Supply Chain Inventory Coordinator

Allina Health • Saint Paul, MN

2d • $26 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

Join Allina Health as a Supply Chain Inventory Coordinator and help support high‑quality patient care by ensuring efficient, reliable inventory operations in a collaborative, mission‑driven healthcare system. This is a 1.0 FTE position working 80 hours per two-week pay period on a 10-hour day shift with no weekends. The role supports the inventory management function at a large hospital or clinic service line with the system strategy for maintaining appropriate supply, volumes and timeliness to meet clinical demand. It involves directing and prioritizing work, issue resolution, and serving as a subject matter expert. The position is responsible for all aspects of inventory management for assigned areas, including collaboration with clinical leaders on strategy, driving compliance with physicians and surgeons, and the technical implementation and management of the automated inventory ordering system.

Requirements

• 0 to 2 years working with an ERP inventory management system such as Workday or Infor
• 2 to 5 years of Supply Chain Management, clinical healthcare, or hospital operations experience
• Microsoft Office competency
• Valid Driver’s License required upon hire - MN and WI residents must obtain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment is required for employees working out of the Allina Commons and Emergency Medical Services

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field

Responsibilities

• Conducts Inventory Management
• Conduct general picking, delivery and stocking
• Manage supply cart inventory
• Troubleshooting, problem solving and correction of issues preventing the optimal inventory management
• Create and maintain supply par cart locations
• Manage product conversions
• Pull and analyze reports out of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems like Lawson/Infor, Workday, Peoplesoft, etc.
• Works with clinical staff on product stability, usage, new product introduction, and advancing operational strategy
• Identification of when an item needs to be put on a par cart/added to inventory versus ordered one off
• Initiating, coordinating and completing inventory optimization initiatives
• Sourcing and Ordering Supplies
• Coordinate analytics and demand planning
• Manage backorders
• Create requisitions, including placing rush orders
• Conduct vendor interactions
• Source and identify product and equivalent product
• Educating site users on formulary items
• Use data, reporting, and analysis to identify backordered items with a system-wide impact
• Coordinates Par Excellence implementation and on-going management
• Provides technical set up and maintenance of automated ordering system
• Monitors, troubleshoots and resolves any automated ordering system issues
• Proactive monitoring of the system to prevent ordering issues
• Proactively creates reports, analyzes and takes action where appropriate
• Manages advanced support of clinical areas
• Conducts demand forecasting
• Initiates and drives product standardization
• Introduces new products
• Manages recalls for products
• Enforces contract compliance
• Initiate, coordinate and manage consignment inventory
• Troubleshooting, problem solving and correction of any issues
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

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