying strategies to initiate claims with suppliers to obtain refunds or replacements for items not conforming to purchase specifications and ensuring appropriate credit is received.
• Serves as an information resource by\: communicating advanced knowledge regarding the requirements, specifications, quantity, and quality of merchandise and delivery schedules; and keeping internal and external stakeholders abreast of updates in the fulfillment of orders.
• Negotiates pricing terms and conditions for procurement activities with vendors when no contract is in place by\: applying strategies for soliciting and analyzing quotes for supplies, equipment, and services; and leveraging advanced knowledge of the product domain and market to obtain favorable pricing and contract terms.
• Ensures that purchase orders are fulfilled by\: receiving moderately complex requisitions for supplies, equipment, and services, including technical, specialized, and high-cost items; reviewing requisitions for accuracy (e.g., nomenclature, specifications, accounting codes, approval authorization, approved vendors, chart of accounts), independently; placing moderately complex orders with vendor and/or sales representative; and facilitating the fulfillment or recall of moderately complex requested items.
• Complies with state and federal regulations, and company policy/procedures pertaining to purchasing by\: proposing and applying best standards, practices, and enforcing relevant guidelines; producing non-standard reports for compliance monitoring (e.g., Joint commission, Sarbanes-Oxley [SOX]) and audits independently; proposing and implementing corrective action, and resolving deficiencies independently as necessary on a timely basis and in accordance with company policy; and administering programs of information, organizing data, training, education for managers/product users on standards programs, product selection, and expected compliance independently.
• Manages operational vendor performance and vendor relationships by\: monitoring vendor adherence to moderately complex vendor performance criteria, bidding requirements, and procedures; applying strategies to monitor vendor compliance with contracts; applying strategies for fostering partnerships between KP and vendors; and negotiating improvements in vendor performance in response to moderately complex contract non-compliance or fulfillment issues.

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• Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field AND Minimum three (3) years of experience in purchasing, inventory management, distribution operations, procurement or a directly related field OR Minimum six (6) years of experience in purchasing, inventory management, distribution operations, procurement or a directly related field.

• Minimum one (1) years of experience in managing vendor contracts and relationships.
• Two (2) years of experience negotiating contracts for the procurement of goods and services.