Healthcare Supply Chain Leader: Distribution & Logistics

The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentify seeks a Supply Chain Manager to oversee distribution and logistics across Bell Hospital and its health system. You will direct a team, manage workflows, and ensure compliant, cost-effective operations from receiving through delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and process improvement skills, with a focus on meeting productivity and quality targets in a fast-paced healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited college or university.
• High school diploma.
• 3+ years of related experience in a fast-paced environment; customer service, distribution or similar.
• Lean certification to be completed within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages team members to achieve timely response to customer inquiries, requests for information, audits, inspections and overall system compliance from a distribution and logistics perspective.
• Plans, organizes and manages the work of staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
• Monitors productivity and adheres to budgetary guidelines while working to meet Distribution and Logistic objectives and operational goals.
• Ensures quality service is provided to the customers and ensures prompt follow-through on customer correspondence, complaints and inquiries related to system supply chain responsibilities.
• Ensures compliance at the local levels.
• Adheres to budget requirements and works toward achieving health system objectives and goals.
• Responsible for employee development, which includes training, coaching, counseling and performance appraisals. Ensures that reports are providing standardized support to health system supply chain resources.
• Maintains general responsibility for following established disciplinary process in counseling, oral and written warnings.
• Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency while providing flawless transactions and services; manage monetary assets and other resources to optimize cost effectiveness.
• Collaborates with other managers or staff members to formulate and implement policies, procedures, goals, or objectives.
• Proactive in managing compliance; establishes, meets or exceeds health system, state, federal and local policies, regulations, and safety/health standards.
• Inspires through action; is a hardworking, lean thinking and hands-on leader with the ability to change and adapt quickly utilizing data to drive decisions.
• Prepares ad hoc reports as necessary.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Skills

Team leadership

Logistics management

Budget management

Customer service

Process improvement

Communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma

Lean certification

Job description

Talentify seeks a Supply Chain Manager to oversee distribution and logistics across Bell Hospital and its health system. You will direct a team, manage workflows, and ensure compliant, cost-effective operations from receiving through delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and process improvement skills, with a focus on meeting productivity and quality targets in a fast-paced healthcare environment.