Senior Inventory Control & Procurement Specialist

Advocate Health Care; Hazel Crest (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care in Illinois seeks an Inventory/Procurement professional to manage inventory levels, monitor costs, and resolve procurement issues across sites. You will maintain catalogs, track usage, and collaborate with Corporate Purchasing to ensure timely deliveries.

The role requires healthcare inventory experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with purchasing systems and MS Office. This position is based on-site within the health system.

Qualifications

• 5 years of inventory management and distribution experience in a health care setting.
• Working knowledge of computerized purchasing and/or materials management/distribution systems.
• Excellent communication, human relations, and analytical skills.
• Self-motivated and detail oriented.
• Basic computer skills in Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains cost effective maintenance and monitoring programs for inventory to maximize usage and minimize expenses.
• Coordinates appropriate level of inventory quantities across sites using ASLMC Services.
• Resolves procurement issues including vendor disputes, invoice discrepancies, and expedited emergency orders.
• Reviews and recommends changes to base inventory data levels and consolidation opportunities.
• Maintains product catalogs and electronic catalogs for all products.
• Develops systems to track inventory age, overstocks, and vendor exchanges.
• Collaborates with Corporate Purchasing to review purchase requisitions and ensure vendor delivery.
• Regularly produces and reviews usage and cost reports for management and Corporate Purchasing Manager.
• Identifies product standardization and cost saving opportunities; provides data to support recommendations.
• Builds and maintains relationships with vendors; verifies and reconciles vendor credits and exchanges; ensures contracts are loaded correctly.

Skills

Purchasing systems

Materials management

Communication skills

Detail oriented

MS Office

Education

High School Graduate

Job description

Advocate Health Care in Illinois seeks an Inventory/Procurement professional to manage inventory levels, monitor costs, and resolve procurement issues across sites. You will maintain catalogs, track usage, and collaborate with Corporate Purchasing to ensure timely deliveries.

The role requires healthcare inventory experience, strong analytical skills, and proficiency with purchasing systems and MS Office. This position is based on-site within the health system.