Supply Chain Technician

Emory Healthcare; Tucker (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from day 1

Student loan assistance

Family benefits

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Emory Healthcare is seeking a Supply Chain Technician to support the clinical staff in planning, daily management, and monitoring of the medical supply expense budget. You will coordinate and provide supplies and equipment that enable patient care within the hospital.

The role includes maintaining PARS inventory, receiving deliveries, managing backorders, and ensuring compliance with Emory Healthcare policies and procedures. Strong teamwork and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• One year's experience in supply chain preferred.
• Experience establishing and managing par levels and storage closets (rotating stock, recalls and expiration dates).
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with other departments to research and solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical/surgical services and supplies and inventory preferred.
• Education: High school or GED; Associate degree preferred.
• Computer knowledge/skills required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain privacy and confidentiality of information and protect organizational assets.
• Manage medical supply stocking levels (PARS) within the assigned facility and coordinate par level adjustments and ordering.
• Perform physical receipt of goods and validate shipping against packing slips (FedEx, UPS, USPS, and capital equipment deliveries).
• Manage backorders, RTVs and discrepancies by querying procurement systems and communicating with Purchasing, A/P and suppliers.
• Deliver equipment and supplies to clinical supply closets; rotate stock and coordinate vendor-managed supplies.
• Oversee inventory in clinical supply areas: organize spaces, monitor shelf life and remove unused supplies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Inventory management

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate degree preferred

Tools

PARS inventory system

Microsoft Office

Job description

Benefits

At Emory Healthcare we fuel your professional journey with better benefits, valuable resources, ongoing mentorship and leadership programs for all types of jobs, and a supportive environment that enables you to reach new heights in your career and be what you want to be. We provide:

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day 1
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs
• Family-focused benefits
• Wellness incentives

Ongoing mentorship, development, leadership programs...and more!

Shift Time

7a-3:30p (Based on operational needs, employees may be required to work alternate shifts, including evening or weekend hours, with advance notice.)

Description

The role of the Supply Chain Technician serves as member of the Material Management team supporting the clinical staff in the annual planning, daily management and ongoing monitoring of the medical supply expense budget which includes the coordination and provision for supplies and equipment that enable patient care in the hospital.

Responsibilities

• This position consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Emory Healthcare's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to the applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Emory Healthcare's policies and procedures.
• Manage medical supply stocking levels (PARS) within the assigned healthcare facility to include ancillary departments (does not include ASC). This includes making recommendations to par level adjustments and ordering appropriately so that supply cost per unit of service stays in alignment with the clinical unit's budget.
• Perform physical receipt of goods and validate shipping against packing slip. This includes FedEx, UPS, and USPS deliveries in addition to capital equipment deliveries.
• Manage outstanding backorders and receipts by executing respective queries in the procurement system daily or weekly, receiving discrepancies and communicate with Purchasing, Accounts Payable and suppliers, as needed. Manage RTVs (returns to vendor).
• Deliver medical equipment and supplies to the clinical supply closets. Rotate and stock product as needed based on a first in, first out model. Coordinate deliveries and vendor-managed supplies (e.g. linen) with contracted suppliers.
• Responsible for the inventory management in the clinical supply areas: organize supply areas, manage shelf life/expiring products, removing unused supplies etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• One year's experience in supply chain preferred.
• Supply chain experience means experience establishing and managing par levels and storage closets (e.g. rotating stock, validating product recalls and expiration dates)
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with other departments to research and solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical/surgical services and supplies and inventory preferred.
• Education and Training
• High school or GED.
• Computer knowledge/skills required.
• Associate Degree in Business or Health Care related preferred.
• License, Certifications, Other Credentials
• Essential Functions (i.e. bending, lifting, and mobility)
• See Functional & Environmental Evaluation (FEE) Form.

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare's Human Resources at [e-mail] . Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.