Supervisor Materials Management

CommonSpirit Health • Long Beach, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor, Materials Management oversees and coordinates materials management operations, including procurement, inventory, distribution, and logistics. The role establishes protocols, manages vendors, optimizes storage, and leads staff to ensure timely availability of essential goods, support clinical operations, and promote cost-effectiveness. It supervises the proper receipt, storage, handling, and issuing of sterile and non-sterile medical equipment and supplies in accordance with organizational standards. The supervisor monitors equipment and supply inventory and utilization, orders materials as needed, oversees staff compliance with relevant handling and equipment-care procedures, and supports staff performance management, continual improvement, training, education, and communication of policy and procedure updates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree; other education and/or additional job-related experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree.
• Minimum of five years of experience in Materials Management or Accounts Payable within a healthcare organization.
• Three years of experience in invoice resolution working with requisitioners, vendors, and Accounts Payable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise supply room employees in receiving, storing, handling, and issuing sterile and non-sterile medical equipment and supplies in accordance with organizational standards.
• Monitor medical equipment and supply inventory and utilization levels, and place orders as needed to maintain adequate availability for patient care and treatment.
• Supervise staff conformance with policies and procedures for handling, sterilizing, cleaning, maintaining, storing, and assembling patient care supplies, equipment, and instruments.
• Assist in managing supply room staff, including performance management, continual improvement, training and education, and communication of policy and procedure updates.
• Oversee and coordinate materials management operations, including procurement, inventory, distribution, and logistics.
• Manage vendors, optimize storage, and establish protocols to support timely supply availability and cost-effectiveness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager