Supply Chain Manager - Lorain Hospital

At Bon Secours Mercy Health, we are dedicated to continually improving health care quality, safety and cost effectiveness. Our hospitals, care sites and clinicians are recognized for clinical and operational excellence.

Location: Lorain Hospital

Full Time - 40 hours/week

**Summary:**

Under the general supervision of the Director or Executive Director, Supply Chain the incumbent provides supply chain leadership support to the assigned site with an emphasis on operational improvement and supply expense cost and savings management through building and maintaining relationships with peer department heads and administrative leadership teams, representing Supply Chain in various committees and meetings, leading conversion efforts, and accountability for all supply/services spend and resultant financial outcomes with respect to budget/forecasting/targets. Incumbent will serve as a primary liaison and contact for the consolidated supply chain functions and has primary responsibility for human resource personnel management outcomes and productivity and for meeting Supply Chain measures of success related to spend/inventory/HR/customer satisfaction. Functions as supporting leader to the Director or Executive Director and acts in their place as required.

**Essential Functions:**

+ Manages daily activities of the Supply Chain department or work groups at assigned site, including, but not limited to, personnel management; vendor management; physical inventory management, leading market hospital and department level process improvement initiatives; achieving ongoing compliance with all regulatory and accreditation criteria.

+ Manages spend, including, but not limited to, facility department operating and capital budgets; medical/nonmedical supplies and all purchased services with the goal of meeting facility financial targets; supporting capital equipment program; performing regular supply spend and utilization analysis; regularly reviews cost accounting accuracy and remedies inaccuracies; conducts end of period rate adjusted variance analysis of spend to explain positive and negative variances to budget by GL; and leading efforts to discover cost savings opportunities / devise implementation plans.

+ Drives organization toward committed contract compliance thru direct engagement with physicians and other key stakeholders and actively supports the Clinical Integration Program.

+ Fosters an environment designed around customer service; Develops subordinate team members in customer-focused service delivery; Advances a collaborative culture between Supply Chain and Nursing/Ancillary departments.

+ Serves as a primary point of contact of BSMH Consolidated Supply Chain services to insure supply chain services are meeting end user requirements and local facilities are compliant with Supply Chain policies and procedures.

+ Delivers presentations to administration or regional leadership regarding efforts underway to increase efficiencies, improve inventory turns and value, contract compliance and hospital identified savings initiatives and achievements.

+ Oversees time and labor applications and work schedules with the goal of meeting the facility productivity metrics.

+ Supports regular departmental staff meetings and safety huddles.

+ Supervises key department personnel, including, but not limited to, minimizes staff turnover through continuous staff rounding and engagement, responds proactively to employee needs and concerns; manages personnel conflicts, directs employee continuing education and job competency training plans.

+ Regularly inspects workplace for safety concerns and remedies issues discovered

+ Attends/Leads meetings and committees in absence of senior leaders as needed

+ Other related duties as assigned

**Employment Qualifications:**

+ 4 Year Bachelor's Degree Required

+ 2 years' experience in Supply Chain Management or advanced degree and equivalent business experience

+ Demonstrates ability to lead thru period of change - leads department positively

+ Demonstrates objectivity in decision making and fact based analysis

+ Demonstrates cooperative management style that eliminates boundaries to achieve integrated, efficient and quality service

+ Communicates effectively with all levels in the organization

+ Basic knowledge/skill in Microsoft Office

+ Supply Chain leadership position in an acute healthcare platform preferred

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans

Prescription drug coverage

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance w/AD&D

Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible

Paid time off

Educational Assistance

And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you'd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health - Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours - Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com