Lead Supply Chain Technician - St. Joseph Warren Hospital

Mercy Health BSMH • Warren, OH

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Supply Chain Technician maintains inventory and orderliness in supply stock locations, receives and delivers shipments, supplies, and equipment throughout the site, and builds and replenishes stock orders. The role reviews and adjusts team assignments, resolves inventory and purchase order discrepancies, leads stock inventories and cycle counts, and supports inventory conversions. The technician retrieves, disinfects, stores, and delivers movable medical equipment, and maintains the inventory, expiration dates, delivery, and design of clinical and specialty carts and trays. The position also onboards new associates and mentors less experienced associates.

The role supports supply chain operations in a hospital setting, including receiving PO and non-PO shipments, processing human tissue, handling medical gases safely, transporting supplies and specimens, and maintaining stockrooms to applicable Joint Commission and OSHA standards. The technician participates in performance improvement activities and serves as a backup to the coordinator and supervisor. This is a collective bargaining unit position.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One year of experience in inventory management or a supply chain function, or a bachelor's degree.
• Skills in data entry, effective resource use, safety, attention to detail, teamwork, active listening, critical thinking, communication, conflict resolution, OSHA compliance, Joint Commission compliance, scheduling, training, mentoring, analysis, inventory maintenance, receiving and delivering supplies and equipment, and leading inventory tasks.

Nice To Haves

• College experience.
• Three years of experience in medical supply chain operations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain inventory and organization of assigned medical supply stock locations; keep locations clean and free of dust, adequately stocked, and arranged for easy access.
• Monitor expiration dates, rotate stock, track usage rates, and notify the leader when par levels or inventory levels are inadequate.
• Adjust team delivery routes and assignments as needed.
• Replenish and maintain perpetual inventory locations.
• Resolve inventory put-away discrepancies and maintain the storeroom to Joint Commission and OSHA standards.
• Research purchase order statuses and resolve perpetual inventory item issues.
• Retrieve, clean, store, and deliver movable medical equipment, returning it to ready-for-use staging.
• Analyze item utilization and correct PAR, ROP, and ROQ levels.
• Participate in and lead cycle counts and periodic inventories as directed by the Supervisor, Manager, or Director.
• Reconstitute critical care and specialty carts and trays, check that tray contents are within expiration dates, and design new trays and replenishment processes.
• Transport equipment, supplies, specimens, and mail to various locations based on customer needs.
• Safely transport medical gases between storage locations and maintain medical gas inventories.
• Serve as the site receiving agent for PO and non-PO shipments, human tissue processing, and receiving discrepancy resolution.
• Participate in performance improvement activities as directed by the Supervisor, Manager, or Director.
• Onboard new associates and mentor less experienced associates.
• Serve as a backup to the coordinator and supervisor.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses, and a 403(b) with employer contributions when eligible.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage; HSA/FSA options; life insurance; mental health resources; and discounts.
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short- and long-term disability, and backup care for children and elders.
• Tuition assistance, professional development, and continuing education support.

What This Job Offers

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