Mkt Director Supply Chain Operations - CO/KS

Common Spirit•Englewood, CO

51d

About The Position

This position is the designated Supply Chain leadership position for any given Market. This position is the accountable supply chain leader for the market, responsible for owning executive relationships along with relationships with key physicians and clinical leaders. Accountable for the Market's performance to budget on supply expense. Leads and directs market supply chain resources and leverages key relationships in the market to execute the national supply chain strategies within the market. This position has primary responsibility for planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and overseeing the Supply Chain operations and staff of the receiving, inventory, and distribution functions for a given market. Maintains a cost effective and efficient materials system to ensure that necessary supplies are available at each facility when and where they are needed, and that they are appropriately accounted for. Oversight responsibility for managing shipping and receiving, storage, distribution throughout the given market. Responsible for maintaining and reporting accurate inventories for clinical and non-clinical supplies.

Requirements

Required Bachelor's Degree in related discipline
Minimum of seven (7) years' experience in Supply Chain within a health care facility system or other relevant experience.
Minimal of 5 years operations management experience to include budget development and management.
Proven leadership skills both in management of staff and relationships with Hospital executives.
Knowledge of coaching and mentoring best practices.
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Project, Access, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong written and oral communications skills.
Ability to influence and motivate others in order to achieve targets within a determined time period.
Ability to prepare quick pointed summaries for executives and stakeholders.
Ability to deal with conflict and difficult people and achieve collaborative resolution.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree strongly preferred
Proven Team management and/or project management preferred.
Demonstrated experience with leading and implement change is preferred.
Change Management and Leadership (LEAD) experience required within first year. Incumbents in this job will be grandfathered into educational requirements

Responsibilities

Forges successful relationships with market executives, key clinical leaders, and physicians to influence the market to optimize supply chain value and market operating margin.
At the direction of the Division VP, the Market Director is responsible for implementing national Supply Chain strategies within the designated Market.
Implements National contracts within the designated Market, this includes anticipating and understanding any implications that may be associated with a contract and partnering with leadership and key decision makers for resolution.
Accountable for the market performance on supply expense as it relates to budget and key performance indicators
Optimizes the total cost of ownership for supply chain including supply expense, labor, and other operating expenses related to supply chain activity
Ensures market complies with established standard operating procedures, policies, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental, and infection control policies and procedures
Selects, orientates, and assigns department staff (either directly or through subordinate supervisors)
Manages departments to National Supply Chain standards of performance, making operational and staff decisions to achieve desired performance
Prepares and submits department budget and ensures that the department operate within approved budget
Promotes and implements improvement efforts throughout organization to streamline processes, optimize financial performance, and identify areas of general inefficiency
Ensures department goals and objectives help to carry out the organizations strategic plan, philosophy, and vision