Summary
Location
Omaha
Type
part-time
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About this role
At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.
Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.
A Brief Overview
Responsible for maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and standardization of the hospital's item master file to ensure reliable purchasing, contract compliance, and clinical alignment. This role serves as the gatekeeper for item data and works closely with supply chain, finance, IT, and clinical departments to ensure accurate product information supports safe patient care and financial stewardship.
Essential Functions
- Maintain item master data integrity, including descriptions, pricing, UOM, vendor numbers, and contract alignment.
- Review and process item add/change requests in a timely manner.
- Validate contract pricing with GPOs, vendors, and purchasing teams.
- Ensure standard naming conventions, categorization, and coding for all supply items.
- Monitor duplicate or inactive items; inactivate/merge as appropriate.
- Collaborate with Accounts Payable to resolve invoice/PO discrepancies related to item data.
- Provide reporting on item utilization, pricing accuracy, and data quality metrics.
- Support EDI transactions and system integrations requiring accurate item data.
- Assist in system upgrades, testing, and implementation related to supply chain ERP functionality.
Education Qualifications
- Associate's Degree Supply Chain, Business, IT, or related field Preferred or
- Bachelor's Degree Supply Chain, Business, IT, or related field Preferred
Experience Qualifications
- 1-3 years Supply chain, purchasing, or data management role (healthcare preferred). Preferred
- 1-3 years Experience with ERP/materials management systems. Preferred
Skills and Abilities
- Strong Excel and data management skills.
- Detail-oriented with high accuracy standards.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Children’s is the very best for kids and the very best for your career! At Children’s, we put YOU first so together, we can improve the life of every child!
Other facts
About Children's Nebraska
At Children’s Nebraska, our mission is to improve the life of every child through exceptional care, advocacy, research and education. As the region’s only freestanding pediatric health system, we are committed to delivering world-class expertise close to home — from primary care to more than 50 pediatric specialty services serving families across a five-state region and beyond.
Children’s is home to Nebraska’s only Level IV regional neonatal intensive care unit, the state’s first and only Level I pediatric trauma center, and Nebraska’s only nationally ranked Level 4 epilepsy center dedicated exclusively to children. We are proud to be recognized as a 2025-26 Best Children’s Hospital by U.S. News & World Report, ranked among the nation’s best in nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, and pulmonology and lung surgery.
As an independent, nonprofit organization, we lead with a People First philosophy that emphasizes safety, belonging and shared purpose. We celebrate a diverse, inclusive environment where every team member can bring their authentic selves to work and thrive personally and professionally. Wellbeing is a strategic priority, with programs and initiatives in place to support team members’ mental, social, emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
Children’s Nebraska is consistently recognized for excellence as an employer, including being named a top in-state employer by Forbes and receiving the Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals. Children’s also is the only healthcare system in the state to earn the Gold Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health from Mental Health America.
Together, our providers, researchers, nurses and team members are redefining what’s possible in pediatric healthcare and strengthening the future of children and families in our communities.
Learn more at ChildrensNebraska.org.
What you'll do
- The Item Master Specialist is responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the hospital's item master file. This includes ensuring reliable purchasing, contract compliance, and clinical alignment.
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