Inventory Ctrl Coord Sr

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Spring Valley, WI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Inventory Control Coordinator Senior is responsible for developing and maintaining cost-effective maintenance and monitoring programs for inventory to maximize usage and minimize expenses. This role establishes a follow-up program to monitor the effectiveness of supply systems, ensures needs are met, and coordinates appropriate inventory levels across multiple sites. The position serves as the main contact for inventory transfers between facilities, resolves procurement issues, and reviews/recommends changes to inventory data levels. Additionally, the role provides recommendations on inventory levels and consolidation opportunities, acts as a procurement resource, and develops systems to track inventory age, overstocks, and vendor exchanges. Collaboration with Corporate Purchasing for requisitions, order verification, placement, and delivery assurance is key. The role also involves producing and reviewing usage and cost reports, identifying product standardization and cost-saving opportunities, providing analytical data, coordinating product conversions, and building vendor relationships. Responsibilities include verifying and reconciling vendor credits and exchanges, and ensuring vendor contracts are correctly loaded into computer systems.

Requirements

• High School Graduate.
• Typically requires 5 years of experience in inventory management and distribution in a health care setting.
• Working knowledge of computerized purchasing and/or materials management/distribution systems.
• Must have excellent communication, human relations, and analytical skills to have the ability to communicate will all levels of health care personnel and professionals.
• Must be self-motivated and detail oriented.
• Basic computer skills in using Microsoft office suite.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains cost effective maintenance and monitoring programs for inventory in order to maximize usage and minimize expenses.
• Establishes a follow-up program to monitor the effectiveness of the supply systems to ensure that needs are being met.
• Coordinates the appropriate level of inventory quantities required throughout sites utilizing ASLMC Services.
• Serves as the main contact person for inquiries involving inventory transferred between facilities.
• Resolves various procurement issues, including but not limited to: vendor disputes, invoice discrepancies, expedited processing of emergency orders, and handling damaged or defective product.
• Reviews and recommends changes and improvements to the base Inventory data levels.
• Gives recommendations on inventory levels and possible consolidation opportunities to area management and Manager Central Supply for consideration.
• Serves as a procurement resource, maintaining product catalogs and/or electronic catalogs for all products.
• Develops and maintains systems to track inventory age, overstocks and vendor exchanges.
• Collaborates with Corporate Purchasing to review purchase requisitions, verify necessity of orders, place orders and ensure vendor delivery.
• Regularly produces and reviews usage and cost reports for management and the Corporate Purchasing Manager.
• Identifies product standardization and cost saving opportunities.
• Provides analytical data to support recommendations.
• Coordinates activities associated with product conversions as needed.
• Builds and maintains working relationships with vendors.
• Responsible for verifying and reconciling vendor credits and exchanges of product.
• Ensures that vendor contracts are loaded correctly into the computer systems.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED