Materials Clerk

Assists the Materials Manager in purchasing all supplies and equipment for the hospital and outreach clinics and distributes them. Maintains adequate supply quantities. Incumbent assists in analyzing, developing, and maintaining sources of supply and makes every effort to negotiate for the best possible prices for the supplies and equipment purchased.

·         Assists in purchasing all supplies and equipment for the hospital. Enforces purchasing policies and coordinates with other managers and directors in the expenditure of their departmental funds.

·         Receives, opens, and checks in supplies and equipment purchased.

·         Performs daily inventory and restocking, which includes monitoring a revolving list of outdated supplies and planning ahead to replace the supplies, as necessary.

·         Tracks invoices and prepares them for accounts payable.

·         Works with every department within the hospital as well as other hospitals and organizations involved in medical and office supply and equipment purchases.

·         Provides service to both internal and external customers with minimal supervision.

·         Work independently and be organized and self-motivated.

·         Work closely with other departments and continually work with them to troubleshoot problems and attempt to fix them before they become crises.