Supply Chain Inventory Planner

About the role

Be a part of a world‑class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Supply Chain Inventory Planner at the Hyde Park location. This is a 100% onsite role requiring you to be based in the greater Chicagoland area. The position sits within the Supply Chain department (Unit/Department: Supply Chain, CBA Code: Non‑Union) and is full‑time (1.0 FTE). UChicago Medicine’s Supply Chain is committed to the communities it serves, working to identify, develop, and support suppliers while holding them to high standards of quality, cost, technology, and service. The team strives to deliver the right products, services, and equipment to the right place at the right time, aiming to be among the best in any industry by providing the best quality at the lowest total cost.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, ordering, receiving, and stocking of asset and expensed inventory for specified areas of responsibility.
• Responsible for all high dollar products while providing analysis on usage, availability, and cost effectiveness.
• Manages (as required) all human tissue tracking in accordance with FDA standards from ordering, receiving, logging by model number, lot number, serial number, and expiration date.
• Presents tissue management data upon request from Joint Commission.
• Responsible for forecasting analysis, cost analysis, procuring, tracking, replenishment, and billing on all implantable items for all surgical and procedural services, while maintaining daily logs for regulatory needs.
• Responsible for entire analysis of inventory including but not limited to: Low Stock, Out of Stock, future expiring, open order reconciliation, and per case usage.
• Works with vendors to prevent stock‑outs and assists in identifying appropriate substitutes for backordered items.
• Communicates with Nursing, OR, Procedural Area and Clinical Lab Managers and supply chain staff regarding current stock levels, ordering, case schedule, backorders, product trials, and sub‑item issues.
• Facilitates relationships with service‑specific vendors relating to communication of expiring items, consignment reconciliation, assisting in periodic cycle counts, model number updates for discontinued products, product trials, and any other duties assigned by manager.
• Works closely with Supply Chain Sourcing team to provide data for updating supplier performance score cards.
• Responsible for all inventory management decisions including additions, changes, deletes, and par level analysis.
• Responsible for quarterly par reviews, highlighting detailed cost impact and savings, both short and long term.
• Provides data and feedback to clinicians on supply consumption and par level optimization, including preference card recommendations where applicable.
• Provides detailed analysis on RFID tagged items for cost savings tracking and utilization.
• Responsible for the flow, cleanliness (5S), and overall organization of owned and consigned inventory areas.
• Responsible for understanding/employing all lean methodology and participates in Kaizen events.
• Participates in Supply Chain process improvement activities and events using appropriate tools and techniques such as 5S, Standard Work, Managing for Daily Improvement, Value Stream/Process Flow Mapping and Pull System/Kanban.
• Support/Engage in respective monthly VAT meetings, continuously identify new opportunities, and hold us and stakeholders jointly responsible for driving towards goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A completed bachelor’s degree or a lesser degree with equivalent work experience.
• A high level of adaptability and interpersonal skills.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• The ability to work in a stressful setting while providing excellent customer service and patient satisfaction.

Qualifications

• One or more years of previous experience in