**Duration:** 03 Months Contract **Job Description:** + Create, coordinate, and process IT equipment and supply quotes, orders (i.e. create template/requisitions to generate purchase orders), and track deliveries with designated IT vendors + Submit appropriate invoices for payment processing, receiving ordered items and documenting receipt as such. + Understand service levels (order fulfillment, delivery, etc.) and their relationships to IT vendor/reseller pricing. + Identify and mitigate billing issues by working directly with IT vendors and finance teams. + Interface with accounts payable to support procure to pay process for IT purchases by approving invoices and entering goods receipts. **Responsibilities:** + Prepares purchase orders from electronic requisitions, manual requisitions, and inventory restocking reports to acquire supplies and services for user departments. Monitors manual requisitions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with purchasing policies. + Monitors and expedites the ordering process to minimize stock outs and to ensure timely and cost effective delivery of items. Places emergency orders when necessary. + Reviews vendor resolution reports to identify backorders, errors, etc. and takes appropriate actions to update or correct as needed. Works with vendors, Accounts Payable, Distribution, and end-users to resolve invoice discrepancies related to purchase orders. + Manages inventory levels for major warehouses, mini-warehouses, and procedure-based warehouses at all sites across the system. Balances high service levels with sound inventory practice to minimize backorders while minimizing rush delivery costs. + Reviews inventory reorder reports on a regular basis to look for opportunities for vendor consolidation, product standardization, and new products contracts. + Interviews vendors to obtain information on products for purchase and investigate substitute products as necessary. Compares prices, specifications and delivery dates, and ensures fair and reasonable agreements. Communicates pricing difficulties with leadership as necessary. + Responds to inquiries and concerns regarding but not limited to order status, delivery, and purchasing procedures by utilizing department information systems and other sources. + Expedites orders and responds to communications regarding but not limited to confirmations, follow-ups, and open orders. + Assists internal departments on the procedures and processes to utilize the system and electronic forms when initiating a supply acquisition. + Collaborates with user departments and corporate distribution to help consolidate items, organize departmental inventories, and bring about compliance and standardization for items in Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) and negotiated contracts. **Experience:** + Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and communication skills. + Must be able to work independently and respond to fluctuating work levels. + Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) or similar products. **Skills:** + Facilitates the placement of purchase orders. Supports a service-focused, cost effective, centralized purchasing process of supplies and services to support patients, clinical staff, and department personnel. + Collaborates with System Logistics personnel, internal partners, and end users to identify and research opportunities to reduce costs through product standardization and/or conversion. **Education:** + High School Diploma **About US Tech Solutions:** US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com (http://www.ustechsolutionsinc.com) . US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.