Responsible for the overall operation of the Purchasing Department. Oversees and manages the flow of supplies and equipment from acquisition through disposition to ensure both clinical and operational business needs are met. Develops, implements, and maintains departmental policies and procedures to support efficient and compliant procurement activities.
Schedule: Full-time Days (40hrs/week). No weekends/no holidays.
Essential Functions:
Administers and enforces departmental policies and procedures, ensuring staff compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.
Monitors and maintains internal control practices related to purchasing, receiving, and distribution of supplies.
Manages daily operations of the Purchasing Department, ensuring efficiency and service excellence.
Provides leadership to departmental staff, including:
Conducting performance evaluations
Managing corrective actions
Leading staff meetings
Tracking departmental goals
Approving accounting invoices
Preparing for regulatory surveys and inspections
Supporting quality improvement initiatives and safety reporting
Oversees vendor management processes, including VendorMate administration, vendor evaluations, and resolution of vendor-related concerns or complaints.
Administers the departmental charge card program and oversees procurement card (P-card) transactions for system purchases.
Analyzes and manages freight costs, identifying optimal receipt and distribution methods to maximize efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Freeman Perks and Programs
For eligible full time and part time employees Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture and generous benefits, most starting day one!
Health, vision, dental insurance
Retirement with employer match
Wellness program with discounts to Health Insurance or Cash Bonus with Participation
Milestone payments with longevity of employment
Paid time off (PTO)
Extended Sick pay
Learning Center designated only for Freeman Family members
Payroll deduction at different locations such as The Daily Grind, Freeman Gift Shop, Cafeteria, etc.
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Locally owned and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services. A not-for-profit health system, Freeman provides cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, children’s services, and women’s services and has more than 300 physicians on staff. Additionally, Freeman is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius.
Freeman offers a wide variety of career opportunities, a great work culture, and generous benefits. We like to think of our health system as a small city—in addition to clinical staff such as nurses and doctors, we also have accountants, groundskeepers, chefs, baristas, receptionists, security guards, shuttle bus drivers, and more! We consider all our employees to be caregivers, no matter their position, because they all make a difference in our patients’ lives in one way or another.
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