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">Purchasing ManagerTracking Code11406-MGRPUR-02-bfJob Description
Company Overview:
MedAssets (NASDAQ: MDAS) partners with healthcare providers to improve financial strength by implementing spend management and revenue cycle management solutions that help control cost, improve margins and cash flow, increase regulatory compliance and optimize operational efficiency. MedAssets serves more than 180 health systems, 4,000 hospitals and 75,000 non-acute healthcare providers. For more information, .
Career Level (Internal Use): MRED2
Company Overview:
MedAssets (NASDAQ: MDAS) partners with healthcare providers to improve financial strength by implementing spend management and revenue cycle management solutions that help control cost, improve margins and cash flow, increase regulatory compliance and optimize operational efficiency. MedAssets serves more than 180 health systems, 4,000 hospitals and 90,000 non-acute healthcare providers. For more information, visit .
Job Summary:
Serves as first level of supervision to employees in the materials management function of a hospital; generally supervises nonexempt employees although may supervise lower-level exempt employees as well. Supervision will typically be over areas such as central or sterile supply, receiving, stores, etc.
Essential Job Functions:
Provides day-to-day supervision to employees including work prioritization and problem escalation.
* At direction of or in place of director, may attend hospital-specific meetings around infection control, value analysis, disaster preparedness, etc.
* Ensures employees comply with Broadlane and client/system policies and procedures.
Job Requirements:
* 2-3 years supply chain experience within an acute care environment
* 1+ year of supervisory experience
* Bachelor degree preferred
Internal Responsibilities:
* Adheres to all company policies and procedures including, but not limited to those identified within the Standards of Business Conduct and the Employee Handbook, as may be amended from time to time. Adheres to all applicable laws and regulations and the company's governance/compliance program.
* Responsible for reporting violations of the company's policies and procedures, Standards of Business Conduct, governance program, laws and regulations through the company's Help Line or other mechanism that may be available at the time of the violation. Assists with internal control failure remediation efforts.
* Becomes knowledgeable of internal control responsibilities through training and instruction. Responsible and accountable for internal control performance within their area of responsibility. Participates in the internal controls self-assessment process. Ensures concerns with internal control design or performance and process changes that impact internal control execution are communicated to management.
* Possesses a full and complete understanding of the internal control requirements within their area of ownership/responsibility. Responsible and accountable for internal control implementation and performance within their area of ownership/responsibility. Ensures proper internal control change management protocol is followed.
* Establishes accountability for internal control performance with subordinates. Promotes the importance, residual benefits and high priority nature of effective internal control performance with subordinates. Ensures subordinates are adequately trained as to their specific internal control responsibilities. Ensures subordinates are adequately cross trained or otherwise have plans to sustain internal control performance during employee turnover/movement.
* Ensures the internal control self assessment process is implemented and testing results are documented and evaluated. Helps manage internal control failure remediation efforts. Ensures subordinates' historical internal control performance is monitored and results incorporated into the performance review process.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move around the work area; sit; perform manual tasks; operate tools and other office equipment such as computer, computer peripherals and telephones; extend arms; kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
Mental Demands: The employee must be able to follow directions, to get along with others, and handle stress;
Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.
MedAssets is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ensures its employment decisions comply with principles embodied in Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Executive Order 11246, Revised Order Number 4, and applicable state regulations.
Job/Functional Knowledge
Understands duties and responsibilities, has necessary functional and technical knowledge for task completion, keeps job knowledge current, applies knowledge and skills that lead to success in the job.
* Effectively applies background & experience to current role
* Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of particular field
* Keeps informed of latest trends, developments, and best and current practices in particular field
Customer Focus
Builds customer confidence, is committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets achievable customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met, solicits opinions and ideas from customers. This competency applies to both external and internal customers.
* Uses first-hand customer feedback for improvements in products and services
* Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect
* Exceptionally responsive to customer needs and requests
Culture Fit
Demonstrates integrity and ethics in day-to-day tasks and decision making, adheres to MedAssets' core values of compassion, commitment, character, and confidence, operates effectively in the MedAssets environment and the environment of the work group, maintains a focus on self development and seeks out continuous feedback and learning opportunities.
* Sincerely passionate for and committed to the mission of MedAssets
* Exhibits integrity in all actions and communication
* Works well autonomously, while acting as a team-player
* Demonstrates a vested interest in self-development
Interpersonal Skills
Communicates well both verbally and in writing, has good listening skills, builds strong relationships, is flexible/open-minded, negotiates effectively, solicits performance feedback and handles constructive criticism.
* Able to take complicated or complex information and present it in a clear, concise, and logical manner
* Presents with an approachable style and makes the effort to put others at ease
* Uses diplomacy and tact in dealing with others
* Relates well to all types of people up, down, and across the organization
* Partakes in hospital sponsored events
Task Management
Prioritizes well, manages time effectively, shows energy and a sense of urgency, reacts to opportunities, instills urgency in others, meets deadlines.
* Concentrates efforts on the more important priorities first
* Attends to a broad range of activities and completes them efficiently
* Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of task and projects
* Sets objectives and goals, breaks down work into process steps, and develops schedules to outline those steps
* Orchestrates multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal
People & Performance Management
Defines roles and responsibilities, creates, communicates, and adjust strategic plans, applies clear/consistent performance standards, motivates, challenges, and develops employees, delegates effectively, keeps own and team's work aligned with overall goals, provides feedback and coaching, rewards contributions, manages collaboratively, makes the tough call when s logic and methods to solve difficult protalkblems with effective solutions
Quality Perspective
Uses a systematic approach to continuously look for improvements, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.
Decision Making/Judgment
Recognizes problems and responds, systematically gathers information, sorts through complex issues, seeks input from others, addresses root cause of issues, makes timely decisions, can make difficult decisions, uses consensus when possible, communicates decisions to others.
Travel: None
Physical Demands:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
* Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to move around the work area; sit; perform manual tasks; operate tools and other office equipment such as computer, computer peripherals and telephones; extend arms; kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
* Mental Demands: the employee must be able to follow directions, to get along with others,and handle stress;
* Work environment: the noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. MedAssets is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ensures its employment decisions comply with principles embodied in Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Executive Order 11246, Revised Order Number 4, and applicable state LocationBoca Raton, FL USPosition TypeFull-Time/Regular
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