PRN - Supply Chain Ops Coordinator

VCU Health • Mechanicsville, VA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supply Chain Coordinator is responsible for planning for the ordering, receiving, storage and distribution of all supplies used in the Surgical/ OR/medical/procedural areas. The Supply Chain Coordinator will be responsible for assigned service lines, suppliers, and PAR locations to manage. This individual will coordinate directly with Clinical Team members on supply disruptions, backorders, recalls, conversions, and updates. The Supply Chain Coordinator will utilize the ERP to place orders, track receipts and manage PARs.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years supply chain experience required.
• Working knowledge of computers.
• Must have the ability to maintain a constructive working relationship with administrators, surgeons or other providers, staff, support services, suppliers, and the Purchasing department.
• Must be able to work in an independent, team environment in an organized manner.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

Nice To Haves

• Previous healthcare supply chain experience with stocking, inventory, and control of supplies.
• Previous inventory control experience with medical and surgical supplies in a surgical, perioperative, or medical procedure environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for ordering, receiving, storage and distribution of supplies used in the surgical/OR/medical/procedural areas.
• Maintain adequate inventory in a cost-effective manner.
• Coordinate all return and recall items in a timely manner.
• Troubleshoot and provide guidance on backordered or unavailable items.
• Coordinate across VCU Health system to ensure supplies are available to a provider to complete the assigned work.
• Request, receive and assimilate unique items, replacement items, urgently needed items and product stocks for evaluation programs.
• Work with service line leads to improvement supply utilization, decrease/optimization inventory, and evaluate future needs.
• Utilize ERP for supply ordering and par maintenance.
• Assimilate with Clinical team members and leadership through daily interactions, huddles, and project teams.
• Recognize and work process improvement opportunities throughout Supply Chain and the OR materials teams.
• Gains or has attained full proficiency in area assigned.
• Ensure responsibility and visible commitment of diversity equity and inclusion programs/initiatives through collaboration and implementation of initiatives across the health system.

Benefits

• One college and four health sciences schools
• An academic medical center
• A Level I trauma center
• One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia
• The region’s only full-service children’s hospital
• More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
• A community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED