Director, Supply Chain Operations

Facility: Cobb Hospital

Job Summary:

Reports to the Exec. Director Supply Chain Operations. Responsible for Supply Chain Operations in all Clinical, Med/Surg, and Emergency areas at designated hospital and ambulatory sites.

Responsible for development of annual operating and capital financial plans for sites under scope of responsibility. Assist with developing and implementing operational goals, metrics, and policies and procedures. Serves as Supply Chain liaison to facility leadership and administration. Must be able to manage time effectively to provide effective oversight to areas of operations. Must possess ability to provide direction to direct and indirect reports under scope of responsibility. Must be a strong change agent able to implement supply chain strategies within defined facilities. Strong background in inventory management and logistics required. In collaboration with Clinical and Senior Leadership, identifies and implements Supply Chain strategic initiatives. Oversees facilities par form and par level management, supply ordering and replenishment, and accurate shipping and receiving functions with the proper use of inventory management technologies. Assist with coordinating, scheduling, and conducting annual and periodic inventories with Internal Audit


Required Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in a supply chain or business-related field is required.
• Master's Degree is preferred.

Required Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 5 years health care supply chain in logistics, inventory, receiving and distribution is required.
• Minimum 5 years of management with supervision of major projects and/or staff, preferably in a hospital environment is required.

Required Minimum Skills:

• Analytical Abilities: Requires strong analytical ability for data analysis from the ERP systems to identify supply chain initiatives, establish baselines, and develop work plans for implementation as well as track and report savings.
• Applying Lean Six Sigma principles for proficient par level optimization for reporting, performance enhancement, and project/process implementations. Intermediate to advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• System applications: Lawson & Mobile Supply Chain with full functionality of access to defined cost centers, Lawson including manager dashboard, SpaceTrax, Horizon Tissue Management, Outlook, Shared drive, Kronos, Office Max, RND, Remote desktop, Success factors, iCIMS, Blue Bin/Kanban Systems, GreenLight, GHX, and ECRI.
• Interpersonal Skills: Requires strong communication skills to manage staff, communicate with customers, and interact with other Supply Chain entities/leadership