Supply Chain Inventory Coordinator

Allina Health System • Coon Rapids, MN

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Inventory Coordinator supports inventory management for a large hospital or clinic service line, aligning supply availability, volume, and delivery timing with clinical demand and system strategy. The role directs and prioritizes work, resolves issues, and serves as a subject matter expert. It manages inventory for assigned areas in collaboration with clinical leaders, supports physician and surgeon compliance, and implements and maintains automated inventory ordering systems.

The coordinator performs inventory operations, supply sourcing and ordering, demand planning, and ongoing management of automated ordering systems. The role also provides advanced support to clinical areas through demand forecasting, product standardization and introduction, recalls, contract compliance, and consignment inventory management. Other duties may be assigned.

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. Minnesota and Wisconsin residents working out of Allina Commons and Emergency Medical Services must obtain a valid driver’s license in their state of residence within 60 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct general picking, delivery, and stocking; manage supply cart inventory.
• Troubleshoot, solve, and correct issues that prevent optimal inventory management.
• Create and maintain supply par cart locations and manage product conversions.
• Pull and analyze reports from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
• Work with clinical staff on product stability, usage, new product introductions, and operational strategy.
• Determine whether items should be added to a par cart or inventory or ordered individually.
• Initiate, coordinate, and complete inventory optimization initiatives.
• Coordinate analytics and demand planning, manage backorders, create requisitions, and place rush orders.
• Interact with vendors; source products and identify equivalent products; educate site users on formulary items.
• Use data, reporting, and analysis to identify backordered items with system-wide impact.
• Coordinate Par Excellence implementation and ongoing management, including technical setup and maintenance of the automated ordering system.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve automated ordering system issues; proactively monitor the system and take action based on reports and analysis.
• Conduct demand forecasting; initiate and drive product standardization; introduce new products; and manage product recalls.
• Enforce contract compliance and initiate, coordinate, and manage consignment inventory.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• PTO/time away
• Retirement savings plans
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage
• Tuition reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education, as applicable
• Student loan support and assistance navigating the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, resources, personal coaching, and tools

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed