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$25.48 - $28.18 / hour
Full-time
Temporary
Experienced

Zone: Central Zone
Location: James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre, Gander
Buyer II
Central Zone - Regional Purchasing
Temporary Full-time (Approximately 2 year)
44845TMP

Hours: 75 (8 hours; Days)

Salary: CG27 (CAD25.48 - CAD28.18 per hour)

Competition Number: VAC0008661

Posted Date: 2025-03-12

Closing Date: 2025-03-19

Definition of Work:
The successful applicant submits complete and accurate detailed requests to suppliers to obtain price quotations and related data, makes purchasing decisions; analyzes information received from vendors, carries out necessary follow-up relevant to preparing the purchase orders, maintains continuous contact with vendors, places purchase orders, carries out standard routine preliminary to the formal and verbal quotation tendering process; serves in an advisor capacity to assist user departments to prepare accurate information, handles adjustments with vendors; seeks information pertaining to new sources of supply, pricing data, and quality through salespersons and daily contracts with the vendors (other related duties as required). The successful candidate must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for promoting and supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate a commitment to safety and partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements.

Required qualifications:
• Successful completion of one of the following:
1. Bachelor's Degree from a recognized/accredited university
2. 3-year diploma in Business Management from an approved/recognized college
3. recognized certification or accreditation in the purchasing field (SCMP)Completion of Supply Chain Management Professional Certification or willingness to complete the SCMP.
• Certification within three years of appointment to this position.
• Three years of buying experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge in inventory control procedures, general office practices and public tendering.
• Demonstrated experience using computer programs such as Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills.
• Consistent demonstration of the core values of NL Health Services: Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (I CARE)
• A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position.
• A satisfactory certificate of conduct from the RCMP or local police authority.

Preferred qualifications:
• Experience with Meditech.

Competition Number: VAC0008661
Company Website: https://NLHealthServices.ca/
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About NL Health Services

About NL Health Services

If you come from away, you’ll discover just how special Newfoundland and Labrador is. If you're a local, you already know this. It’s our people. It’s our culture. It’s our stories (and oh do we love our stories).

If you’re looking to grow your health career in a place with adventure around each corner and a strong sense of community, then let’s put on the kettle and have a chat. Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services might just be the perfect fit for you.

Why join NL Health Services?

There are many reasons. You will put your skills to great use in a unique and remarkable part of the world, be part of interdisciplinary and talented health-care teams and have access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities.

  • We also offer incentives for local talent, those looking to return home and those new to our province.
  • Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
  • Generous vacation packages and paid time off.
  • Full-time and part-time pension plans options.
  • Health insurance, dental and long-term disability plans.
  • Financial incentives and relocation support.
  • Student placements and clinical residencies.
  • Remote work options available.
  • Fast pathways to nursing for out-of-province applicants.

With a rich and unique culture, and tremendous natural beauty, Newfoundland and Labrador is an ideal place to call home, with a growing diverse population and among the safest places in the world to live.

About NL Health Services

At NL Health Services, we are responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 510,550 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Our team consists of more than 22,000 dedicated health workers who are committed to providing the best care in communities across the province, in five geographical areas.

The provincial health authority was created in April 2023, following recommendations from Health Accord NL, and brings together five former separate health entities. Our goal is to improve the health of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and to create a more integrated, accessible, technologically enhanced, equitable and sustainable health system.

We know that it is the people – employees, physicians and volunteers – that together make NL Health Services a great place to work. We believe that every person carries valuable knowledge, experience and perspective, and it is in this diversity that we find strength. At NL Health Services, we embrace the distinct and complementary characteristics of all our members as we seek to eliminate health disparities by providing fair, equitable and quality health care to all patients, residents and clients.

If your passion is to provide extraordinary health care to the residents of the communities of Newfoundland and Labrador, we want to hear from you.

Come, work with us, and be extraordinary every day!

For more information, please visit: https://nlhealthservices.ca/.

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