Position Title: Supply Chain Operations Group Manager
Location: Birmingham, AL (Hybrid)
Travel: 20-30%
Position Status: Full Time – Direct Hire
Position Description:
Our client is looking for Supply Chain Operations Group Manager candidates for a position located in Birmingham, AL. This position is responsible for providing purchasing, cost and inventory expertise. Acts as a liaison between centers, suppliers, and the SmartSystem (catalog and purchasing system). Other responsibilities include identifying and implementing regional or local savings opportunities and will support the implementation of national contracts. Provide expertise to facilities in all areas of Supply Chain including, but not limited to, contract negotiation, benchmarking, standardization, market analysis, and industry best practices.
Responsibilities:
- Facilitate and drive cost reduction opportunities for centers/hospitals by utilizing standardization, value analysis, utilization, and pricing cost reduction strategies
- Educate facilities on supply chain best practices, proprietary ordering system, fundamentals of the purchase to pay process, including accruals, in order to maximize opportunities and streamline operations.
- Deliver savings while maintaining and improving the quality of care provided to patients.
- Monitor and ensure facility performance meets expectations regarding key metrics; daily supply report, buy right percentage, cost per case and supplies as a percentage of net patient revenue
- Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with facility staff, including the medical team. Participate in Partnership meetings, Regional meetings, etc. to present opportunities, savings realized, and overall supply chain metrics.
- Recommend solutions based upon data analysis to increase business efficiency and/or improve business processes.
- Identify new opportunities, lead supplier negotiations and implement local and regional purchasing agreements, (bids, requests for proposals, etc.); Validates savings opportunity to our client’s facilities
- Participates in the selection, evaluation, monitoring, analysis and implementation of cost effective product, services and processes.
- Possess knowledge of inventory processes; train and educate the best in class techniques regarding par levels, inventory forecasting, etc.
- Support implementation of national contracts and product conversions within the facilities.
- Support Help Desk Services
- Respond to issues and improve operational performance.
- Identify, analyze and resolve catalog, supply, and supplier performance problems with centers and escalate to appropriate management when required.
- Develop supplier relations that enable assistance in problem resolution.
Required Education:
4-year Bachelor’s Degree in purchasing, operations, business or equivalent experience.
Required Skills:
- Minimum 5-7 years purchasing, supplier management or contract management experience.
- Extensive knowledge of creating and maintaining item master, catalog database and various analytic tools.
- Strong organization skills and relating data to business metrics.
- Strong ability to identify barriers, business trends and escalate to operations
- Experience in areas related to data warehousing, purchasing, contracts, accounting, budgeting, or healthcare.
- Expert in Microsoft applications with working knowledge of industry standard contract management, materials management, and reporting software.
Desired Skills:
- Experience in healthcare industry preferred.
- PeopleSoft experience preferred.
About Seneca Resources:
Seneca Resources is a client driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions to government and industry. Seneca Resources is a leading IT services provider with offices in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Texas that service clients throughout the United States.
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