Materials Manager (ASC)

Atlas Healthcare Partners; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Healthcare Partners is seeking a Full-Time Materials Manager for the Banner Surgery Center-Sports Medicine in Scottsdale. You will oversee materials management, inventory control, purchasing, and coordination with vendors to optimize costs and service quality.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in business/healthcare or supply chain and 3+ years in materials management with strong Excel skills. Experience with hospital MMIS systems is a plus and leadership experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in business, healthcare, or supply chain management.
• 3+ years of materials management and related experience with medical/surgical supplies and computerized inventory control.
• Intermediate Excel proficiency is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and monitors inventory areas including PO processing, receiving, tracking/expediting orders, MMIS, electronic billing, supply/implant entry, and cost-effective stock levels.
• Assists with research and implementation to improve efficiencies, standardization, and reduce cost.
• Works with vendors on contracts, purchases, trials and ensures contract compliance.
• Performs monthly review of supplies against GL, budget, and discrepancies; ensures adequate inventory.
• Coordinates equipment repairs with technicians or outside sources as needed.
• Leads and develops staff through selection, training, feedback, and performance management.
• Promotes positive customer service and collaborates with staff and physicians to improve service and cost effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational

Communication

Human relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/healthcare/supply chain

Tools

Excel

MMIS

Job description

The Banner Surgery Center-Sports Medicine is managed by Atlas Healthcare Partners. Located at 7400 N. Dobson Rd in Scottsdale, the surgery center is a newly built facility that is part of a dynamic group of ASCs that stands by providing exceptional care and outstanding customer service to patients in the east valley of Phoenix. The focus of the ASC will be Orthopedics, which can adapt to all specialties and offers six operating rooms and twenty-two pre/post care bays. This facility will uphold a \"team foundation\" centered around the Atlas company values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. Atlas believes each person is unique and crucial to positive outcomes, but one person does not make the team. Alone we can do so little, but together we can do so much!

Atlas Healthcare and Banner Health have partnered to manage, operate and grow Banner Surgery Centers throughout the Southwest. As one of the fast-growing healthcare partnerships, our focus is to provide exceptional care and outstanding customer service to every patient, every physician, every time. All this while focusing daily on their company core values of Integrity, Culture, Teamwork, Respect, and Results. We provide top of the industry health and dental benefits with a matching retirement package. It’s a special working environment and one we believe you will greatly enjoy.

Full-Time

Position Summary

This position is responsible for the effective management and operations of the materials management department and/or assigned system or region level supply chain projects, including all operational, technical, and personnel activities associated with supplies and equipment.

Essential Functions

• Maintains and monitors inventory areas, which includes purchase order processing, receiving of goods, tracking/expediting of orders, updating the materials management inventory system (MMIS), electronic billing system, supply/implant entry, and cost-effective inventory levels.
• Assists with the research and implementation of opportunities to improve efficiencies, standardization, and reduce cost.
• Meets with vendors to discuss new product purchases and trials and ensures compliance with contracts.
• Performs monthly review of supplies against General Ledger, Budget, and discrepancies and assures adequate inventory.
• Coordinates repair of equipment with Instrument Technicians and Biomedical or outside sources when needed.
• When leading a team - develops and maintains a competent and motivated staff through appropriate selection, training, discipline, feedback, performance management and termination of subordinate personnel as appropriate.
• Promotes a positive customer service attitude both within and outside the department by maintaining effective working relationships. Interacts frequently with facility staff and physicians to provide high quality services. Assess customer satisfaction levels while obtaining direct feedback regarding the department’s performance. Resolves problems and identifies new opportunities to improve services and cost effectiveness.
• Other duties as assigned

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

NOTE: The essential functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in business, healthcare, or supply chain management.
• Requires the skills, knowledge and abilities typically acquired through three (3) or more years of materials management and related experience which includes extensive work with medical/surgical supplies & computerized inventory control.
• Effective leadership, organizational, negotiation, communication and human relations skills are necessary as the incumbent will be coordinating several projects simultaneously and working closely with department managers and all levels of staff and subordinates.
• Must be able to work effectively with materials management inventory systems and all common office software. Intermediate Excel proficiency is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• For positions in the Ambulatory Surgery Center setting, 2 or more years of supply chain experience in the Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) industry is preferred.
• Preferred that internal Surgical Techs have three (3) years of experience at Atlas prior to promoting to a Materials Manager.
• Experience with ENVI is a plus.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/ENVIRONMENT FACTORS

OE - Typical Office Environment

• Requires extensive sitting with periodic standing and walking.
• May be required to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Requires significant use of personal computer, phone and general office equipment.
• Needs adequate visual acuity, ability to grasp and handle objects.
• Needs ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, and speaking in person or on telephone.
• May require off-site travel.