Supply Chain Inventory Planner - Full-Time, Days

UChicago Medicine • Chicago, IL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

UChicago Medicine is a world-class academic healthcare system seeking a Supply Chain Inventory Planner for a 100% onsite opportunity at their Hyde Park location in the greater Chicagoland area. The UChicago Medicine Supply Chain is dedicated to serving its communities by identifying, developing, and supporting local suppliers and job growth, while maintaining high expectations for quality, cost, technology, and service. Their goal is to be a leading healthcare provider supply chain, ensuring the right products, services, and equipment are delivered efficiently with the best quality and lowest total cost. This position involves using lean management techniques to plan, requisition, expedite urgent orders, and manage supply flow, including consignment and high-dollar items. The role requires communication across all levels of management (Nursing, OR, Procedural Areas, Clinical Labs) and with vendors regarding issues such as expiration tracking, cycle counting, inventory management, product trials, backorder management, and storage organization. The planner will conduct audits, prepare and monitor inventory status reports, proactively address supply shortages and stock outs, perform cost savings analysis, and conduct data analysis to meet Key Performance Indicators. They will also collaborate with other Supply Chain areas to integrate new items and optimize inventory levels.

Requirements

• A completed bachelor’s degree or a lesser degree with equivalent work experience
• A high level of adaptability and interpersonal skills
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
• The ability to work in a stressful setting while providing excellent customer service & patient satisfaction

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of previous experience in Supply Chain
• Lean management experience

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning, ordering, receiving, and stocking of asset and expensed inventory for specified areas of responsibility. Responsible for all high dollar products while providing analysis on usage, availability, and cost effectiveness. Manages (as required) all human tissue tracking in accordance with FDA standards from ordering, receiving, logging by model number, lot number, serial number, and expiration date. Presents tissue management data upon request from Joint Commission. Responsible for forecasting analysis, cost analysis, procuring, tracking, replenishment, and billing on all implantable items for all surgical and procedural services, while maintaining daily logs for regulatory needs.
• Responsible for entire analysis of inventory including but not limited to: Low Stock, Out of Stock, future expiring, open order reconciliation, and per case usage. Works with vendors to prevent stock-outs and assists in identifying appropriate substitute for backordered items. Communicates with Nursing, OR, Procedural Area and Clinical Lab Managers and supply chain staff regarding current stock levels, ordering, case schedule, backorders, product trials, and sub item issues.
• Facilitates relationships with service specific vendors relating to communication of expiring items, consignment reconciliation, assisting in periodic cycle counts, model number updates discontinued products, product trials, and any other duties assigned by manager. Works closely with Supply Chain Sourcing team to provide data for updating supplier performance score cards.
• Responsible for all inventory management decisions including additions, changes, deletes, and par level analysis. Responsible for quarterly par reviews, highlighting detailed cost impact and savings, both short and long term. Provides data and feedback to clinicians on supply consumption and par level optimization, including preference card recommendations where applicable. Provides detailed analysis on RFID tagged items for cost savings tracking and utilization.
• Responsible for the flow, cleanliness (5S), and overall organization of owned and consigned inventory areas. Responsible for understanding/employing all lean methodology and participates in Kaizen events.
• Participates in Supply Chain process improvement activities and events using appropriate tools and techniques such as 5S, Standard Work, Managing for Daily Improvement, Value Stream/Process Flow Mapping and Pull System/Kanban. Support/Engage in respective monthly VAT meetings, continuously identify new opportunities, and hold us and stakeholders jointly responsible for driving towards goals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees