Summary
Mercy Health is a healthcare organization committed to providing high-quality care to its communities. The Supply Chain Coordinator manages specialized medical supply inventories, stock locations, receiving processes, purchase requisitions, recalls, and inventory documentation. The role also supports patient care, leads continuous improvement initiatives, and trains and mentors associates.
Responsibilities
- Manages specialized medical supply par locations, inventories, and implants; creates and designs new par locations and adjusts items and inventory levels per utilization analysis
- Responsible for inventory management program including inventory turns, excess, stock rotation and expiration date management
- Manages consignment inventory programs and compliance documentation
- Submits purchase and bill-only requisitions in compliance with cost accounting and contract compliance policies
- Conducts research Purchase Order statuses and resolves perpetual inventory item issues
- Manages overnight, backorders, and stock out requests at the needs of the department and communicates impact to department leaders
- Arranges critical expediting transportation needs to support patient care
- Reconciles and remedies shipping errors and incorrectly shipped product
- Investigates applicability of product recalls, pulls affected equipment / supplies, and maintains product recall system records accurately
- Leads or participates in continuous process improvement initiatives for supply chain department
- Onboards new associates; mentors less experienced associates; trains non-Supply Chain associates on enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other Supply Chain processes
Skills
- High School diploma or GED (required)
- 1 year experience in inventory management or supply chain function (required)
- Lean, 5S, Continuous Improvement experience (required)
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Conflict resolution
- Active listening
- Relationship building
- Lean methodologies
- 5S Programs
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Data entry
- Resource utilization
- Safety standards
- Supply inventory
- Supply chain
- Financial management
- Enterprise resource management
- Project management
- Purchase orders
- Leadership
- Bachelor's degree (preferred)
- 2 years in medical Supply Chain operations (preferred)
Qualifications
Must Haves
- High School diploma or GED (required)
- 1 year experience in inventory management or supply chain function (required)
- Lean, 5S, Continuous Improvement experience (required)
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Conflict resolution
- Active listening
- Relationship building
- Lean methodologies
- 5S Programs
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Data entry
- Resource utilization
- Safety standards
- Supply inventory
- Supply chain
- Financial management
- Enterprise resource management
- Project management
- Purchase orders
- Leadership
Nice to Haves
- Bachelor's degree (preferred)
- 2 years in medical Supply Chain operations (preferred)
Benefits
- Incentives
- Referral bonuses
- 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
- HSA/FSA options
- Life insurance
- Mental health resources and discounts
- Paid time off
- Parental and FMLA leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- Backup care for children and elders
- Tuition assistance
- Professional development and continuing education support