About us

Nations Healthcare is a small business in Owings Mills, MD. We are professional, innovative and our goal is to As part of LifeBridge Health we serve patients at home for their medical equipment needs. We are on a journey to Best-in-Class Durable Medical Equipment company. .

Our work environment includes:

• Growth opportunities
• Casual work attire
• On-the-job training

Job Title: Purchasing Agent

Exempt

Position Summary:

Develops the analysis plan for assigned product spend categories, from need identification through

contract execution. This includes spend analysis, financial modeling, direct negotiations, legal

collaboration and contract integration with electronic units. This position is the key to achieving best

practices in the healthcare supply chain management.

Essential Functions:

Level of Supervision

Required: Works independently

Contacts: Contacts, within or outside the Company, as a Company representative in a

specialized area of knowledge or technical field. Requires considerable tact and

discretion, and some persuasion to obtain approvals, consent and action.

Type of Supervisory

Responsibilities: Functional

Qualifications/Requirements

Supervisor Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing

Works with the executive team, LifeBridge supply chain and internal stakeholders to plan and source agreed upon goods and services in consideration of their total cost of acquisition and the financial and other impact to Nations Entities.

Contract Analysis

Responsible for the review, analysis and administration of local and group purchasing organization

(GPO) contracts for assigned spend categories.

Tasks:

Gathers and analyzes data from disparate systems, creating and maintaining databases as

appropriate.

Cost Reduction

Conducts timely and strategic sourcing projects improving quality and significantly lower total costs of

acquiring products and services within assigned commodity categories.

Tasks:

Works with vendors to establish appropriate PAR levels and ordering of products to support the Nations operational units.

Teamwork

Proactively assists order fulfillment and other supply chain team members to ensure customer needs

are met.

Evaluating Job Performance

Training/Developing

Qualifications/Requirements

Basic professional knowledge; equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree; working

knowledge of theory and practice within Supply Chain

Education/Knowledge:

Experience: 3-5 years

Technical/Clinical Skills (Usage):

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

Communication Skills and Abilities:

Physical Demands and Working Environment

Physical Demands:

Work Environment:

Education Discipline: Expertise in the strategic practices and innovations in the strategic sourcing

process covering procure-to-pay, purchasing, supply chain management.

Microsoft Office Suite (N/A)

Basic computer skills (Frequently)

Standard Office Equipment (Frequently)

Medical terminology (Rarely)

Critical thinking skills (N/A)

Excellent Negotiation (Frequently)

Analytical (Frequently)

Excellent Customer Service (Frequently)

Excellent Project Management (Frequently)

None

Demonstrates the ability to follow verbal instructions.

Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively verbally.

Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Demonstrates the ability to negotiate on the company’s behalf.

Light - Exerts up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently to move

objects. Physical demands are more than those of sedentary work. Light work usually requires

walking or standing to a significant degree.

Normal Environment

- Normal light, air, and space in work environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $83,446.25 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Tips

Work Location: One location

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