Materials Manager

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Riverton (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Health Savings Account with employer

Life Insurance

PTO

401(k) retirement plan with company 2%

Job summary

Intermountain Healthcare Inc. is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee vendor relationships, inventory control, and purchasing in support of surgical and patient care operations.

You will ensure timely availability of supplies, manage COUPA-based inventory processes, and coordinate daily receiving, distribution, and backup supplier setups. The role requires strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills, plus experience in hospital supply chain and ability to work with clinical

Qualifications

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Bachelor's in operations management, business, or another related field preferred.
• Three years' experience as Materials Manager for a hospital, surgery center or high-volume physician's office.
• Excellent organizational, written, computer, and verbal communication skills; client-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily inventories and all processes related to receiving and distribution of supplies and equipment.
• Coordinate daily departmental operations including distribution, inventory, equipment and record keeping of supplies and services.
• Ensure proper authority is obtained for all orders.
• Verify orders against packing slips and purchase orders for accuracy; scan into COUPA or the facility's electronic inventory system.
• Aid surgery staff in preparing supplies for next-day cases.
• Ensure patient care areas are stocked to par levels.
• Enforce tag-out/lockout policy for equipment and arrange repairs.
• Direct development and maintenance of supplier substitution materials.
• Negotiate vendor agreements for best price and terms; build good relationships with key suppliers.
• Place, expedite and close all purchase orders; review annually for price, quality, delivery.
• Manage backups for all items bought; track supplier performance (Quality, Delivery, Price).
• Work with clinical areas to support correct inventory levels for stock items.
• Manage shipping and receiving to ensure accuracy of inventory transactions; follow company policies.
• Perform job according to injury prevention program; travel as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Healthcare products

Stock rotation

Storage systems

Preference cards

Credit knowledge

MS Office

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Mathematical skills

Education

Bachelor's in operations management

Business-related degree

Job description

Manage vendor relationships to maximize service levels, minimize acquisition costs and increase inventory turnover. Responsible for material/disposable planning, scheduling, purchasing and production/inventory control systems. Ensure that the Center has the supplies, instruments and equipment they need when they are needed and that special patient care needs are met promptly and efficiently.

Reporting: Administrator

Essential functions:

• Responsibleforthedailymanagementofallinventoriesandallprocessesrelatedtoreceiving and distribution of supplies and equipment.
• Coordinateddailydepartmentaloperationswhichincludedistribution,inventory, equipment and record keeping of supplies and services.
• Assuresthatproperauthorityisobtainedforallorders.
• Assuresthatordersreceivedareaccuratelycheckedagainstpackingslipsand purchase orders for accuracy and scanned into COUPA or the electronic inventory software the facility uses.
• Aidsurgerystaffinpreparingsuppliesfornext-daycases.
• Assurepatientcareareasarestockedtoparlevels.
• Enforcestagout-lockoutpolicyformalfunctioningequipmentandarrangesrepairs.
• Directthedevelopmentandmaintenancesystemsforselectingandapproving substitute and/or replacement materials.
• NegotiateforvendoragreementsensuringthebestpriceandtermsforASC or ensuring HPG pricing.
• Createagoodworkingrelationshipwithallkeysuppliers.
• Place,expediteandcloseallpurchaseordersasneeded.
• Review these at least once per year for price, competitiveness, quality, and delivery.
• Set-upandkeepactivesystemofbackupsuppliersforallitemsbought.
• Set-upmethodfortrackingsupplierperformance.(Quality,Delivery,Price)
• Continuouslyworkwithclinicalareastosupportcorrectinventorylevelsforall stock items.

Managesshippingandreceivingtoensureaccuracyofinventorytransactions. Follows established company policies and procedures.

Performs job following the company's injury prevention program. Performs other duties as assigned. Sometravelrequired.

Requirements/Qualifications:

High School graduate or equivalent.

Bachelor's in operations management, business, or another related field preferred. Threeyears'experienceasMaterialsManagerforahospital,surgerycenterorhigh-volumephysician'soffice.

Excellent organizational, written, computer, and verbal communication skills Should be very client driven and understand internal and external customers' needs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledgeofhealthcareproducts,stockrotationprocedures,storagesystems, inventory supplements, preference card management and credit.
• Direct,aninitiative-takerwiththeabilitytomulti-task,bedetailedorientedand possess superior organization and communication skills.
• Mustbe abletomanagealargevolumeofdetailed workaccurately.
• MusthaveworkingknowledgeofMicrosoftOfficeproducts.
• Musthavesuperiorleadership,communicationandorganizationalskills.
• Must have a strong ability to interact with co-workers, vendors, and managementonaregularbasisandinapleasantandefficientmanner.
• Abilitytoperformsimplemathematicalfunctions.
• Requires sitting and standing associated with a normal office environment. Unpacking and breaking down boxes; some of which could be over 25 pounds.

Environmental/working conditions:

Normal busy office environment with much telephone work. Occasional evening or weekend work.

This description is intended to provide only basic guidelines for meeting job requirements.Responsibilities,knowledge, skills,abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.

I hereby certify that I have read and understand my job description. In addition, I accept the responsibilities of this position and acknowledge that I have received a copy of my job description.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution
• Life Insurance
• PTO
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
• And more!

Equal Employment Opportunity & Work Force Diversity

Our organizationis an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, creed, sex, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, parental status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic testing results or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. This practice relates to all personnel matters such as compensation, benefits, training, promotions, transfers, layoffs, etc.Furthermore, our organizationiscommitted to going beyond the legal requirements of equal employment opportunity to take positive actions which ensure diversity in the workplace and result in a multi-cultural organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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