Supply Chain Manager

East Houston Medical Center; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

East Houston Medical Center in Baytown, Texas seeks a Supply Chain Manager to lead materials management, purchasing coordination, inventory readiness, and vendor support. The role ensures the right supplies and equipment are available for clinical teams.

The ideal candidate is analytical, organized, service-minded, and comfortable collaborating with department leaders to optimize costs and processes. Full-time position with facility-based operations.

Qualifications

• Requires degree in business, supply chain, healthcare administration or related field.
• Experience in healthcare supply chain, materials management, purchasing, or inventory leadership preferred.
• Strong vendor management, cost control, organization and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead purchasing, receiving, inventory control, supply distribution and materials management workflows.
• Maintain par levels for emergency, inpatient, surgical, laboratory, pharmacy, facilities, and admin areas.
• Monitor usage, stockouts, backorders, substitutions, expirations and critical supply availability.
• Coordinate vendor communication, contract awareness, pricing support and issue resolution.
• Collaborate with department leaders to identify needs, cost-savings opportunities, and process improvements.
• Support surgical case readiness, emergency preparedness, and facility growth needs.
• Maintain records for purchase orders, receiving, invoices, asset tracking and inventory adjustments.
• Promote responsible supply use while protecting clinical readiness and patient safety.

Skills

Analytical

Organized

Vendor management

Cost control

Communication

Service-minded

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, healthcare administration, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Purchasing software

Inventory software

Healthcare materials systems

Job description

Baytown, United States | Posted on 05/05/2026

It's notjust treatment; it's care thoughtfully delivered!

From the moment patients arrive, they are guided with compassion,clarity, and clinical excellence at every stage of their journey.Our teams work collaboratively to ensure timely access to care,seamless coordination, and ongoing support well beyond discharge.

With modern patient rooms, an in-house pharmacy, and hands-onexecutive leadership, our hospital is dedicated to deliveringhealthcare where dignity, precision, and people always come first.

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Job Description

Supply Chain Manager

East Houston Medical Center - Baytown, Texas

East Houston Medical Center's Baytown facility is seeking Supply Chain Managers to lead materials management, purchasing coordination, inventory readiness, and vendor support. This role directly supports patient care by ensuring the right supplies and equipment are available when clinical teams need them.

About the Role

The Supply Chain Manager oversees ordering, receiving, distribution, inventory control, par levels, backorder management, and supply cost awareness across clinical and operational departments. The ideal candidate is analytical, organized, service-minded, and comfortable coordinating with department leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing, receiving, inventory control, supply distribution, and materials management workflows.
• Maintain appropriate par levels for emergency, inpatient, surgical, laboratory, pharmacy, facilities, and administrative areas.
• Monitor supply usage, stockouts, backorders, substitutions, expiration dates, and critical supply availability.
• Coordinate vendor communication, contract awareness, pricing support, order follow-up, and delivery issue resolution.
• Work with department leaders to identify supply needs, cost-saving opportunities, and process improvements.
• Support surgical case readiness, emergency preparedness, new department setup, and facility growth needs.
• Maintain accurate records for purchase orders, receiving, invoices, asset tracking, and inventory adjustments.
• Promote responsible supply use while protecting clinical readiness and patient safety.

Scheduling and Availability

Full-time management role with schedule based on facility operations. Availability may be required for urgent supply disruptions or emergency preparedness needs.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, healthcare administration, or related field preferred.
• Healthcare supply chain, materials management, purchasing, or inventory leadership experience preferred.
• Strong vendor management, cost control, organization, and communication skills.
• Experience with purchasing systems, inventory software, ERP platforms, or healthcare materials systems preferred.
• Ability to coordinate across clinical and non-clinical departments with urgency and professionalism.