SUPPLY CHAIN ASSOCIATE

About the role

Maintains the efficient operation of storeroom and distribution areas in acquiring, storing, controlling, and delivering material throughout the hospital.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all receiving functions are carried out.
  • Unpack items received and inspects for damage or defects.
    • Verifies accuracy of shipment.
      • Reconciles shipment with purchase order.
        • Records any damage or discrepancies with Procurement Office.
• Maintains storeroom and distribution area.
  • Stores items according to established procedures in proper location.
    • Ensures that environment is clean, safe, and secured condition.
  • Organizes daily receipts.
    • Changes stock locations according to usage as needed.
  • Ensures that all delivery functions are completed.
    • Fills requisitions by preparing picking list, confirmation, and delivery receipts.
  • Delivers product using delivery vehicle to offsite locations.
    • Performs all necessary delivery operation using industrial equipment safely and properly.
  • Reports the need for additional supplies as needed.
    • Adequately replenish crash carts, ENT carts, airway boxes, and other clinical supply carts and packs.
  • Aids in performing cycle counts on a weekly basis for selected cycle.
    • Rotates stock to reduce the amount of outdated material.
  • Follows up on shortages, damages, and outdated material.
    • Maintains the delivery vehicle and the storeroom equipment.
      • Keeps assigned vehicle clean.
    • Performs vehicle check list on assigned vehicle.
      • Informs supervisor of servicing needs on assigned vehicle.
    • Performs routine maintenance on forklift, electric pallet jack, push carts, and delivery flats.
  • Organizes deliveries.
    • Collaborates with vendors, truckers, and customers to ensure that deliveries are complete and accurate.
  • Identifies air packages and refrigerated packages and coordinates their deliveries in a timely manner.
• Maintains and distributes supplies and equipment to clinical areas as requested.
  • Takes physical count of stock on hand and verifies count with inventory controls totals.
• Counts and par stock floors for the two-bin system.
  • Scans floors at hospital for par stocking.
• Pulls par stock orders at storeroom.
  • Replenishes orders on floor.
• Reports any bar codes that do not scan to supervisor.

Attends various education programs.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or higher level of education.
  • Experience in inventory management systems and handheld computers.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment.
  • Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• Able to drive a delivery truck with a hydraulic rear lift assembly, knowledge of and experience in operating a forklift and electric pallet jack in a confined area or trained within three (3) months of hire.
  • Basic Math and Keyboard Proficiency.
• Knowledge of basic Office Equipment such as copier, fax machine, etc.
  • Basic working knowledge of computers and office equipment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
  • Related training/experience (preferably within the past five years).
• License, Certification & Clearances Act 34-PA Criminal Record Check from the PA State Police system.
  • Valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License (if out of state hire current Department of Motor Vehicle record report required and obtain PA Current Driver License within 30 days of hire).

Skills

• Knowledge of basic Office Equipment such as copier, fax machine, etc.
  • Basic working knowledge of computers and office equipment.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
  • Related training/experience (preferably within the past five years).

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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