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Changing health care
to improve quality of
life for all.

Beth Israel Lahey Health’s roots in providing top-quality health care date back nearly a century. We're fully committed to ensuring our patients receive the care they deserve. As a leading healthcare provider throughout New England, we aim to change the current state of health care for the better and make lasting improvements that guarantee access to our services.

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Charlestown, Massachusetts; Woburn, Massachusetts

Organization Facility: Beth Israel Lahey Health - Non Executive Category: Purchasing / Procurement Job ID: JR78646 Date posted: 06/27/2025
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Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Day (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

This position will receive direction from the Director and Manager of Purchasing. The individual will also work collaboratively with Purchasing staff, Supply Chain, Accounts Payable and all requesters. Performs a variety of tasks associated with sourcing, ordering and procurement of materials, supplies, services and equipment to support the BILH mission of patient care. Ensure that critical supplies are available for needs of clinicians and administrative personnel. Provides coverage for other buyers when required.

Job Description:

  • Process purchase requisitions from departments.  Place orders with suppliers who offer the most favorable prices consistent with quality, quantity, service and delivery time keeping to current GPO compliance using a variety of methods (phone, fax, GHX, scan).  Process confirmations to ensure accuracy of pricing information. Monitor vendor back orders and expedite orders when necessary and communicate back order issues to departments.
  • Perform necessary follow-up activities to ensure delivery time frames are met.  Research alternate products and recommend substitutes where improved delivery will be realized.
  • Utilize effective purchasing techniques to reduce overall costs including researching alternate vendors and/or products.
  • Maintain collaborative relationships with supply vendors and manufacturer’s representatives to stay current on product development and to determine products that could potentially reduce costs.
  • Handle adjustments with vendors involving short shipments, replacement of defective items or return of incorrectly ordered merchandise.
  • Utilize available tools such as GHX, HCIQ, Cardinal Marketplace and HealthTrust to ensure accuracy of product pricing.  Collaborate with Supply Chain Contract Analyst and Supply Chain analytics/Infrastructure team to maintain accuracy of item master information, notifying them of necessary changes.
  • Collaborate with Receiving and Accounts Payable to settle issues.  Resolve pricing disputes when necessary.

             Communicate, confer and interface with hospital departments to assist in identifying products that meet their     

             needs. 

  • Provides exemplary customer service.

Provides other Buyer related duties and services as required

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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If you’re looking for a career where you can make a difference and explore your potential, Beth Israel Lahey Health is the place you belong. Our system includes a network of hospitals, physician practices, outpatient centers, and other healthcare facilities and we offer a broad range of careers in direct patient care, environmental services, registration, finance and many other fields. We are focused on providing compassionate and personalized healthcare with a strong reputation for clinical excellence and research and offer diverse opportunities for career growth and development. Conveniently, we have many locations in communities across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire.

At Beth Israel Lahey Health, we see you for all that you are – your experience and your dreams. Explore our open opportunities and find out why so many have already chosen to join our team.

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