Perioperative SCM Operations Coordinator

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UPMC is looking for a Perioperative SCM Operations Coordinator to support Shadyside hospital.

This full-time position works Monday- Friday, 6:00am - 2:00pm. No weekends required!

Purpose:
Supports the needs of assigned Operating Rooms/procedural areas in the hospital by ensuring that inventory is obtained in a timely and accurate manner. Maintains a high standard of accuracy when ordering supplies and interacts frequently with the hospital clinical staff to ensure service levels are being met. Efficiently manages tasks while working in a sterile, fast-paced and high-demand environment.

Responsibilities:

• Monitors and controls walk-in inventory from vendor reps.
• Monitors consignment levels and works closely with vendor representatives to ensure product availability for surgical case load while minimizing UPMC owned product.
• Develops and evaluates par levels and makes adjustments as needed to support service levels with minimal overstock. 
• Re-distributes slow moving or items no longer needed to other UPMC facilities to reduce waste and overall spend. 
• Receives high dollar products into inventory management system. 
• Capable of basic Excel usage; Access preferred.
• Identifies items to be ordered as warehouse stock or non-stock and appropriately establishes the items within the par location, allocates the proper storage requirements and accurately labels the product for identification and traceability.
• Closely monitors expiration dates of all products and documents findings on a monthly basis to ensure compliance and redistribute slow moving products to other facilities to reduce waste. 
• Stores items within designated storage locations accurately and maintains the supply areas neat and clean with the proper labels for identification. 
• Performs cycle counts; performs root cause analysis to resolve inventory variances.
• Responds quickly to emergent physician and clinical requests, including any product concerns or material issues. 
• Identifies opportunities for service improvements, cost reductions and product standardization in support of these initiatives.
• Examines incoming shipments of supplies to verify the accuracy and quality of the vendor shipment with PO quantities and product types ordered.
• Monitors and adjusts inventory levels in order to mitigate excess inventory and to ensure the end-users have what is needed to perform surgical cases.
• Accountable for monitoring and controlling inbound freight and courier costs through working with the UPMC Freight and on-site Materials Manager.
• Orders high dollar surgical supplies and equipment.

Required

• High school diploma and 2 years of related experience Or Bachelor's degree
• Previous inventory control experience
• Strong organizational skills

• Strong communication skills

   

   

  Preferred 

• Experience managing medical product inventories
  
  Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
   

• Act 34

  
  UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran