Job Description

🧾 Job Overview

• Job Title: Corporate Buyer ($27 to $28 per hour )
• Facility: Hackensack Meridian Health
• Location: Edison, New Jersey, 08837
• Start Date: 08/04/2025
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Hours Per Day: 8
• Days Per Week: 5

• Work Schedule:
• Core hours: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, or 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
• Hybrid work model — on-site presence required as needed

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

• Review purchase requisitions and coordinate with departments on product specifications, quality, and delivery.
• Ensure compliance with GPO (Group Purchasing Organization) contracts and use GPO tools for pricing/product information.
• Place orders via EDI or directly with vendors.
• Monitor and evaluate vendor price increases and communicate updates to Materials Management.
• Solicit vendor quotes for non-GPO products, perform pricing analysis, and negotiate pricing terms.
• Analyze group purchasing contracts to identify cost-saving opportunities .
• Evaluate and compare vendors based on specs, pricing, and delivery performance .
• Expedite backorders and collaborate with departments to approve product substitutions when necessary.
• Support initiatives related to cost savings , product standardization , and inventory optimization .
• Provide high-quality customer service to internal stakeholders.
• Ensure timely processing of all orders (within 24 hours of requisition receipt).
• Assist in product evaluations with detailed market research and cost comparisons.
• Collaborate with suppliers to maintain accurate product and pricing data .
• Recommend and help implement process improvements to increase efficiency and satisfaction.
• Perform additional projects or duties as assigned.
• Comply with Hackensack Meridian Health’s professional conduct and performance standards.

📚 Required Skills and Qualifications

• Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• Experience:
• Minimum 3 years in a Purchasing Department

Experience in:

• Issuing purchase orders (POs)
• Vendor evaluation
• Contract/GPO compliance
• Working with automated procurement systems
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or Google Drive
• Familiarity with EDI systems and GPO tools
• Soft Skills:
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Excellent customer service orientation
• High attention to detail and problem-solving ability

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