Facility Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Location Fayetteville, North Carolina Department Purchasing Job Family Service Work Shift Days (United States of America) Summary To make major purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, and services used by the Cape Fear Valley Health System; to conduct the formal bidding process; to administer service and supply contracts; to identify and resolve problems and to provide high level technical staff assistance in related activities of the purchasing function. Education and Formal Training: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, supply chain, finance, or similar field required. Will consider the required five to seven years’ experience in lieu of degree, preferably in Supply Chain. Work Experience: Five to seven years’ experience in a purchasing department or other related business application is required. Supply Chain experience preferred. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Working knowledge of group purchasing, contracting, hospital purchasing, medical supply utilization and vendor relations. Experience with a wide variety of purchasing and negotiation concepts, practices and procedures are a necessity. Must be able to understand, develop and present complex analysis with multiple inputs, variables, and computations by utilizing databases queries, third party report writers, and Microsoft office tools. Ability to understand and communicate intricate details to suppliers, colleagues, and suppliers is critical. Physical Requirements: Verbal ability is required to communicate effectively with hospital staff, colleagues, senior leadership, and suppliers. Work is typically done while sitting and/or on a computer. Required Licenses and Certifications Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity For exceptional healthcare come to Cape Fear Valley Health where caring employees are committed to integrity, patient-centeredness and excellence throughout the entire healthcare process. At Cape Fear Valley Health, our goal is to improve the quality of every life we touch. Our diverse team of doctors, nurses and staff work together to create a better experience for every patient, every time. Cape Fear Valley is a 950-bed, 8-hospital regional health system, the 8th largest in North Carolina, with more than 1 million inpatient and outpatients annually. A private not-for-profit organization with over 7,000 employees and 850 physicians. Our employees and physicians proudly serve a seven-county region of southeastern North Carolina, including Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Raeford, Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Clinton, Lillington, Dunn and beyond. Our medical facilities include Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, Central Harnett Hospital, Betsy Johnson Hospital, as well as more than 60 medical offices and specialty care clinics spread throughout the Cape Fear region.