Manager, Product Logistics Distribution

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Health, vision and dental insurance

Tuition and license/certification Reim

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital is seeking a Manager of Product Logistics & Distribution to oversee onsite inventory, manage stockless inventory, and supervise the distribution team. The role requires coordinating with vendors and hospital departments to maintain optimal stock levels and ensure contract compliance.

The position emphasizes developing procedures, improving timeliness and cost-efficiency, and leading capital budgeting activities while ensuring compliance with health and safety

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required in Business Administration or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply logistics or distribution management.
• Experience with inventory control, budget monitoring, and asset tracking.

Responsibilities

• Oversees receipt, storage, and distribution of supplies and equipment.
• Maintains related records and documentation via electronic or manual systems.
• Develops methods to improve timeliness and cost-effectiveness of services.
• Manages centralized inventory of critical on-site supplies.
• Coordinates with departments to establish PAR levels and ensure compliance.
• Operates stockless inventory program and coordinates with vendors and buyers.
• Maintains equipment inventory and asset records; disposes obsolete equipment.
• Develops quality assurance programs and ensures regulatory compliance.
• Prepares periodic management reports.

Skills

Inventory management

Vendor management

Staff supervision

Education

Associate's Degree

Business Administration or related field

Tools

Asset tracking

Budget monitoring

Job description

Position Summary

The Manager, Product Logistics & Distribution manages and oversees the hospital's onsite supply inventory and outsources stockless inventory. Monitors performance of program vendors. Develops and implements standards for assessing and ensuring compliance with contract requirements. Responsible for selection, training, and supervising the supply dispatch and distribution personnel. Responsible for the planning, organization, and supervision of daily operations for the receipt, storage, handling, and distribution of received supplies and equipment.

Key Responsibilities

Oversees receipt, storage, and distribution of supplies and equipment. Ensures maintenance of related records and documentation via electronic or manual systems. Develops, recommends, and implements methods and procedures to enhance timeliness and cost-effectiveness of services.

Manages program for maintaining centralized inventory of critical supplies requiring on-site accessibility. Develops systems, procedures, and controls for maintaining, monitoring, and distributing adequate, cost-efficient quantities of needed items. Works with hospital departments to establish appropriate PAR levels of on-site supplies and ensure compliance with program.

Responsible for operations of stockless inventory program. Works with vendors, buyers, and departments to coordinate distribution of supplies. Maintains records and documentation and prepares periodic management reports.

Identifies equipment rental and intra-hospital resources and maintains resource log for dispatch staff. Guides in the acquisition of special needs patient care equipment. Collaboration with Biomedical, Environmental Services, Engineering, and clinical staff to assure patient care equipment needs are met.

Develops, implements, and communicates quality assurance/quality improvement programs and internal policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with governmental and hospital health and safety regulations. Monitors compliance and collaborates with leadership to adjust procedures with staff input.

Coaches and mentors supervisors and staff in day-to-day operational activities and assures compliance with all organizational policies. Reviews and evaluates policies/procedures, updating as necessary.

Keeps abreast of new products, management tools, and industry trends and practices. Participates in teams to identify products and equipment for evaluation. Coordinates and facilitates clinical and non-clinical new product equipment evaluations. Helps develop evaluation protocol and analyze results.

Assists department director in planning and preparing capital budget. Monitors and maintains capital and expense budgets for areas of responsibility, researching and resolving variances. Identifies, evaluates, and recommends cost‑saving opportunities.

Works with Finance department to maintain and update accurate capital asset records. Assures all new equipment is properly identified for asset tracking. Performs periodic equipment inventory. Manages the disposition of obsolete equipment by donation, resale, or disposal.

Develops and monitors criteria for assessing quality of services provided. Maintains related documentation, identifies and evaluates trends and issues, recommends corrective measures, and prepares periodic management reports as required. Works with vendors as required ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Associate's Degree (Required)

Area of Study Required: Business Administration or related field (Required)

Experience: 5 years experience (Required)

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good‑faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job‑related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T‑passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.