Supervisor Materials Management

CommonSpirit Health; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA seeks a Supervisor, Materials Management to provide strategic oversight of materials handling and logistics in a healthcare setting.

You will lead procurement, inventory, distribution and vendor management to ensure a reliable supply for patient care while driving cost efficiency and process improvements across the department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Materials Management or Accounts Payable within a healthcare organization.
• Three (3) years’ experience in invoice resolution with requisitioners, vendors and Accounts Payable.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate materials management operations including procurement, inventory, distribution, and logistics.
• Establish protocols, manage vendors, optimize storage, and lead a team to ensure timely supply for clinical operations.
• Monitor inventory levels and utilization; assist in performance management, training, and policy updates.
• Ensure compliance with policies for handling, sterilization, storage, and issuance of supplies.

Skills

Leadership

Logistics

Process improvement

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Supervisor, Materials Management, you will be a pivotal leader, ensuring efficient flow and strategic oversight of all materials handling.

Every day, you'll oversee and coordinate materials management operations, including procurement, inventory, distribution, and logistics. You'll establish protocols, manage vendors, optimize storage, and lead your team to ensure timely supply of essential goods, directly impacting clinical operations and cost-effectiveness.

To be successful, you'll combine strong organizational and logistical expertise with exceptional leadership, a keen eye for process improvement, and meticulous oversight, transforming materials management into a strategic advantage.

• Supervises supply room employees in the proper, receiving, storing, handling and issuing sterile and non-sterile medical equipment and supplies per organizational standards.


• Monitors medical equipment/supplies inventory and utilization levels and orders as needed to ensure adequate availability of patient care and treatment materials.


• Supervises staff conformance with policies and procedures related to the handling, sterilization, cleaning, maintenance, storage, and assembly of patient care supplies, equipment, and instruments.


• Assists in management of supply room staff to include performance management, continual improvement, training and education and communication of updates to policies and procedures.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Other or a combination of education and/or additional job related experience may be substituted in lieu of the degree., upon hire and


• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Materials Management or Accounts Payable within a healthcare organization. and


• Three (3) years’ experience in invoice resolution working with requisitioners, vendors and Accounts Payable.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics. Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and received a Healthgrades 5-Star Award for Heart Failure in 2026.

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