| JOB TITLE: Purchasing Supervisor LOCATION: Justin Drive II DEPARTMENT: Supply Chain Services WORK SCHEDULE: Days WORK TYPE: Full Time JOB SUMMARY: Provides leadership and direct supervision to the purchasing staff that are responsible for clinical or non-clinical buying activity. Ensures that products and services required by Geisinger Health System are procured in an efficient, timely and cost effective manner. Assures compliance with both system and department policies and procedures. Performs duties in a manner that supports the goals and objectives of the Geisinger Health System in its efforts to provide quality, cost-effective patient care and patient satisfaction. Reports directly to the Director, Procurement. COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of advanced purchasing and procurement techniques including electronic ordering and multi-facility product purchasing. Demonstrates excellent customer service skills. Demonstrates good communication and presentation skills. Must be able to facilitate multi-disciplinary groups. Demonstrates familiarity with spreadsheets, databases and materials management computer applications. Demonstrates excellent team building, problem identification, analysis and resolution skills. Demonstrates self-motivation and time management skills. Must be goal oriented and flexible. Demonstrates excellent supervisory skills with a solid understanding of staff empowerment, motivation and development. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's Degree in business administration, health services or related field required. Minimum three years of purchasing experience required. OR Associate’s degree with a minimum of five years purchasing experience required. OR Minimum of 9 years purchasing experience. Project Management experience preferred. Strong supervisory experience preferred. Accounting, audit and clinical setting experience also preferred. WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is typically performed in an office environment. Position qualifies as Work From Home (WFH) eligible, according to Supply Chain Services WFH policy #12.07 on file. The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER: (GMC), located Danville, Pa., the largest tertiary/quaternary care teaching hospital in the region, is licensed for 475 beds, including 89 pediatric beds in the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. GMC, a Magnet Hospital, maintains the region’s only Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center with additional qualifications in pediatrics. GMC offers an array of highly specialized medical and surgical services, including neurosciences, cardiovascular services, transplantation, women’s health (in the Women’s Pavilion), oncology and orthopaedics. The Hospital for Advanced Medicine serves as an integrated center for the most critical patients. Outpatient services are available on and off campus. ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.* Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. ** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. *Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit. | 
