**Overview** At St. Luke’s, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke’s is truly a great place to work. Are you ready to take your career to the next level in a dynamic and collaborative environment? We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive **Buyer** to join our innovative Supply Chain team. In this role, you will play a critical part in sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing materials, equipment, and supplies from trusted suppliers while supporting a variety of internal teams and vendors across the health system. **What You Can Expect** **Hybrid Work Schedule:** Enjoy the flexibility of working remotely two days per week and in our Meridian office the other three week days. **Collaborative Culture:** Work alongside a supportive team of professionals who value your contributions and expertise. **Career Growth:** Opportunity to expand your skill set, with mentorship and professional development support. **Competitive Benefits Package:** We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and work-life balance. **What You'll Do** + **Vendor Relations & Coordination:** Establish and maintain positive, professional relationships with key suppliers, managing vendor performance and resolution of any supplier issues. + **Collaboration with Internal Stakeholders:** Work closely with internal teams, including IT, Finance, and Sourcing, to ensure smooth procurement processes, maintain effective communication, and meet business objectives. + **Strategic Sourcing Execution:** Assist in executing strategic sourcing initiatives, ensuring timely and accurate purchase order processing, follow-ups, and cost-effective sourcing strategies. + **Purchase Order Management:** Collaborate with stakeholders to create customized purchase orders for capital, services, and materials. Optimize purchase orders to achieve cost savings and meet operational needs. + **Supplier Performance & Cost Control:** Work under moderate direction to identify opportunities for cost savings and vendor improvements while ensuring high-quality and reliable supply chains. + **ERP & Documentation:** Leverage your familiarity with ERP systems to manage purchase documentation, track data integrity, and support audit requirements. Help resolve discrepancies and provide valuable insights into root causes. + **Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement:** Use your expertise to resolve straightforward procurement issues and contribute to process improvements. Help identify areas for standardization and cost reduction. **Qualifications** + Bachelor's degree or experience in lieu of degree + Two (2) years' relevant experience **Preferred Qualifications** + **Capital Purchasing:** Experience in capital purchasing is a plus, particularly for large-scale projects. + **Project Management Experience:** Experience in project management and understanding the unique procurement needs of project-based work is highly valued. **What’s in it for you** At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals. St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law. *Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers. **Default: Location : City** _Meridian_ **Category** _Professional_ **Work Unit** _Purchasing System Office_ **Position Type** _Full-Time_ **Work Schedule** _DAY_ **Requisition ID** _2025-96696_ **Default: Location : Location** _US-ID-Meridian_ **Work Location : Name** _3330 E Louise Dr 5th Floor, Meridian, Portico North Building_