Director Supply Chain

About the role

The Director Supply Chain position is responsible for ensuring that all Houston Methodist Supply Chain needs are met in compliance with system policies and procedures and within industry practices. This position directs the organization's overall supply chain operations, including purchasing and inventory of materials, and distribution of products and supplies, partnering with Corporate in the selection of vendors. The Director Supply Chain position evaluates past performance data to forecast needs and production scheduling. This position develops strategic plans to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of operations and ensures the highest level of customer service to hospital leadership and staff in support of hospital operations.

Responsibilities

• Directs, develops and implements strategic and operational/high level projects and processes either through independent/highly autonomous work or through the facilitation of work teams to enable the effective and efficient completion of objectives.
• Oversees management of and ensures development for staff to meet overall objectives in terms of quality, service and cost effectiveness. Provides timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem. Directs management responsibilities of selection, scheduling, supervision, retention, and evaluation of employees.
• Maintains a positive and supportive attitude and demeanor.
• Serves and actively participates on various entity committees as a voice for the department.
• Provides leadership and communication to maintain a competent and engaged employee group by conducting regular department meetings to review policies and procedures and operational matters, rounding on all employees, completing performance appraisals, conducting new hire feedback sessions, coaching/corrective counseling, and providing recognition/commendations to achieve desired outcomes.
• Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas, teams, departments, and units to achieve business goals. Drives the promotion of teamwork within and between departments; participates and/or leads and facilitates department process improvements as needed.
• Develops and manages department operational and capital budgets, approvals, and ongoing maintenance of the department(s), ensuring operation in a cost-effective manner. Proactively identifies and plans for capital needs related to current equipment and future department projects. Ensures staffing plans and schedules meet department needs that reflect understanding of the importance of cost-effectiveness.
• Manages product evaluations and implementations.
• Serves as Facility Administrator for various vendors (i.e. RASMAS, Staples, etc.)
• Provides guidance, support, and education to departments that maintain official inventory outside of Supply Chain.
• Identifies inventory performance standards and ensures those standards are maintained in order to support departmental par levels.
• Ensures a safe and effective working environment; monitors and/or revises the department safety plan and/or any specific accreditation/regulatory required safety guidelines. Responsible for staff maintenance of credentials and competencies, per accrediting/ licensing agency and/or department guidelines as applicable.
• Employs a proactive approach in the optimization of safe outcomes and information systems by monitoring and improving the department workflow and enhancing operations, using peer-to-peer accountability and identifying solutions via collaboration. Implements process improvements utilizing tools such as lean principles. Role models situational awareness, using teachable moments to improve safety.
• Responsible for employee compliance to policies and procedures and performs associated actions upon non-compliance (i.e., licensure/certification compliance, focal point review requirements, disaster plan, in-services, influenza immunization, wage and hour, standard hours, timely termination submission, timely timecard approval, etc.).
• Reviews, analyzes and recommends changes/enhancements to programs, processes, and policies to increase efficiency and effectiveness of Supply Chain Management within the Hospital. Implements approved recommendations and ensures compliance with all associated policies and standing operational procedures and regulations.
• Drives change initiatives, maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures. Partners effectively with stakeholders as appropriate.
• Serves as a liaison between entity and corporate Supply Chain Management and to ensure that the purchasing and inventory system software and hardware requirements are being met.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Experience: Six years of healthcare Supply Chain experience, at least three of which must have been in a management role in a Hospital Supply Chain setting.
• Academic Medical Center experience preferred
• Licenses and Certifications: Preferred - Certified Materials Resource Professional (CRMP) certification preferred or