Supply Chain Operations Manager

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and drive cost reduction opportunities for SCA centers/hospitals by utilizing standardization, value analysis, utilization, and pricing cost reduction strategies
• Deliver savings while maintaining and improving the quality of care provided
• Monitor and ensure facility performance meets expectations regarding key metrics; daily supply report, buy right percentage, cost per case and supplies as a percentage of net patient revenue
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with facility staff, including the medical
• Participate in Partnership meetings, Regional meetings, etc. to present opportunities, savings realized, and overall supply chain metrics
• Recommend solutions based upon data analysis to increase business efficiency and/or improve business processes
• Identify new opportunities, lead supplier negotiations and implement local and regional purchasing agreements (bids, requests for proposals); Validates savings opportunity to SCA facilities
• Possess knowledge of inventory processes; train and educate the best in class techniques regarding par levels, inventory forecasting, etc.
• Support implementation of national contracts and product conversions within SCA
• Respond to issues and improve operational
• Identify, analyze and resolve catalog, supply, and supplier performance problems with centers and escalate to appropriate management when
• Perform supplier relations that enable assistance in problem resolution
• Perform other duties as assigned by members of management

Qualifications

• 4-year Bachelor's Degree in purchasing, operations, business or equivalent
• Minimum 5-7 years purchasing, supplier management or contract management
• Extensive knowledge of creating and maintaining item master, catalog database and various analytics
• Strong organization skills and relating data to business metrics
• Strong ability to identify barriers, business trends and escalate to operations
• Experience in areas related to data warehousing, purchasing, contracts, accounting, budgeting, or healthcare
• Experience in Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) or healthcare industry
• SQL experience a plus
• Expert in Microsoft applications with working knowledge of industry standard contract management, materials management, and reporting software