Buyer

The role

This person will handle direct procurement for Vail Health and its Surgery Center supply chain. The work covers purchase orders, supply disruptions, item master data, invoice discrepancies, and vendor issues.

What you will do

• Execute purchasing and manage supply, service, repair, and capital purchase orders
• Support cost, quality, and contract compliance through procurement practices
• Monitor and respond to supply disruptions, shortages, recalls, and sourcing challenges
• Maintain item master, catalog, and supply chain system data for accuracy
• Resolve invoice discrepancies, pricing variances, and purchase order exceptions
• Provide support to departments on requisitions, supply chain processes, and product needs
• Work with vendors and suppliers to resolve issues
• Provide cross-functional support across purchasing, inventory, and departments as assigned
• Lead and join continuous improvement initiatives

Required qualifications

• 2 years of supply chain experience

Nice to have

• 2 years of healthcare supply chain experience
• Associate or bachelor's degree in a related field
• CMRP, Lean Six Sigma, or related certification

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Parental leave (4 weeks paid)
• Housing programs
• Childcare reimbursement
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan repayment
• Specialty certification reimbursement
• Annual supplemental educational funds
• Up to five weeks paid time off in first year, growing each year
• 403(b) retirement plan with immediate matching
• Life insurance and short and long-term disability

About the company

Vail Health runs a 56-bed, 520,000-square-foot hospital in Vail. The posting describes it as a mountain healthcare system.