Supply Chain Consultant Logistics

Children's Wisconsin • West Allis, WI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Children’s Wisconsin is hiring a Supply Chain Logistics Specialist to support clinics and off-site locations by ensuring supplies are available when and where needed. The role coordinates the acquisition, distribution, and use of supplies; optimizes inventory and supply operations; and evaluates complex logistics opportunities using statistical data and reports. It also provides backup ordering and replenishment for off-site clinics.

The position is hybrid and requires travel to clinics. The specialist collaborates with customer department leadership, clinical and operational teams, buyers, vendors, and local health care providers. Responsibilities include maintaining appropriate inventory levels, managing supplies in designated locations, supporting cost analysis and budget planning, improving department resupply operations, and serving as the main contact for customer departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Three or more years of supply chain experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven customer service abilities.
• In-depth, up-to-date knowledge of logistics, purchasing, business management principles, and business mathematics.
• Strong accountability, service orientation, and sensitivity and responsiveness to user department requests.
• Intermediate computer skills and knowledge of Windows-based software, including Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Ability to safely operate forklifts and hydraulic lifts.
• Valid Wisconsin driver's license.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Access and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate acquisition, distribution, and utilization of supplies for assigned off-campus locations, ensuring appropriate availability and quantities.
• Review par levels and usage with customer department leadership using system-generated reports and identify inventory reduction opportunities quarterly.
• Help departments establish and maintain appropriate supply par levels.
• Monitor par-level supply usage, adjust levels when appropriate, update system information, and document supply management initiatives.
• Research product and price information and provide cost analyses for supply and equipment budgets.
• Assist departments with physical reorganizations, resupply improvements, patient supply charge revisions, and development or revision of par, forms, office supply, and inventory systems.
• Manage supplies within defined supply locations and ensure items are correctly set up in the appropriate system.
• Evaluate product consolidation and standardization opportunities for customer departments.
• Work with buyers to source and acquire or distribute urgently needed products and services, including borrowing, lending, and renting from or to suppliers.
• Maintain professional relationships with local health care providers for borrowing or lending emergent products and services.
• Maintain professional vendor relations and enforce sales representative policies.
• Visit key customer department contacts at off-campus locations regularly.
• Provide and interpret supply chain reports for department management.
• Manage product conversions, return merchandise authorizations (RMAs), and recalls for off-campus locations.
• Serve as the main point of contact for customer departments.
• Provide backup ordering and replenishment for off-site clinics.

What This Job Offers

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