This position is incentive eligible.
HYBRID ROLE: This role is located in the
Kansas City Metro area,
working on-site 3 days and remotely 2 days.
Qualified candidates must reside or relocate to the Kansas City Metro area.Job Summary and QualificationsThe Director of Supply Chain Operations is responsible for coordination and oversight of the daily operations of materials management activities for multiple assigned Surgery Ventures Centers in the Kansas City Metro area. This role manages the purchasing and receiving, file management, price discrepancy resolution, and inventory functions. The Director supports and promotes standardization, contract compliance, and appropriate utilization of supplies and serves as the liaison between the SVG Facility Based Materials Coordinators, center Administrators, and the SVG internal control required processes. The Director implements policies and procedures that guide or support services, assesses and improves department performance, and ensures orientation and continuing education of departmental staff.
What you will do in this role:
- Oversee all facility material management activities for assigned Surgery Ventures Centers.
- Execution and implementation of the standardization programs for all material management functions, SMART cleanup, master file standardization, online requisitioning, and EDI, item merge management, item location, GL management, PAR file management, order frequency and contract optimization.
- Assist with organization, labeling and set up of OR supplies, SKU reduction, and the building of PAR files for new facilities, and facility acquisitions.
- Facilitate the implementation of market-based purchasing projects at the facility through coordination with the DCRD, SCO, VPO and CRD.
- Oversees the addition of new items to the facility, working with staff to complete cost analysis, assure contract compliance, and SKU reduction when possible.
- Raise/resolve facility-based supply issues and improvement opportunities.
- Facilitate the standardization of products and optimize supply utilization through effective collaboration with CRD, Administrator, Physicians, Clinicians, and vendors.
- Coordinate, manage, and evaluate facility Supply Chain personnel.
- Execute the materials management Performance Measurement plan to reflect rebate opportunities, contract compliance and expense reduction at the facility and report these results to the Vice President of Operations and center Leadership in an accurate and timely manner.
- Execute a continuous improvement program for materials management functions.
- Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care of the services delivered, by reviewing contract compliance, shipping costs, repair costs, and month to month supply expense management.
- Demonstrates knowledge of occurrence reporting regarding potential patient safety issues and assists center personnel with utilization and completion of HPG website reporting tool.
- In coordination with the Administrator and center Leadership, assesses and evaluates the skills and competencies of Facility Based Materials Managers. Provides coaching, training and suggestions for plans of correction for improvement when needed.
- Communicates personnel concerns and changes to the Administrator working collaboratively on performance evaluations and hiring or termination situations.
- Recommends sufficient number of qualified/competent staff
- Determines staff qualifications and competence
What is required for this role:
- Bachelor's degree (Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Logistics, Supply Chain, or healthcare related focus) is required
- Master's degree is preferred
- Five years leadership experience, 2-3 years hospital/surgery center experience is preferred
- OR / Surgical Materials Management experience is preferred.
- Reside in the Kansas City metro area, required.
Benefits
Work from Home, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
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