Req #: 243510 Department: UW MEDICINE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Posting Date: 02/11/2025 Closing Info: Closes On 02/18/2025 Salary: $4058 - $5809 per month Shift: First Shift Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, **click here.** **UW Medicine Supply Chain Management - Strategic Sourcing** has an outstanding opportunity for a **Buyer 2** . **WORK SCHEDULE** + 100% FTE + Monday – Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm + Day Shift **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION** **UW Medicine Supply Chain Management** ensures our patient care experience is enhanced by delivering a robust foundation of services, operational and technical support, and the sharing of comprehensive, relevant, and highly specialized supply chain management expertise. **POSITION HIGHLIGHTS** + Remote/Hybrid opportunity under direction of the Manager of Acquisitions + Support Washington's most critical hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 trauma center and WA State's No. 1 Hospital since 2012 + Buyers are assigned to teams that support specific divisions: 1) Patient Care Services, 2) Surgical Services, 3) Finance, and 4)MRO-Maintenance, Repair and Operations. **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES** + Procure equipment, supplies and services to meet UW Medicine departmental needs + Conduct purchasing projects involving unique services and/or technical commodities + Monitor and ensure compliance with specifications and contract terms + Solicit vendor responses for competitive acquisitions selecting the appropriate method and analyze bids for divisional purchasing assignments + Use a variety of procurement methods for multi-commodity purchases and/or procurement of products **REQUIREMENTS** + One year of experience as a professional level buyer AND either an Associate of Arts Degree in purchasing management or a Bachelor’s Degree; OR an equivalent combination of work experience and college level training **ABOUT UW MEDICINE – WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER** UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals. All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. **Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community. University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.