Senior Buyer; Mount Sinai Downtown; Full Time; Days

The Senior Buyer negotiates contractual arrangements between Mount Sinai Medical Center and selected vendors committing funds to ensure the procurement of high quality equipment, supplies and other products at optimum cost. Prepares and evaluates bids; awards contracts for large dollar relationships and purchases. Develops RFO's for specialized purchase situations, such as service agreements, capital purchases, etc. Negotiates for cost savings and other value-added benefits with every purchase opportunity. Utilizes PMM as the standard purchasing application with other appropriate protocols.

1. Maintains a relationship with vendors to ensure the procurement of high quality equipment and products, expedient delivery and reliable service at optimum prices.

2. Analyzes markets to determine vendors sources and product availability.

3. Develops bids for products, services and capital purchases according to purchasing policies and conventions. Reviews and awards contracts based on total value proposition of each relationship.

4. Prepares solicitations, evaluates, negotiates, and prepares award purchase contracts for the purpose of purchasing supplies, equipment and products within authorized purchasing limit. Secures supervisors approval for purchases above authorized limit.

5. Manages all aspects of the contract process including price, freight terms, payment terms and rebates/credits.

6. Maintains familiarity with the U.S. General Purchasing Office (GPO) contracts and utilizes it to achieve the best possible contractual agreements. Collaborates with user departments to achieve volume commitments and standardization compliance.

7. Manages all aspects of the contract process including price, freight terms, payment terms, rebates/credits, etc. Strives to maximize ratio of contracts to non-contracted transactions to 90:10.

8. Recommends changes in methods and procedures to improve systems of procurement.

9. Performs other related duties.

Bachelors degree in business or related field preferred but not required, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.

3 years minimum purchasing experience (hospital experience preferred)

Compensation Statement

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for this role is $58,661.00 - $81,675.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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