Director of Supply Chain- Gulf Coast

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & vision benefits

Life & disability coverage

401(k) match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Education assistance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. in Houston seeks a Director of Supply Chain Operations for Surgery Ventures. This role oversees daily materials management, purchasing, receiving, and inventory, driving cost savings and contract compliance across SVG centers.

You will lead facility-based materials teams, implement standardization programs, and collaborate with administrators, clinicians, and vendors to optimize supply utilization while ensuring patient safety and service quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in relevant field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Five years leadership experience; 2–3 years hospital/surgery center experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all facility material management activities for assigned Surgery Ventures Centers.
• Implement standardization programs for all material management functions and contract optimization.
• Assist with OR supplies setup, SKU reduction, and PAR file building for new facilities.
• Coordinate with DCRD, SCO, VPO and CRD on market-based purchasing projects.
• Ensure cost analyses, contract compliance, and SKU reduction where possible.
• Raise and resolve facility-based supply issues and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with administrators, physicians, clinicians and vendors to optimize supply utilization.
• Manage and evaluate facility Supply Chain personnel.
• Execute performance measurement and continuous improvement programs for materials management.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Logistics, Supply Chain, or healthcare related focus

Master’s degree

Job description

This position is incentive eligible.

Qualfied candidates must reside in the Houston, TX metro area.

Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As a Director of Supply Chain with Surgery Ventures, you can be a leader in an organization that is devoted to giving!

Benefits

Surgery Ventures offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Director of Supply Chain. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The SVG Director of Supply Chain Operations is responsible for coordination and oversight of the daily operations of materials management activities for assigned Surgery Ventures Centers, purchasing and receiving, file management, price discrepancy resolution, and inventory functions. The Director supports and promotes standardization, contract compliance, and appropriate utilization of supplies and serves as the liaison between the SVG Facility Based Materials Coordinators, center Administrators, and the SVG internal control required processes. The Director implements policies and procedures that guide or support services, assesses and improves department performance, and ensures orientation and continuing education of departmental staff.

What you will do in this role:

• Oversee all facility material management activities for assigned Surgery Ventures Centers.
• Execution and implementation of the standardization programs for all material management functions, SMART cleanup, master file standardization, online requisitioning, and EDI, item merge management, item location, GL management, PAR file management, order frequency and contract optimization.
• Assist with organization, labeling and set up of OR supplies, SKU reduction, and the building of PAR files for new facilities, and facility acquisitions.
• Facilitate the implementation of market-based purchasing projects at the facility through coordination with the DCRD, SCO, VPO and CRD.
• Oversees the addition of new items to the facility, working with staff to complete cost analysis, assure contract compliance, and SKU reduction when possible.
• Raise/resolve facility-based supply issues and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate the standardization of products and optimize supply utilization through effective collaboration with CRD, Administrator, Physicians, Clinicians, and vendors.
• Coordinate, manage, and evaluate facility Supply Chain personnel.
• Execute the materials management Performance Measurement plan to reflect rebate opportunities, contract compliance and expense reduction at the facility and report these results to the Vice President of Operations and center Leadership in an accurate and timely manner.
• Execute a continuous improvement program for materials management functions.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care of the services delivered, by reviewing contract compliance, shipping costs, repair costs, and month to month supply expense management.
• Demonstrates knowledge of occurrence reporting regarding potential patient safety issues and assists center personnel with utilization and completion of HPG website reporting tool.
• In coordination with the Administrator and center Leadership, assesses and evaluates the skills and competencies of Facility Based Materials Managers. Provides coaching, training and suggestions for plans of correction for improvement when needed.
• Communicates personnel concerns and changes to the Administrator working collaboratively on performance evaluations and hiring or termination situations.
• Recommends sufficient number of qualified/competent staff
• Determines staff qualifications and competence

What is required for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Logistics, Supply Chain, or healthcare related focus is required
• Master’s degree is preferred
• Five years leadership experience, 2-3 years hospital/surgery center experience is preferred

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our Director of Supply Chain opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.