Senior Supply Specialist

Pittsburgh Tomorrow; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Senior Supply Specialist to support the Oakland campus. The role involves placing accurate orders, stocking par locations, and coordinating with department heads, clinicians, and doctors for supply planning.

The position runs Monday through Friday, 6:30am–2:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays. Candidates should have a high school diploma and at least two years of related experience, with strong communication and physical stamina to move supplies.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 2 years of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Receive, verify, and record deliveries; inspect for accuracy and damages.
• Store and stack items in designated areas; fulfill supply requests and deliver to requisitioning departments.
• Maintain par locations, rotate stock, and dispose of expired products as needed.
• Enter receipts into the Peoplesoft system and coordinate shipment documentation.
• Communicate with hospital staff at all levels to support supply strategy.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Physical stamina

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Peoplesoft

Pallet jacks

Hand trucks

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 thebenefitsyou’d expect from an industry leader you can expect:

AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:Ranked #1 for Best Places to Work for Women & Diverse Managersby 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 careerat UPMC

UPMC is looking for a Senior Supply Specialist to support our Oakland campus.

This position works Monday- Friday, 6:30am - 2:30pm with rotating weekends and holidays.

Purpose:

Place accurate orders and stock par locations for the most critical areas within the facility. Frequent and professional interaction with department heads, Clinicians, and Dr's as needed for the purpose of product substitution and supply strategy. Responsibility for oversite of building out new par areas and coordinating updates across multiple teams.

Responsibilities:

• Receive incoming materials, supplies and equipment; compare information on packing slip to verify accuracy noting any corrections; record discrepancies or damages in shipment and notify supervisor.
• Unload equipment, inspects verifies, accepts or rejects supplies and materials from delivery trucks and stage in appropriate area for processing.
• Store and stack items in the prescribed location within Materials Management Department.
• Fill supply requests and delivers those supplies to the requisitioning department.
• Ensures the recipient signs for delivered materials and supplies and returns signed delivery sheets for filing as required.
• Accurately enters information of receipts of goods into Peoplesoft system as needed
• Coordinates items for shipment by packaging, marking and preparing bills of loading and/or other documents as required.
• Prepares items for return shipment coordinating between the user department and the Southside DC.
• Accurately checks par stock areas for expired products.
• Properly disposes of expired products and replenishes inventory appropriately. Rotates inventory in par stock locations to minimize exposure to expired products.
• Maintain cleanliness, orderliness of assigned work area and maintain supply areas according to regulatory standards.
• Must be able to communicate with hospital contacts both on the telephone and in person, and effectively communicate with all age groups, populations, and individuals within the hospital.
• Responsible for following the mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could affect the clinical care of any patient.
• Attends annual Hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training and maintains current knowledge of safety procedures within the Hospital and department.
• Work in the more critical areas (Anesthesia, OR, SDS, etc.) and will have frequent interaction with department heads, Clinicians and Docs. This could be to discuss switching products to corporately approved items, obtaining samples from the vendors or VAT Team, supply strategy and managing the value of the pars.
• Responsibility of building out new par areas.
• This will include coordinating the project with maintenance, installing the bins, creating labels and affixing them to the shelves.
• Coordinate and employ additional storage strategies in areas where space may dictate creative solutions.
• Coordinate ordering and placement of regulated items that have been identified by the Pharmacy to be readily available.
• The items can contain FDA legend medication under the supervision of the Director of Pharmacy.
• Will be granted access to secure Pharmacy locations and will be supervised while in these locations by Hospital Pharmacy Staff.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 2 years of related work experience.
• Ability to understand and execute verbal instructions.
• Ability to lift medium and heavy weighted supplies, push, bend and walk most of the day is required.
• Ability to safely and properly operate pallet jacks, hand trucks, and other material handling equipment.
• Ability to comply with attendance requirements.
• Ability to comply with Personnel policies.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran