Material Specialist

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Materials Specialist to join the Inventory Management team in the greater Chicagoland area. This 100% onsite role focuses on maintaining prescribed inventory levels across patient care areas and ancillary departments while serving as the primary contact for departments.

Responsibilities include counts, order creation, receipt verification, and efficient distribution of supplies, with emphasis on accuracy and customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must have High School diploma or GED.
• Ability to prioritize assignments and organize work without supervision.
• Knowledge of personal computers, handheld computers preferred.
• Good mathematical ability.
• Good verbal communications skills.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds of free-weight and/or push 450 pounds on wheels for short distances.

Responsibilities

• Uses handheld computer and logs to count and assess departmental supply needs.
• Process and deliver orders and packages to departments and clinics.
• Prepare and stage returns and manage receipt of shipments into MMIS.
• Answer phones, enter orders, and organize supply carts.
• Maintain storage rooms and ensure correct stock locations and quantities.

Skills

Prioritize assignments

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Customer service

Mathematical ability

Computer literacy

Physical strength

Education

High School diploma or GED

Knowledge of inventory management principles

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Company, as a Material Specialist in the Inventory Management department. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area. As a Material Specialist you will be the primary contact person for the Medical Center departments being available to engage in personal interaction, staff meetings, pages and phone calls. Maintain prescribed inventory levels in the Patient Care areas and ancillary departments resolution of any issues related to the tasks assigned. You will also maintain all work areas in a neat an orderly fashion.

Essential Job Functions

• Uses a handheld computer and other authorized inventory logs to count and assess departmental supply needs, perform data entry, create orders, perform warehouse cycle counts and rotate stock
• Process and delivery of common carrier packages as well as processing and delivery of prime vendor packages
• Prepares and stages returns
• Answers the warehouse/dock phones, enters departmental orders into the MMIS, retrieves/processes orders from the pneumatic tube system, organizes and labels supply carts
• Maintains Inventory Management supply storage rooms and Nurse Servers in according to prescribed stock locations and prescribed supply quantities
• Responsible for receiving, unpacking, verifying all shipments received, and entering receipt into Materials Management system
• Responsible for logging, and accurately delivering packages and medical gas tanks to requesting departments (Nursing Units, Nursing Supply Rooms, Clinics, Ancillary departments, including BSD (Biological Science Division) at which point signatures are obtained from requesting department
• Performs other duties assigned

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• Ability to prioritize assignments and organize work without direct supervision;
• Knowledge of personal computers, handheld computers preferred
• Good mathematical ability
• Good verbal communications skills
• Ability to work in a stressful setting and provide excellent customer service
• Ability to lift 50 pounds of free-weight and/or push 450 pounds on wheels for short distances

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of inventory management principles and receiving processes
• Knowledge of disposable hospital supplies

Position Details

• Job Type: Full Time (1.0FTE)
• Shift: Days
• Department: Supply Chain
• CBA: 743 SEIU Union

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment... with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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