Buyer, Procurement

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:156066
**Department/Program**:Buyers, Financial Services
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100% FTE) until 05/31/2024 x 1 position(s)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: NSGEU Off&Cler, Admin Professionals Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $23.4074**:

- **$26.1563 /hour
**Closing Date**: May 8, 2023 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:

- Facilitate the procurement of goods and services
- Expedite and return of goods as required
- Obtain pricing and other commercial terms for requisitioned inventory and non-inventory items
- Maintain electronic data interchange ordering system.
- Maintain vendor and item master data
- Maintain supporting documentation for internal and external audit purposes
- Interact with staff and vendor representatives in a friendly, open and professional manner
- Accurate communication of information
- Prioritize tasks in accordance with departmental guidance
- Help identify internal client needs and make every effort to meet their service level expectations in a
timely, friendly, helpful, and professional manner,
- Communicate effectively verbally and electronically
- Support, promote, and adhere to organizational and departmental policies and procedures
- Maintains confidentiality of all financial, vendor, patient, and employee information

**Hours of Work**:
Monday-Friday, 35 hours per week

**Your Qualifications**:

- Graduate from a recognized two-year Business Administration or Supply Chain Management Diploma
Program, and/or Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce or Business, and/or SCMP, and/or recognized
equivalent required
- Additional related courses in areas such as procurement, logistics, supply chain, inventory
management, etc. may be required depending on education background
- Minimum of six months related experience required
- Two to five years of experience in the Purchasing function in a computerized Health Care setting
preferred
- A combination of equivalent education and experience may be considered
- The ability to negotiate with vendors and other significant parties required
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and other computer programs/technology
- Experience working in SAP is an asset
- Proven team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a variety of inter-professional team members
- High degree of initiative, diligence, attention to detail, and self-discipline
- Commitment to continual learning and willing to share knowledge and support the development of
co-workers
- Excellent multi-tasking, organizational and prioritization skills
- Competencies in other languages an asset

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials. Additionally, as per Nova Scotia’s COVID-19 Vaccine mandate, any offer of employment will be conditional upon submitting proof of full vaccination status. Medical exceptions or any other kind of requested exception based upon the Health Centre’s obligations pursuant to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis

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