Manager, Hospital Supply Chain Operations- New York

Owens & Minor is currently seeking a Manager of Hospital Supply Chain Operations to provide leadership to an engagement at a hospital outside of New York City. This position reports jointly to the Director of Resource Management and the Director of Supply Chain Management at the customer site.

This person will direct day-to-day established supply chain operations; assist hospital and O&M teams in the implementation of new supply chain programs; monitor and track the success of the engagement utilizing specific performance indicators; coordinate on-site teammates in their need to implement departmental service quality improvement initiatives in concurrence with a supported hospital or system. Manage and direct the in-bound and internal supply chain support service departments of a single hospital of 400 beds or less with a staffing level up to a maximum of 25 teammates and annualized gross revenue less than $1,500,000.

The departments may include the OR, purchasing, contract management, storeroom management, receiving, distribution, inventory management, PAR management, Linen management, mail services, durable medical equipment service, specialty inventory management (Cardiac Cath Lab, Interventional Radiology, and Surgical Services) and/or courier services between multiple facilities. Experience with Pathways Materials Management (PMM) & PARx a plus. 

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Primary Responsibilities

·          Works with appropriate OMSolutions area teammates and management to ensure continuity of customer relationships and profitability. Ensures that the supply chain, which is managed at/for a hospital, where appropriate, into the operation of the supporting area.

·         Achieves realistic/obtainable short and long-range goals that are in agreement with and support the strategic goals set with/for the customer through contracts and strategic plans.

·         Implements strategic plans with the assigned customer and OMSolutions management. Participates in designing and advising the development teams of the value-added programs and processes offered by Owens & Minor.

·         Tracks and reports specific performance indicators to monitor the success of the engagement; identifies issues and resolves obstacles to ensure success.

·         Provides guidance and general direction to the teammates who perform on-site business functions so they provide an accurate, timely, efficient and effective operation of the various patient support service departments including formulating all operating policies/procedures to support the medical systems mission of the patient care, teaching and research departments they support developing succession plans and developing and implementing emergency plans for all contingencies

·         Supports Best Practices by communicating and sharing of policies and procedures developed at various OMS engagements.

·         Directly supervises the performance of the Materials Management Supervisory Team, including hiring, firing, disciplining, training/development and performance reviews. Coordinates this function with the appropriate facility management for employees of the facility that they manage. May manage and develop personnel who are members of the customer staff as required.

·         Responsible for budget formulation and approval of all expenditures. Prepares/administers operational and capital expenditure budgets for the department, incorporating long/short term goals and forecasting personnel and equipment needs. Monitors individual department unit expenditures to assure fiscal responsibility and accountability.

·         Participates in hospital/system committees and task forces as directed by OMS Senor Management and the customer’s Director of Supply Chain Management.

·         Working in coordination with facility management, ensures compliance with standards of accreditation and regulatory bodies and commissions, in relationship to supply management (for example JCAHO, Uniform Commercial Code, OSHA, MOSH and FDA). Ensures on-site O&M personnel respect current CBA’s that a customer facility has negotiated with its labor unions.

·         Administers/monitors approved accounting practices to ensure financial and operating reports accurately reflect the condition of the business and provide reliable information necessary to control operations. Ensures all practices and procedures comply with audit requirements and meet operational standards.

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Requirements

                 ·             Bachelor’s Degree, Masters preferred                   

    ·             At least 8 years in logistics/supply chain operations, preferably in Healthcare at a   small to mid-size hospital or a multi-hospital system functioning as a supply chain leader.

Preferences

·         CPA, CPE, CCM, CMA or other professional certification at the University Level

·         Experience in Healthcare at a large size hospital or a multi-hospital system functioning as a supply chain leader

Competencies

·         Administrative skills: Strong knowledge of Human Resource policy & procedures

·         Interpersonal and communication skills

·         Strong leadership skills

·         Technical skills

·         Leadership

·         Financial skills: Experience managing budgetary accounts (Budgeting, Reporting and Reconciling)

·         Project Management skills

·         System Knowledge: O&M system knowledge including but not limited to OMNI, OMDirect and Business Objects.

Benefits and Perks

We recognize the invaluable contributions made by our teammates and we strive to offer the most competitive total compensation package available.

Medical
Benefits provided to you and eligible family members. Coverage begins on your date of hire. Benefits include multiple medical plans, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, and Sick pay including Disability plans.

Financial
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase plans, educational assistance, and incentive pay. Every teammate is eligible to receive an incentive in addition to his/her regular pay. Incentives may be based on individual performance, team performance, or a combination of the two.

Vacation
“Work hard, play hard” is our motto. We offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and also give teammates a day off on their birthdays

What’s Next

Owens & Minor only accepts online resumes.  When you “Apply” to an Owens & Minor job opening, you will be guided, intuitively, through an online resume submittal process. If you are submitting your resume for the first time, you will be asked to create a user profile by using your email address and a unique password