Manager, Materials Supply Opns

Responsibilities

• Manages the activities of one or more materials supply operational areas.
• Ensures efficient delivery of services.
• Acts as liaison with service users for an effective overall operation.
• Delegates authority and responsibility to maintain control of departmental functions.
• Formulates operational and capital budgets, ensuring management standards for cost awareness and budget control are maintained.
• Hires, evaluates performance, determines disciplinary actions, and makes recommendation for personnel actions.

Essential Functions

• Manages and directs one or more of the following activities: Transportation Department, delivery of freight, purchase, receipt and inventory control of supplies, as well as their effective level of services.
• Formulates department organization and develops and recommends policies and procedures.
• Interprets Hospital and University Policy to staff.
• Develops objectives and goals in conjunction with the Manager as a tool in implementing programs.
• Delegates authority and responsibility to maintain control of department functions.
• Evaluates services provided through the formulation of controls, statistical surveys and communications with user departments.
• Establishes working relationship through positive communication and follow-up with nursing staff, medical staff, and user departments.
• Mets with department heads and/or supervisors to review procedures and investigate problems.
• Acts as a liaison with the Central Laundry in communicating problems, improving services, and securing linen supplies.
• Develops and proposes more effective and efficient methods for timely transport of patients, distribution of supplies, flow of traffic patterns, and enhancement of patient relations.
• Acts as a consultant to nursing staff in the evaluation of equipment needs.
• Hires or makes recommendations for hiring according to the University of Rochester Affirmative Action plan and goals.
• Evaluates performances, determines disciplinary action, recommends promotions and/or salary adjustments, and performs other related personnel actions.
• Formulates operational and capital budgets, ensures management standards for cost awareness and budget control are maintained.
• Evaluates, makes recommendations, and approves the purchase of equipment and supplies.
• Conducts inventory of stock.
• Chairs committees or represents department as assigned by the Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of supervisory experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience