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This position utilizes budgetary skills to efficiently order supplies, uniforms and needed materials and reconciles financials and pays invoices. The CMP Business Representative position assist with preparing monthly customer invoices of charges for supplies and services to ensure department cost recovery. With exceptional customer service, this position collaborates with the Supply Chain and Accounts Payable departments.\n\nFLSA STATUSNon-exempt\nQUALIFICATIONS\nEDUCATION\n Associates degree or higher \nEXPERIENCE\n Three years in a business office setting of which one year is in a research environment \nSKILLS AND ABILITIES\nDemonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations \nSufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security \nAbility to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles \nStrong customer service skills and communication \nAbility to work in a team-oriented environment with collaborating skills \nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nPEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nWorks closely with Supply Chain Management department to place supply orders, PO requests, and to resolve PO issues. \nInteracts with Accounts Payable department to follow up on supplier invoice payments and to resolve invoice issues. \nUses excellent communication skills (verbal, nonverbal, written) to facilitate providing the highest quality service during every customer encounter Partners with order end-users to get order information, providing order status and resolve order issues. \nPromotes a positive workplace environment and contributes to a team-focused unit to achieve optimal departmental employee engagement results/scores. \nSERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nIndependently interacts with suppliers to place orders, check order status and resolve order issues. \nPlaces animal orders, animal diet and special diet orders for the department and PI groups, ensuring compliance with the investigator’s animal use protocol, grant, and federal animal research regulations. \nQUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nTracks PI-allowed animal balances by entering new Animal Use Protocols (AUP), and AUP updates into LAMBS software and by maintaining the animal usage spreadsheet to be in compliant with animal use regulations. Processes animal transfer requests from PI groups. \nChecks delivered diet and supply orders to confirm delivery, accuracy and quality. \nMaintains electronic, physical and off-site files for the business office to be compliant with department and institutional guidelines. \nFINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nProcesses supply orders for the department and study specific orders for PI groups. \nPerforms monthly billing activities for the department by entering invoice information into our LAMBS software. Orders and maintains inventory of office supplies. \nEnters department requisitions and non-PO vouchers into MARS. Safeguards prompt vendor invoice payments. \nMaintains and provides analysis of various spreadsheets for blanket PO and supplier invoice reconciliations. \nGROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS\nResearches areas for cost saving for the department. \nSeeks opportunities to identify self-development needs and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis. \nSUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS\n WORK ATTIREUniform: No \nScrubs: No \nBusiness professional: Yes \nOther (department approved): No \nON-CALL*\n*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.\nOn Call* No \nTRAVEL**\n**Travel specifications may vary by department**\nMay require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area No \nMay require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No \n\nWork Shift:\n1 - Day (United States of America)\n\nJob Category:\nNon-clinical\n\nHouston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. The health system consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the Texas Medical Center, seven community hospitals and one long-term acute care hospital throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Houston Methodist also includes a research institute; a comprehensive residency program; international patient services; freestanding comprehensive care clinics, emergency care and imaging centers; and outpatient facilities. 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