About this role
Job Summary:
Responsible for the overall management of inventory in assigned Nursing and/or Ancillary unit(s) as it relates to supply replenishment, maximizing quality, minimizing costs and supporting department goals within system supply chain objectives. Serve as liaison to Nursing, Ancillary and Procedure Based department to provide working knowledge of product lines associated with the Nursing, Ancillary unit(s) and Procedure Based departments as assigned. Supports Supply Chain Management to ensure existing inventory and associated expenses are within budgeted targets. To ensure consumable supplies are accurately controlled to reduce obsolescence, outdates and waste within the assigned unit(s). This is accomplished through the maintenance of appropriate inventory levels based on PAR Optimization utilization calculations, product rotation; outdate management and ongoing communications with both the customer and Supply Chain Management Leadership team. In support of assigned departments acts as liaison for all replenishment orders, managing all returns, recalls and product conversions within their areas of assigned responsibility to include proper supply levels, labeling and PAR Level Point of Use changes in PeopleSoft to ensure that assigned units have accurate PAR Level Min/Max designations. Coordinates and performs scheduled physical and cycle count inventories within the assigned areas and works with the Supply Chain Management Leadership Team and department management to analyze outcomes and adjust inventory levels as appropriate. Supports all areas within the Supply Chain Management department to include: All other Par Locations (Nursing/Ancillary/Procedure based), DME, Receiving, mailroom and other support as needed
Education:
Required:
High School graduate
Preferred:
Experience:
Required:1-2 years customer service or warehousing
Preferred:
Healthcare experience
Position Requirement(s): License/Certification/Registration
Required:
Preferred:
Department Position Summary:
Responsible for the overall management of inventory in assigned Nursing and/or Ancillary unit(s) as it relates to supply replenishment, maximizing quality, minimizing costs and supporting department goals within system supply chain objectives. Serve as liaison to Nursing, Ancillary and Procedure Based department to provide working knowledge of product lines associated with the Nursing, Ancillary unit(s) and Procedure Based departments as assigned. Supports Supply Chain Management to ensure existing inventory and associated expenses are within budgeted targets. To ensure consumable supplies are accurately controlled to reduce obsolescence, outdates and waste within the assigned unit(s). This is accomplished through the maintenance of appropriate inventory levels based on PAR Optimization utilization calculations, product rotation; outdate management and ongoing communications with both the customer and Supply Chain Management Leadership team. In support of assigned departments acts as liaison for all replenishment orders, assists in managing all returns, recalls and product conversions within their areas of assigned responsibility to include proper supply levels, labeling and PAR Level Point of Use changes in PeopleSoft to ensure that assigned units have accurate PAR Level Min/Max designations. Coordinates and performs scheduled physical and cycle count inventories within the assigned areas and works with the Supply Chain Management Leadership Team and department management to analyze outcomes and adjust inventory levels as appropriate. Supports all areas within the Supply Chain Management department to include: All other Par Locations (Nursing/Ancillary/Procedure based), Receiving, mailroom and other support as needed. Provides excellent customer service. Performs general warehouse duties as needed.
Other facts
About Erlanger Health System
Erlanger, named among "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report, is a non-profit, academic teaching center affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga. Erlanger is also a Level-One Trauma Center for adults and the only provider of tertiary care services for the citizens of an entire four-state region, encompassing southeast Tennessee, north Georgia, north Alabama and western North Carolina. With a history that dates back more than a century, Erlanger is recognized as one of the nation's finest public hospitals and a leader in healthcare.
The Erlanger hospital system includes Children's Hospital at Erlanger (CHE), the only academic medical center in the tri-state region devoted solely to children and is a Comprehensive Regional Pediatric Center (CRPC)— the highest designation in the state for pediatrics. CHE has a full range of pediatric subspecialists, as well as a pediatrics ER, ICU, and Level III neonatal intensive care unit, providing the highest level of care in the region for premature and sick infants.
Each year, more than one million people are treated by the team of healthcare professionals who are part of Erlanger.
What you'll do
- Responsible for managing inventory in assigned Nursing and Ancillary units, ensuring supply replenishment and minimizing costs. Acts as a liaison to various departments, coordinating orders and managing inventory levels.
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