Mgr Supply Chain Optimization

About the role

The Manager of Supply Chain Optimization will support teams at Prince William, Haymarket, and Culpeper and Clinic Medical Group. The primary responsibility is for Inventory Management and Secondary responsibility for implementation of all product conversions.

Responsibilities

• Develops tactical plans in coordination with the Manager of Materials Operations and business leadership.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and leadership skills to motivate, negotiate, influence, persuade and obtain cooperation of other disciplines in the supply workgroup.
• Plays a key role in supporting the recruiting, hiring, development and training of supply professionals in the organization.
• Contributes to policy and procure development, metrics identification and remedial actions to improve supply performance.
• Provides daily personnel management actions to include employee evaluations, counseling, and competencies.
• Achieves cost savings and process improvement, which is highly dependent upon interpersonal skills.
• Performs all computer functions related to ERP, handhelds, and other computer systems within Materials Management.
• Provides excellent customer service relating to customers inquiries, purchase orders, invoice resolution and par levels.
• Assists in cost containment efforts utilizing resources wisely.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Healthcare Admin, or related field required. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Experience: 5+ years of relevant work experience required. Experience as an RN or in hospital Materials Management preferred. Will consider equivalent experience in other fields, including distribution services, warehousing, and inbound transport operations. Experience in project management preferred. Will consider equivalent experience in process/program management.
• Licensure: Licensure Preferred: CPIM, CSCP, or CLTD (from ASCM [APICS]), CPSM or C.P.M. (from ISM), PMP or LEAN/5S, Registered Nurse.

Additional Skills/Requirements

• Serves as a key interface between the supply organization and the business unit and hospital operating leadership, and works closely with the business unit and hospital operating, maintenance, and finance leaders to ensure congruence between the operating objectives and the supply plan.
• Ensures alignment between the measured supply results and the operating results.
• To this end, the incumbent must have a working knowledge of supply strategy and objectives, hospital operations, processes, and material requirements to ensure that selected materials, goods, and services support those requirements.
• Co-leads the buying and cost reduction processes across UVACH.
• Interacts frequently with members of the UVACH Patient Care Committee (PCC) and provides assistance and data when requested in support of UVA Health initiatives.
• Works with the Materials Supervisors to balance work within and across hospitals to achieve the most cost-effective, value-added supply function.
• Oversees and works with the Leads for code carts, training, quality, and other department initiatives.
• Ensures connectivity between the measured supply results and the business operating results.
• Professionalism: Ability to lead, direct, and professionally instruct others. Ability to act independently in resolving tactical issues within areas of responsibility. Implements plans of Supply Chain Operations and business leadership. Demonstrates strong interpersonal and leadership skills to motivate, negotiate, influence, persuade and obtain the cooperation of other disciplines in the unit (including the supply, clinical, engineering, maintenance, IT, financial, and hospital organizations) to achieve the business objectives. Plays a key role in the recruiting, hiring, development, and training of materials coordinators, for creating succession planning for the organization. Manages risks, accepts responsibility, and acknowledges the consequences of decisions. Ability to organize, prioritize, and adapt to changing situations. Possess good numerical and clerical abilities; Good critical thinking skills and decision-making skills.
• Other attributes - Requires prolonged standing, manual dexterity, pushing, pulling bending stretching, and stooping - Requires working shifts that meet the department’s needs. Working weekends/holidays as well as overtime as needed.

Pay and Benefits

The base compensation range for this role is $35.52 - $57.68 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education. Please note that the pay range does not include any applicable incentive compensation programs such as shift differentials, clinical ladders, and other incentives that may be available for those in eligible positions.