Supply Chain Field Operations Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

Provides operational leadership for distribution and logistics activities across assigned facilities, including receiving, warehousing (internal and offsite), replenishment, distribution, delivery, and contracted laundry/linen services, in accordance with established supply chain processes and policies.

Supports logistics operations across hospitals, clinics, and Network of Care locations, including coordination with high-acuity and procedural areas to support supply readiness for patient care environments.

Manages financial performance of distribution and logistics operations including labor, inventory, and operational expenses. Identifies cost reduction opportunities and drives supply chain savings initiatives.

Provides direct oversight of supervisors, leads, and frontline staff, including staffing coordination, employee coaching, and support of performance evaluation and development activities.

PARTNERS WITH CLINICAL AND OPERATIONAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS NEEDS AND SERVES AS AN ESCALATION POINT FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPLY ISSUES.

SUPPORTS AND LEADS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES USING LEAN AND STANDARD IMPROVEMENT PRACTICES TO ENHANCE OPERATIONAL WORKFLOWS WITHIN DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS FUNCTIONS.

LEADS OPERATIONAL EXECUTION OF SUPPLY CHAIN SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATIONS AND ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING ERP, WMS, AND INVENTORY TOOLS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IT AND SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP.

Oversights PAR level maintenance across clinical and operational areas and partners with clinical teams to support appropriate inventory quantities and replenishment processes.

USES DASHBOARDS AND ANALYTICS TOOLS, INCLUDING SQL-BASED REPORTS AND DATA WAREHOUSE OUTPUTS, TO MONITOR INVENTORY AND PAR LEVELS ACROSS MULTIPLE SITES AND SUPPORT OPERATIONAL TREND ANALYSIS AND DEMAND FORECASTING.

ENSURES DEPARTMENTAL ADHERENCE TO ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES, REGULATORY STANDARDS, SAFETY PRACTICES, AND INFECTION PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS.

SUPPORTS SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL EXECUTION FOR NEW HOSPITAL, CLINIC, OR DEPARTMENT OPENINGS, INCLUDING INVENTORY SETUP, SUPPLY ROOM CONFIGURATION, AND OPERATIONAL READINESS ACTIVITIES.

PROVIDES OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT OF THIRD-PARTY LOGISTICS PARTNERS AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT MODELS, INCLUDING PERPETUAL, LUM, KAN BAN, AND RELATED ANALYTICS TOOLS USED WITHIN ASSIGNED FACILITIES.

PARTICIPATES IN SUPPLY CHAIN LEADERSHIP MEETINGS AND CROSS-FUNCTIONAL INITIATIVES AS ASSIGNED AND PROVIDES COVERAGE SUPPORT FOR THE DIRECTOR WHEN REQUESTED.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in related field
• Minimum of five (5) total years of materials management experience, with at least three (3) of those years performed in a managerial or supervisory capacity

EQUIVALENCY:

• Two (2) years’ experience above stated requirements may substitute for degree

Qualifications

DEGREE:

• Associate’s degree in related field

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of five (5) total years of materials management experience, with at least three (3) of those years performed in a managerial or supervisory capacity

Skills

SKILLS:

• Operational leadership
• Logistics operations
• Financial performance management
• Cost reduction initiatives
• Process improvement initiatives
• Supply chain system implementations and enhancements
• Inventory management
• Operational oversight of third-party logistics partners
• Supply chain planning and operational execution

Benefits

BENEFITS INFORMATION:

• Competitive pay and benefits package
• Base pay increase based on performance
• Annual employee bonus program
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Company provided life and disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 403b employer match (retirement savings)
• A robust wellness program
• Access to professional development tools

Pay

PAY:

• Dependent on applicant's relevant experience
• Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $88,253.00 to $132,379.50

Scope and Level

GUIDELINES:

• Guidelines are in the form of stated vision and objectives for the unit or function.
• Performs a combination of management and supervisory duties and responsibilities.
• Work is tactical and operational in nature.

Complexity

WORK ASSIGNMENT IS UNSTRUCTURED, AND EMPLOYEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING A VARIETY OF OBJECTIVES, RESOURCES, AND STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF THE UNIT OR FUNCTION.

Decision Making

Determines strategy priority shifts for the unit or function.

Communications

Contacts are of a non-prescribed nature involving the negotiation and resolution of problems and where exceptional degrees of discretion, judgment, and knowledge are required. Contacts where the exchange of information, support, influence, and cooperation may have a very significant impact on the programs, and/or policies of the organization.

Supervision Received

Under managerial direction, the employee has personal accountability for carrying out the work objectives of an organizational unit or section within the scope of established guidelines and the mission of the division. Employee is expected to resolve problems that arise in the normal course of the work. Work may be discussed with higher level supervisors and reviewed for soundness of judgment and feasibility of decisions.