Supply Chain Associate II

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Sentara Health is currently seeking a Supply Chain Associate II for our Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. 

Hours/Shift: Full-Time, rotating shifts

Sentara Benefits:

We are setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. Sentara offers exciting benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid annual leave, paid parental leave, emergency caregiver leave, educational assistance, student loan paydown, 403(B), 401(K) and more! For more information about our employee benefits click Benefits - Sentara (sentaracareers.com) 

• Join our team! Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization who cares about People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.

Position Overview:

As a Supply Chain Associate II with Sentara, you will be responsible for leading, managing, transforming and developing the inventory and logistics of Hospital Specialized locations that run on perpetual inventory such as OR, Cath Lab etc. A clinical knowledge of the products involved would therefore be statutory in order to perform the duties assigned. This includes supply inventory management, record keeping, perpetual inventory handling, loss/ waste mitigation and adjustment based on data, order fulfillment and materials transportation. The role will be responsible for overseeing and reporting on the perpetual inventory and its supply, primarily in the critical care and intensive care units. Goals could include building a competitive inventory and logistics infrastructure, optimizing logistics, managing lower-level vendor relationships, facilitating cycle counts, measuring inventory, and ensuring continuous improvement. In addition, will be responsible for providing data and information to its superiors and to facilitate decision making with actual ground level information and insights on a periodic basis or ad-hoc, in accordance with Sentara Healthcare priorities. Wastage or Loss mitigation is critical and next to perpetual supply in these areas.

Education Required:

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience Required:

One-year of experience in inventory and logistics management

Experience Preferred:

Optimization of inventory/logistics/materials management.

Experience in healthcare setting

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Job Summary

This role is responsible for leading, managing, transforming and developing the inventory and logistics of Hospital Specialized locations that run on perpetual inventory such as OR, Cath Lab etc. A clinical knowledge of the products involved would therefore be statutory in order to perform the duties assigned. This includes supply inventory management, record keeping, perpetual inventory handling, loss/ waste mitigation and adjustment based on data, order fulfillment and materials transportation. The role will be responsible for overseeing and reporting on the perpetual inventory and its supply, primarily in the critical care and intensive care units. Goals could include building a competitive inventory and logistics infrastructure, optimizing logistics, managing lower-level vendor relationships, facilitating cycle counts, measuring inventory, and ensuring continuous improvement. In addition, will be responsible for providing data and information to its superiors and to facilitate decision making with actual ground level information and insights on a periodic basis or ad-hoc, in accordance with Sentara Healthcare priorities. Wastage or Loss mitigation is critical and next to perpetual supply in these areas.
At least 1 years of experience in inventory and logistics management roles. Experience in optimization of inventory/logistics/materials management highly preferred but not required. Experience in a health care setting is preferred but not required

Qualifications:

HS - High School Grad or Equivalent (Required)Materials Associate

Skills

Coordination, Mgmt of Material Resources, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Writing

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