RWJBarnabas Health

Regional Director, Supply Chain

RWJBarnabas Health • $144K — $185K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
  • Minimum 5 years in hospital supply chain leadership
  • 3 years managing multiple site operations in acute care
  • Proven track record of achieving cost savings and KPI improvements
  • Experience with vendor management and procure-to-pay processes
  • Proficiency in supply management software and Excel
  • Ability to lift up to fifty pounds

Responsibilities

  • Set and execute enterprise supply chain strategy across hospitals
  • Oversee daily operations including procurement and inventory management
  • Monitor market-wide performance and KPIs; develop corrective actions
  • Drive savings opportunities with the Clinical Resource Director
  • Lead collaboration for product standardization and backorder resolution
  • Champion technology adoption and support training for ERP systems
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory standards across all facilities

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Life & Accidental Death Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits like Pet Insurance
  • Discounts from partners including NJ Devils and Verizon
Full Job Description
Job Title: Regional Director

Location: System Business Office

Department Name: Distribution



Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $144,600.00 - $185,400.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

A Typical Day

The Regional Director is the senior supply chain director accountable for strategy, operational performance, and continuous improvement across multiple acute care hospitals, specialty centers, and affiliated sites within an assigned market.Reporting to the Vice President, this leader bridges facility level execution with enterprise supply chain plans ensuring all sites operate in alignment with RWJBH enterprise strategies, clinical priorities, financial targets, and regulatory standards.This role serves as the primary point of accountability for market wide supply chain outcomes, acting as subject-matter expert, escalation point, and project lead while maintaining direct oversight of day-to-day operations across all assigned facilities.The Regional Director partners with facility executives, clinical leadership, finance, and corporate supply chain to drive standardization, cost reduction, and operational excellence at scale.
  • Set and execute enterprise supply chain strategy aligned with RWJBH system goals; translate corporate direction into facility-level operations across all assigned sites, including serving in an acting facility director or project coordinator capacity as needed
  • Maintain multi hospital direct oversight of all day-to-day supply chain operations including procurement, distribution, receiving, inventory management, and materials handling
  • Ensure efficiency, accuracy, and service continuity across the assigned market
  • Own market-wide KPIs, performance targets, and Supply Chain goals; conduct regular on-site visits, work with Site Supply Chain Director to develop corrective action plans for any metric falling below threshold, and report results to the VP of Supply Chain and senior leadership
  • Drive performance through data-driven analysis
  • Identify and execute savings opportunities in coordination with the Clinical Resource Director (CRD) and value analysis team
  • Lead clinical collaboration with CRDs to advance product standardization, manage substitutions, and backorder resolutions, and ensure all supply decisions reflect clinical efficacy and organizational approval
  • Serve as subject matter expert and system champion for PeopleSoft, Greenlight, Tableau, Contraxx, and Green Security; drive ERP adoption, support end-user training, and identify technology and analytics opportunities that improve operational visibility and decision-making
  • Ensure rigorous inventory integrity across all facilities: manage sourcing, stocking, replenishment, and rotation; coordinate annual counts and perpetual reconciliation; enforce consignment policy compliance; and enforce documented storeroom rounding to maintain safety, expiration, and space standards
  • Maintain full regulatory and policy compliance across all market facilities, including Joint Commission, CMS, and state requirements; oversee supply onitoring via ECRI, tissue tracking per policy, and annual review of all supply chain policies and procedures
  • Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of Site Supply Chain Directors, managers, coordinators, and technicians; foster a culture of continuous improvement, professional growth, and operational accountability through regular huddles, team meetings, onboarding, and performance management
  • Maintain a structured stakeholder engagement cadence with facility finance officers, nursing leadership, surgical services, and department heads; serve as the bridge between frontline supply chain operations and executive leadership, ensuring transparent communication on challenges, priorities, and performance
  • Coordinate corporate-driven bulk purchases, renovation and construction supply planning, and new service line activations; ensure coverage for facility supply chain leaders during absences and deploy training and implementation support across the market as needed
  • Champion a culture of operational discipline: ensure ordering practices minimize STAT requisitions through sound inventory management; enforce adherence to all RWJBH supply chain policies; and maintain 24/7 availability via RWJBH-issued cell phone to respond to supply disruptions and emerging operational needs


This Role Might Be For You If ...
  • Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare supply chain operation, logistics and inventory management
  • Ability to strategically plan, develop teams and resolve conflict across multiple facilities
  • Knowledge of surgical supplies and sterile procedures
  • Strong organizational, communication and critical thinking skills
  • Ability to move regional sites to meet corporate goals
  • Excel and supply management software proficiency
  • Ability to lift, push and pull up to fifty pounds


To Be Considered
  • Education Required: Bachelors degree
  • Education Preferred: Masters degree

Experience Required:
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive hospital supply chain leadership, including at least 3 years managing multiple sites or facilities within an acute care or IDN environment
  • Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable cost savings, contract compliance improvements, and KPI performance gains across a complex healthcare network
  • Experience with GPO contract management, vendor management, value analysis processes, and procure-to-pay operations,

Experience Preferred:
  • 10 years of multi-facility or IDN-level hospital supply chain oversight, with exposure to diverse facility types including trauma centers, surgical facilities, oncology, and pediatric settings
  • Prior involvement in ERP implementations or large-scale system migrations; familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies
  • AHRMM, CSCP, CPSM, or equivalent professional supply chain certification


Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Retirement Plans
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Life & Accidental Death Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Wellness Programs
  • Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
  • Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

About RWJBarnabas Health

RWJBarnabas Health is the largest integrated healthcare delivery system in New Jersey, with hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and clinics throughout the state. The system includes eleven acute care hospitals, three children's hospitals, a pediatric rehabilitation hospital, a behavioral health center, and numerous other clinical facilities. RWJBarnabas Health is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to patients and their families, and to advancing medical research and education.
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