MATERIALS MGMT SPECIALIST II

Carilion Clinic•Roanoke, VA

1d•$17 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Materials Management Specialist II supports supply chain operations by managing inventory and procurement activities and ensuring the timely, accurate distribution of supplies. The role coordinates, administers, implements, and helps develop an efficient supply support system that meets the needs of patients and the organization’s Materials Management Department. The specialist also acts as a buyer for non-contract items and services as directed. The position replenishes and maintains supplies, processes requisitions, inspects and receives inventory, stocks items to maintain appropriate par levels, and assembles or replenishes kits, components, and carts. It includes regularly scheduled pickup and delivery of medical equipment, monitoring supplies for labeling, expiration dates, and packaging integrity, and using computers, peripherals, and materials-handling equipment. Duties may also include assembling, disassembling, and labeling shelving and storage units. The specialist helps manage cost controls and inventory levels, including using the MMIS, evaluating product utilization, supporting directed product changes, recommending min/max levels and critical order points, resolving zero picks, and monitoring critical supply levels. The role coordinates requisitions, receipts, and returns for assigned areas; participates in product evaluations and changes; coordinates pricing and selection of non-contract items and services with vendors; supports new vendor access policies; and assists with training and mentoring team members. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required; experience may be accepted in lieu of education.
Two years of experience in healthcare materials management, computerized inventory, or purchasing.
Excellent communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel spreadsheets with formulas, sorting large amounts of data, and printing.
Familiarity with automated procurement and inventory control systems.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively in a team setting.
Ability to meet deadlines within short time frames.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks for long periods of time.
Ability to perform in a continually changing environment.

Responsibilities

Coordinate, administer, implement, and assist in developing an efficient supply support system that meets patient and organizational needs.
Act as a buyer for non-contract items and services as directed.
Replenish stocked supplies to ensure sufficient availability.
Pick and stage requisitions accurately and efficiently; requisition, inspect, receive, and stock inventory to maintain appropriate par levels.
Assemble, repackage, or replenish kits, components, and carts.
Perform scheduled pickups and deliveries of medical equipment.
Operate computers, computerized equipment, peripherals, and materials-handling equipment; assemble, disassemble, and label shelving and storage units as needed.
Monitor supplies for proper labeling, expiration dates, and packaging integrity.
Requisition, receive, and stock supplies for assigned areas, and coordinate requisitions, receipts, and returns under established policies.
Meet assigned departmental and Materials Management budget goals and performance indicators or statistics.
Recommend inventory cost controls, effective min/max levels, and critical order points; evaluate product utilization, carry out directed product changes, resolve zero picks, and monitor critical supplies to prevent shortages.
Communicate with vendors, physicians, nurses, patients, peers, and other healthcare facilities.
Participate in product evaluations and changes for assigned areas.
Coordinate pricing and selection of non-contract items and services with vendors and support new vendor access policies.
Assist in training and mentoring team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.