Purchasing Coordinator

Community health is about more than just vaccines and checkups. It's about giving people the resources they need to live their best lives. At Neighborhood, this is our vision: a community where everyone is healthy and happy.

We're with you every step of the way, with the care you need for each of life's chapters. At Neighborhood, we are Better Together.

As a private, non-profit 501(C) (3) community health organization, we serve over 500,000 medical, dental, and behavioral health visits from more than 100,000 people annually. We do this in pursuit of our mission to improve the health and happiness of the communities we serve by providing quality care to all, regardless of situation or circumstance.

Since 1969, our employees have been making this mission a reality. Regardless of the role, our team focuses on being compassionate, having integrity, being professional, always collaborating, and consistently going above and beyond. If this sounds like an organization you would like to be a part of, we would love to meet you.

The Purchasing Coordinator will provide procurement support to the Procurement Department. This role will maintain competitive and consistent pricing of products and services for the organization. In addition, this role will assist with a variety of procurement functions.

This position is remote but candidates must be located in San Diego or Riverside County.

- Reviewing and processing purchase requisitions from internal departments

- Places orders and ensures competitive and consistent pricing of products and services for the organization

- Requests and Submits bids to procure a variety of goods and services; helps to negotiate contracts

- Requests purchase order confirmations and updates purchase orders

- Monitors orders to ensure accurate and timely delivery of products, services, and contract compliance

- Reconciles and resolves open purchase orders and invoice discrepancies with vendors

- Follows and enforces procurement related policies and procedures

- Provides administrative support to management and the purchasing team

- Maintains prompt responses to employees and supplier inquiries and communications

- Works to maximize the quality of supplier relationships and ensure industry respect

- Impacts patient experiences by demonstrating courteous and helpful behavior and a commitment to accuracy of orders

- Operates to instill confidence in our care and in our facilities to patients, fellow employees, and other stakeholders

- High school diploma/GED required; bachelor's degree in supply chain or accounting preferred

- Previous experience with company enterprise resource planning, procurement or Coupa systems preferred

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including superior composition, typing and proofreading skills

- Ability to maintain professional demeanor with internal and external contacts in all business transactions

- Ability to cooperate with a team in accomplishing goals and objectives

- Ability to function at the highest level according to credentials and competency

- Proficient PC skills using MS Office and other various computer programs [Word, Excel, Asana, Teams]

Neighborhood Healthcare offers a generous benefit plan that includes: Partially company paid Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans. Two plus weeks of vacation, Nine Holidays including two Floating Holidays of your choosing, Sick/Personal time, Volunteer Time Off (VTO), 403b Retirement plan (similar to a 401k), optional Health and Wellness events, and much more!

Pay range: $ 22.88 to $32.08 per hour depending on experience.