Job Description

PURCHASING MANAGER

JOB DESCRIPTION  The primary role of the Purchasing Manager is management of supply, equipment and service procurement activities, contract management, and request for proposal functions initially under the direction of the Sr. Directors of Operations and in conjunction with finance. The Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining a formulary of supplies and equipment that support company-wide urgent care operations; ensuring those supplies and equipment are not only the best quality but also at the most competitive price and contract term for the organization.

A successful candidate must possess strong interpersonal, communication and critical thinking skills. Must demonstrate sound judgement in decision making and the ability to drive results. The role reports directly to the Corporate Controller with significant interactions with key field leaders. 

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 

• Directs, organizes, and manages purchasing. Responsible for processing purchase orders for urgent care facilities. Will have extensive contact with suppliers, field operations and finance department.
• With assistance from operations and clinical leadership, seek high quality products at competitive pricing, obtain quotes from vendors, and negotiate with suppliers for lowest price, bulk order discounts and rebates.
• Monitor, maintain and track inventory use to establish center par levels.
• Assesses current material availability; reasonably predicts future availability based on the market, delivery systems, and other variables. Assists in sourcing alternative products where applicable.
• Order appropriate level of supplies and equipment for new centers, partnering with field operations to ensure timely delivery. Work with supply vendors to kit orders in advance for effective set up.
• Prepares and presents market conditions and supply cost reports.
• Supports the process for purchase orders and requisitions for materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Resolves grievances with vendors, contractors, and suppliers.
• Reporting of purchasing metrics/KPIs on a predetermined schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIRED SKILLS: 

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Clinical support/assistant experience in urgent care or primary care strongly preferred, but not required
• Training or experience in sourcing, vendor management, inventory control, accounting practices and contract negotiations.
• Experience in medical purchasing.
• Competency in MS Office, databases and reporting software.
• Well organized, focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good verbal and written communications skills.
• Self-starter, able to work independently as well as with others.

Company Description

THE COMPANY Based in Atlanta, GA and founded in 2011, Four Winds Health, d/b/a WellStreet Urgent Care (“WellStreet”), is a private equity-backed owner and operator of urgent care facilities that operate in partnership with hospitals and health systems. WellStreet provides physician and mid-level care in an urgent care setting for episodic care and injury. Services include: common illness (cold, flu, bee sting, rash, etc.), physical exams, pediatric illness, common injury or trauma (sprains, minor burns, acute non-displaced fracture), vaccinations and diagnostic testing (EKG, Digital x-ray, lab) – non-life-threatening episodic care. By the end of 2012, the WellStreet platform comprised eight locations. Since then, WellStreet has acquired an additional six locations and opened additional locations, currently operating 18 locations. In 2014, WellStreet entered into an exclusive urgent care partnership in Georgia with Piedmont Healthcare, a premier regional health system based in Atlanta. Serving nearly 2 million patients across Georgia, Piedmont is known as a pioneer in patient care and leading health system in cancer care, treatment of heart disease, and organ transplant. In Atlanta, all WellStreet’s locations were converted to Epic Systems’ electronic medical records, a significant achievement that demonstrates the commitment, from both FFL and the operating team, to making the Company an urgent care industry leader and differentiated partner to health systems. Pursuing a multifaceted growth strategy, WellStreet will continue to increase market density throughout greater Atlanta while pursuing an aggressive, multi-state growth strategy with other health systems, select acquisitions and de novo expansion.  Demonstrable health system integration success story in the rapidly growing urgent care sector.  Significant value creation through quality care, patient satisfaction and an integrated EMRE, Epic.  Proven profitability in an integrated model, which can be duplicated and is scalable. JOINT VENTURE PARTNER In late 2018, WellStreet created a new Joint Venture with Beaumont Health, another premier regional not-for-profit health system based in Southeast Michigan. The new Joint Venture will own, operate, and manage all aspects of the Beaumont Urgent Care network with a target of up to 30 centers over a two to three-year period with a minimum of 15 centers. Beaumont Health is Michigan’s largest health care system and is the most preferred for healthcare in the tri-county area, according to National Research Corporation survey data. Beaumont Health was formed in 2014 by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Hospital and Oakwood Healthcare to provide patients with the benefit of greater access to extraordinary, compassionate care, no matter where they live in Southeast Michigan. Beaumont Health has total net revenue of $4.5 billion and consists of eight hospitals with 3,429 beds, 187 outpatient sites, nearly 5,000 physicians, 38,000 employees and 3,500 volunteers. In 2017, Beaumont Health had 175,700 inpatient discharges, 17,800 births and 575,000 emergency visits