Perioperative Coordinator, Supply Chain Ops

UPMC; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a full-time Perioperative Coordinator of Supply Chain Ops to support UPMC West Shore. The role maintains inventory accuracy and ensures timely procurement for surgical cases in a fast-paced hospital environment.

The position works daylight hours, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, with weekends off. Strong Excel and inventory management skills are essential, along with collaboration with clinical staff to meet service levels.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital supply chain operations.
• Ability to monitor inventory levels and par levels.
• Familiarity with warehouse storage and labeling processes.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and controls walk-in inventory from vendor reps.
• Monitors consignment levels and ensures product availability for surgical cases.
• Develops and evaluates par levels to support service levels with minimal overstock.
• Identifies items to be ordered as warehouse stock or non-stock and assigns par locations.
• Performs cycle counts and analyzes inventory variances to resolve issues.
• Responds to emergent physician and clinical requests and looks for cost improvements.
• Inspects incoming shipments for accuracy and quality against PO quantities.
• Adjusts inventory to prevent excess and ensures end-users have necessary supplies.
• Controls inbound freight and courier costs in collaboration with on-site materials manager.
• Orders high-dollar surgical supplies and equipment.

Skills

Inventory management

Vendor coordination

Excel

Cycle counts

Tools

Excel

Access

Job description

At UPMC, we’re all here for the same reason — to make Life Changing Medicine happen. Join our team and you will play a unique and important role in our mission to change healthcare for the better.

Why Join UPMC?

We don’t just take care of patients — we take care of our team, too. And we have the data to prove it. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from an industry leader you can expect:

• AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE: Ranked #1 for Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managers by Diversity MBA
• A recent study showed that UPMC benefits are 20% higher in value than other healthcare providers in our market.
• Competitive pay
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunities to grow in your career at UPMC

UPMC is looking for a full-time Perioperative Coordinator of Supply Chain Ops to support UPMC West Shore.

This position works daylight, Monday-Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm. Weekends off!

Purpose:

Supports the needs of assigned Operating Rooms/procedural areas in the hospital by ensuring that inventory is obtained in a timely and accurate manner. Maintains a high standard of accuracy when ordering supplies and interacts frequently with the hospital clinical staff to ensure service levels are being met. Efficiently manages tasks while working in a sterile, fast-paced and high-demand environment.

Responsibilities:

• Monitors and controls walk-in inventory from vendor reps.
• Monitors consignment levels and works closely with vendor representatives to ensure product availability for surgical case load while minimizing UPMC owned product.
• Develops and evaluates par levels and makes adjustments as needed to support service levels with minimal overstock. Re‑distributes slow moving or items no longer needed to other UPMC facilities to reduce waste and overall spend. Receives high dollar products into inventory management system. Capable of basic Excel usage; Access preferred.
• Identifies items to be ordered as warehouse stock or non-stock and appropriately establishes the items within the par location, allocates the proper storage requirements and accurately labels the product for identification and traceability.
• Closely monitors expiration dates of all products and documents findings on a monthly basis to ensure compliance and redistribute slow moving products to other facilities to reduce waste. Stores items within designated storage locations accurately and maintains the supply areas neat and clean with the proper labels for identification. Performs cycle counts; performs root cause analysis to resolve inventory variant
• Responds quickly to emergent physician and clinical requests, including any product concerns or material issues. Identifies opportunities for service improvements, cost reductions and product standardization in support of these initiatives.
• Examines incoming shipments of supplies to verify the accuracy and quality of the vendor shipment with PO quantities and product types ordered.
• Monitors and adjusts inventory levels in order to mitigate excess inventory and to ensure the end-users have what is needed to perform surgical cases.
• Accountable for monitoring and controlling inbound freight and courier costs through working with the UPMC Freight and on‑site Materials Manager.
• Orders high dollar surgical supplies and equipment.