Manager Inventory Control

Prisma Health • Simpsonville, SC

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About The Position

Responsible for Supply Chain Inventory Control for a designated area of the Prisma Health system, including implementing standardized system-developed supply chain strategic plans and policies, overseeing designated inventory control practices and functions (Inventory Management, Warehousing, Pars, JIT, LUM, POU, Implant Management), and providing leadership to selected Inventory Control team members. Responsible for working with a variety of key business, clinical, and operations stakeholders across the Prisma Health system as well as their peers within Supply Chain. Partners with operational peers on the implementation of Prisma Health Supply Chain strategic plan initiatives. Leads process improvement implementations and collaborates with all relevant stakeholders, while utilizing key change management methodologies to ensure successful adoption.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field of study.
• Five (5) years of experience in Supply Chain, Business Management or related field.
• Experience using metrics to drive decisions and working with external vendors.
• Supply chain experience in a hospital, multiple campus facility preferred.
• In lieu of education and experience noted above, an equivalent combination of work/academic experience may be considered (i.e., 9 years of related experience OR Associate degree and seven years of related experience OR Master's degree and three years of related work experience).

Responsibilities

• Assists in the leading of the Supply Chain vision and overall strategy which includes standardized inventory management/control, point of use/low unit of measure, and distribution operations.
• Provides day-to-day supervision of department staff which includes hiring, training, development, scheduling work, monitoring performance to ensure compliance with guidelines, policies, and procedures, providing feedback on performance, and writing and conducting performance reviews.
• Optimizes use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other supply chain automation tools that works to eliminate unnecessary work, simplify necessary work, centralize simplified work, and automate centralized work.
• Works with Supply Chain staff to implement system wide inventory strategy and improve supply chain performance through a reduction in obsolete inventory, improvements in inventory turns and improvement in inventory replenishment processes.
• Carries out system-wide logistics policies and procedures at the facility level and ensure these standardized polices are consistently implemented.
• Develops policies and procedures as needed related to inventory requirements.
• Works with onsite Supply Chain leadership to ensure appropriate delivery systems such as Low Unit of Measure (LUM), Just in Time (JIT), and/or point of use type systems are evaluated and wherever possible implemented in a standardized and consistent manner.
• Utilizes standardized system wide dashboard analytics to measure inventory levels, ensure proper inventory controls and other supply chain operations key measures of performance to ensure they are measured, monitored and goals are met.
• Implements system wide standardized inventory control and cycle counting strategy to provide appropriate financial controls and management.
• Applies and enforces procurement separation of function practices and accounting practices for establishing appropriate inventory management controls in conjunction with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Ensures system compliance for Joint Commission Accreditation and other regulatory bodies for storage and delivery of supplies as well as recalled or suspended inventory products.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree