Supply Chain Materials Specialist

Job Summary

LOCATION: On-site at Duke University Hospital, in Durham, and Raleigh, NC . Supply Chain Material Specialist provides on-site inventory management services for hospitals. Collaborates with medical staff to assess, document, control and optimize the management of medical product inventory utilizing the PANDACTM materials management solution. Position will be located The anticipated pay range for this position is $21-$24 hourly. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job related factors such as experience, skills, education and location.

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily ordering, tracking, receiving and verification of product for Duke Medical System hospitals and clinical staff, to include over 100 operating rooms and multiple stocking locations.
• Performs weekly PANDACTM physical inventory counts in an accurate and timely fashion for all wound closure products at designated departmental stocking locations for assigned accounts.
• Identifies excess inventory, returning stock and processing credits according to Owens & Minor account return procedures.
• Responsible for the weekly reorganization, re-sequencing, labeling and inventory maintenance services for all assigned stocking locations to ensure productive weekly counts and efficient SKU location by departmental staff.
• Maintains all departmental stocking locations according to accepted quarterly report standards including, but not limited to, inventory turnover and inactive item report values.
• Affords assistance in preparation of quarterly reports and makes recommendations for storage area/cart consolidations or changes, reductions in excess inventory, inactive items and the identification of expired/outdated product.
• Provides customer service and maintains communication with all head nursing staff, Duke supply chain teams, & Owens & Minor PANDAC leadership.

Qualifying Experience

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• CRCST or CST (Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician, Certified Surgical Technologist), preferred.
• Minimum, two (2) years of work experience in healthcare surgical services and/or logistics materials management and/or project management, preferred.
• Previous experience in LEAN or project/organizational management methodology, preferred.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience, preferred.
• Basic knowledge of (or ability to gain understanding about) wound closure products and procedures as detailed in PANDACTM training manual in order to communicate with nursing staff in a professional manner (suture materials, needles, endomechanical products, associated costs and product characteristics), preferred.
• Exposure to inventory management software, ideally Qsight, preferred.
• Ability to effectively use technology to accurately document the movement of supplies.
• Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).
• Demonstrated effective organizational skills; Ability to manage projects through to completion; Ability to work independently.
• Good verbal and written communication skills; Good customer service skills; Ability to work with others in a positive and effective manner.