Procurement Specialist

VIGILINT is a premier provider of international health protection, providing advisory, logistics, medical operations, and crisis management services to high-net-worth individuals, Fortune 500 companies, and government clients. Our world-class physicians, subject matter experts, and operational staff work side-by-side to solve complex medical emergencies around the globe. The nature of our work requires top performance and the utmost discretion.

The Procurement Specialist is responsible for:

• Procuring and managing product lines in formulary/ database

• Placing orders, organizing and tracking shipments

• Source multiple vendors for each product prime/secondary source of supply

• Incorporate re-order points to the all warehouse stocked lines.

• Discuss defective products with suppliers and negotiate corrective actions

• Evaluate vendors on price, delivery, quality and service

• Create, maintain and update stock record files

• Source replacements or alternative products to all kits

• Communicate with suppliers, retailers, customers etc. to achieve best/ dealer pricing

• Obtain up to date commodity information for pricing and availability

• Prepare accurate reports for upper management and logistic systems

• Crafting negotiation strategies and closing deals with optimal terms

• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power

• Determine quantity and timing of deliveries

• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand

• Establish Cost and List Price matrix to deliver consistent and timely customer quotations

• Develop and maintain high level of communication with internal customer regarding status of RFQ

• Determine RFQ priorities and policies

• Contributes to VIGILINT mission by accomplishing other duties as required.

Requirements

• United States citizenship
• Proven experience as logistics coordinator, procurement, purchasing Manager and IT
• Maintain management informed of duty changes or PTO requirements with enough time to address daily tasking
• Remain professional at all times
• Flexible, responsible and innovative
• Experience in customer service
• Ability to work with little supervision and track multiple processes
• Computer-savvy with a working knowledge of logistics software
• Outstanding organizational and coordination abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines
• Energetic, friendly, outgoing, proactive personality
• Flexibility to work extended hours when operational tempo require
• 2+ years of Medical Logistics experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or a related field.

• 4+ years' purchasing management experience.

Benefits

$55,000-$70,000
VIGILINT is proud to offer a robust benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, short-term and long-term disability, AD&D insurance, Healthcare Flexible Spending Plan, 401(k), and paid time off.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

VIGILINT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.