Purchasing Agent

Pay Range: $24.17 - $35.53 Would you like to have a career that makes a daily difference in people’s lives? Do you want to be part of a caring, respectful, diverse community? If you answered yes to these questions, keep reading! HealthPoint is a community-based, community-supported and community-governed network of non-profit health centers dedicated to providing expert, high-quality care to all who need it, regardless of circumstances. Founded in 1971, we believe that the quality of your health care should not depend on how much money you make, what language you speak or what your health is, because everyone deserves great care . The posted compensation reflects the full pay range for the position. Individual offers are based on job requirements, candidate qualifications, including relevant skills and experience, applicable education, and internal equity. Position Summary: The Purchasing Agent is responsible for managing procurement activities and vendor relationships to ensure the reliable supply of goods and services that support HealthPoint’s clinical and administrative operations. This role oversees purchase order placement, vendor management, service contract maintenance, formulary alignment, and cost control initiatives. The Purchasing Agent collaborates closely with the Clinical Operations Team to maintain formularies, monitor inventory levels, and support cost-effective purchasing decisions. Your contribution to the team includes: Maintain relationships with existing vendors to ensure service quality, contract compliance, and issue resolution. Support ongoing evaluation of vendor performance and pricing competitiveness. Manage and track existing service contracts, ensuring timely renewals and compliance with terms. Place purchase orders (POs) for Central Supply, ensuring timely procurement and accuracy of orders. Monitor order status, delivery schedules, and resolve discrepancies with vendors as needed. Conduct formulary reviews in collaboration with the Clinical Operations Team to ensure standardization, product availability, and clinical alignment. Perform costing reviews to identify savings opportunities, evaluate alternatives, and optimize vendor pricing. Establish and maintain minimum/maximum stock levels for Central Supply to ensure availability and prevent overstock. Partner with clinics to review and maintain min/max levels for clinic-based supplies, adjusting as needed to reflect usage trends. Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation. Collaborate with Finance and Operations teams to support budgeting and cost-control initiatives. Maintain good attendance, is punctual and works full scheduled shift is a condition of employment. Demonstrate respectful, professional and appropriate behavior that supports a teamoriented work environment. Demonstrate a commitment to the mission, core values and goals of HealthPoint and its healthcare delivery including the ability to integrate values of justice, respect, compassion, excellence and stewardship into appropriate programs and services. Other duties as assigned by supervisor. Attend staff meetings, in-service meetings and participate in agency committees and task force activities as required. Must have’s you’ll need to be successful: High school diploma required Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field preferred. Two (2) or more years of experience in purchasing, supply chain, procurement, or related field, and experience in healthcare supply chain preferred or equivalent combination of education or experience. Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across clinical and administrative teams. Strong vendor management and negotiation skills. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures/reports/documents, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business cor…

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