About this role
BluePearl Pet Hospital is now hiring for an energetic, passionate, and driven Purchasing Coordinator to join our team.
Pay: $23 - $35 / hour
This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency leveling system.
The Purchasing Coordinator supports the Commercial function by evaluating and approving vendors, authorizing purchase orders for goods and services, and implementing Commercial strategies.
As a Purchasing Coordinator you will:
Coordinates the ongoing, timely provision of materials and services for hospitals.
Works to improve internal processes and procedures and stakeholder engagement for requisitions and contract management, focusing on quality and service levels.
Identifies risk and crisis management within the BluePearl network and provides feedback regarding supply chain optimization, how service levels can be improved, and Commercial’s overall effectiveness.
Supports Commercial initiatives to drive:
Supplier Performance, and Continuous Process Improvement.
Total Delivered Cost Reduction.
Working Capital/Cash Management Strategies.
Stakeholder Engagement.
Procure to Pay process enhancements & improvements.
Responsible for supply logistics and operational relationships for Support Center including supplies and services spend, communication of service set-up requirements, and management of supplier performance.
Drives the Procure-to-Pay Process with internal stakeholders, recommending areas for improvement and simplification.
Facilitates the supply chain, internal ordering process optimization, and Procure-to-Pay process for hospitals, handling all supply, quality, or service level issues.
Drives and leverage supplier capabilities to reduce Mars TCO in the supply chain.
Implements process standardization and optimization strategies across the organization.
Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. in all daily activities.
Other job duties as assigned.
Why BluePearl?
Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.
To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
Parental leave benefits
Flexible work schedules
401k and retirement planning
Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment
We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.
BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
Other facts
About BluePearl Vet, LLC
We have hospitals located throughout the country, many of which are open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Our veterinarians use innovative procedures, high-tech equipment and the latest treatment methods to provide comprehensive medical care to pets. We combine this expertise with a love for animals and the belief that kindness is the foundation of veterinary medicine.
Our mission: Provide exceptional specialty and emergency care for pets by supporting each other through our shared passion, knowledge and talents.
At BluePearl, we recognize that pets are part of the family. We honor the human-animal bond by providing the very best in advanced medical care for pets – including techniques that were once reserved exclusively for humans.
Our vision: Elevate the industry in pursuit of sustainable veterinary excellence so pets receive the best care when they need it most.
We are committed to upholding the highest medical standards and are constantly searching for new and better ways to treat our patients and advance our profession.
Our Guiding Principles
These Five Principles connect all of our BluePearl hospitals and guide the actions and decisions of our Associates every day.
Quality: Quality begins with delivering our best to the people and pets we serve. It continues through all that we do.
Responsibility: We take responsibility without being asked. We support the responsibilities of others.
Mutuality: A mutual benefit is a shared benefit. A shared benefit will endure.
Efficiency: Our resources are precious. Being efficient helps us accomplish more and waste less.
Freedom: Freedom lets us shape our future. Performance allows us to remain free.
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What you'll do
- The Purchasing Coordinator supports the Commercial function by evaluating and approving vendors, authorizing purchase orders, and implementing commercial strategies across the hospital network. Key duties include coordinating timely material and service provision, improving internal processes, and managing supply chain risks.
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