Procurement Analyst 3 - Procurement and Contracting - FT - Day

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary: Under general supervision, the Buyer 2 is responsible for daily departmental procurement activities with the ability to evaluate requests for services, set appropriate priorities, and communicate priorities to peers and customers tactfully, but effectively, in order to maintain positive working relationships and confidence from customer areas. The Buyer 2 performs purchasing duties according to prescribed procedures and/or defined instructions including maintaining an integral database of information, serving as a liaison between various parties in the supply chain, interfacing with Accounts Payable to facilitate accurate payment of vendors, ensuring the fulfillment of contract terms, monitoring vendor relationships & performance, and coordinating items and vendor requests. The incumbent may be delegated limited commitment authority.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize workload and manage multiple assignments
• Previous experience with MMIS system
• Previous experience with GHX Exchange and dashboards.
• Possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position
• Minimum of 2 years experience as a purchaser in a large, complex healthcare system
• Knowledge of healthcare materials, equipment, supplies, and services and how they are managed and used in a clinical capacity
• Intermediate experience with excel
• Familiar with MS Office suite
• Experience with the development of RFP's
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated work experience in progressively more complex roles related to data analysis.
• Demonstrated general knowledge of vendor sourcing and negotiation techniques
• Demonstrated fundamental knowledge of procurement practices and procedures
• Demonstrated ability to assess customer needs, meet quality standards for services, and evaluate customer satisfaction
• Customer service oriented and team focused

Preferred Qualifications:

• Specialized Hospital experience, e.g., EP Lab, Cath Lab, and/or OR
• Previous experience in a service center environment
• Knowledge of Material Management Information Systems (MMIS)
• Intermediate MS Excel or higher preferred.
• AA Degree preferred.

Licenses and Certifications:

Education:

• HS Graduate or Equivalent
• Associate of Arts