Director - Supply Chain Procurement - FT - Days - MSS

Memorial Healthcare

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for directing, planning, organizing, controlling and overseeing personnel of the daily activities of the centralized system-wide Supply Chain Procurement department that operates efficiently and meets the needs of all entities within Memorial Healthcare System. Leads the Procurement strategies within the healthcare system. Oversees all procurement activities for the healthcare system as it relates to supplies, equipment, construction, and services.

Requirements

Bachelors (Required)
Ten year (10) years' leadership experience.
Supply Chain, Sourcing or Purchasing experience preferred.
In a job related field
Requires critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
Strong project management and process improvement skills.
Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
Analytical and critical thinking.
Effective decision making and problem solving skills.
Must be able to work in fast pace environment.
Requires frequent interactions with individuals at all levels, including medical staff.
Excellent organizational skills.
Position requires significant teamwork across the healthcare system; Able to work in a team oriented environment.
Personnel Management skills; must be able to work well and guide others.

Nice To Haves

Attends conferences for continued education and market intelligence.

Responsibilities

Overseeing the resolution of supply chain shortages.
Collaborating with Value Analysis, Strategic Sourcing and stakeholders to establish potential substitutions/inventory levels.
Maintaining reports of shortages and cause to be distributed within the organization.
Establishing and implementing policies and procedures ensuring compliance to applicable requirements of Federal, State and any other regulatory agency (e.g. Joint Commission).
Ensuring department complies with established policies.
Integrating department’s services and primary functions by supporting the organizational mission, priorities and goals, and by delivering optimal quality health care services.
Monitoring and evaluating Supply Chain Procurement compliance and performance throughout the organization; monitors all purchases for compliance and establishes best practices with special purchases.
Maximizing use of Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) where appropriate.
Focus on standardization and simplification to achieve operational and cost efficiencies without compromising standards of care.
Oversight of Supply Chain Audits.
Providing strategic thinking and direction in collaboration with colleagues to establish a leading practice supply chain procurement model.
Providing the tactical abilities to implement leading supply chain practices.
Creating Procurement strategies to include process and execution system-wide.
Developing and implementing standards consistent with the administrative, legal and ethical requirements/objectives of the business unit and organization.
Working in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure needs of the business are being met.
Leading workgroups, create work plans, deliverables, desired outcome and saving estimates with targeted timelines.
Monitoring the market and industry trends to be proactive in procurement activities and benchmarks.
Driving ongoing system-wide procurement excellence and industry best practices to achieve established goals and objectives.
Maintaining a strong knowledge of suppliers and their capabilities, market trends and technological advances.
Establishing and executing plans for areas of responsibility.
Assisting VP of Supply Chain with planning of system-wide Supply Chain activities.
Supporting special projects as assigned.
Preparing, monitoring, and evaluating Supply Chain department budgets and ensures that the department operates in compliance with allocated funding.
Achieving Cost Savings targets in accordance with departmental and individual goals assigned.
Working in collaboration with Finance on special projects and expense management.
Directing System-wide Disaster Preparedness and Supply Chain Emergency activities.
Hiring and managing the performance of personnel to meet the needs of the assigned business unit.
Creating a team that is results driven, ethical and customer service driven.
Providing coaching and mentoring to staff.
Establishing and maintaining a culture of teamwork and collaboration.
Collaboration with Value Analysis Program, Sourcing, Inventory, and Logistics.
Participating in assigned Value Analysis Program teams as member and/or lead.
Maintaining synergies and partnership with all areas of Supply Chain Management.
Accountable for the Procure to Pay process within the system-wide Supply Chain with the goal of making the process efficient and effective.
Overseeing the Supply Chain invoice resolution within established guidelines.
Establishing and maintaining professional and ethical vendor relationships with all suppliers.
Creating value through partnerships and collaboration.
Managing the Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) relationship and activities.
Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships internal and external to the organization.
Establishing and maintaining effective communication with system-wide leadership, medical staff, staff, clinical and non-clinical areas fostering collaboration, partnership and synergies with all areas within Supply Chain.
Engendering trust and accountability with colleagues and staff.
Accountable for all system-wide Sourcing and Procurement of all equipment.
Maintaining and establishing standardization to maximize contract and limit variability where appropriate.
Leading all construction projects and equipment procurement in relation to Supply Chain needs system-wide.
Leading and maintaining committee within Supply Chain to support this effort and establishing and maintaining project list, budget and timelines.
Collaborating with Finance on Capital Budgets for system-wide purchases and budgets.
Creating and monitoring KPI’s/stats for areas of responsibility and staff productivity.
Developing and implementing policies and procedures.
Responsible for departmental external and internal audits.
Other duties as assigned.