Healthcare Inventory Specialist: Par Levels & Optimization

CommonSpirit Health; Gig Harbor (WA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking an Inventory Professional to efficiently manage supplies and equipment, ensuring optimal stock levels and accurate counts. You will receive, stock, issue, and track inventory daily, using management systems to reconcile discrepancies and process orders for cost control.

Ideal candidates have strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and experience with inventory software.

Qualifications

• One year of supply chain related experience or other relevant experience
• Lead: One year of work experience as an Inventory Tech (or equivalent)
• Any combination of experience or education that would demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Responsibilities

• Uses an automated inventory control and par leveling system for ordering, receiving and stocking/restocking of medical supplies/equipment under the scope of the supply chain management function.
• Distributes medical supplies and equipment to patient care areas, while monitoring par levels for specific products to assure that appropriate levels are established in order not to affect patient care.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce costs through the manipulation of par levels, reorder points/min/max, reduction of holding costs.
• Notifies supervisor of outdates or slow moving inventory. Participates in the put away and validation process of perpetual inventory items; issues and credits materials from the inventory management system.
• Responsible for maintaining clean and orderly stock locations, and labeling bins and handling requests to change pars.
• Acts as liaison between clinical staff and supply chain management as needed
• Works with and follows instructions of buyers and Divisional Inventory Coordinator in the event of recalls to pull relevant products
• Lead Job Duties: Provides on-the-job training to new or lower-level employees; monitors work flow, prepares work schedules and reviews work to ensure it meets quality and productivity standards; orders/maintains appropriate supply levels; identifies training needs and advises higher-level authority.

Skills

Inventory software

Par leveling

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Tools

Inventory management system

Job description

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is seeking an Inventory Professional to efficiently manage supplies and equipment, ensuring optimal stock levels and accurate counts. You will receive, stock, issue, and track inventory daily, using management systems to reconcile discrepancies and process orders for cost control.

Ideal candidates have strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and experience with inventory software.