Supply Chain Operations Lead

La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family-centered health care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. Through expertise, compassion, and advocacy we help children and their families reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay.

Our not-for-profit hospital, licensed for 49 beds, helps transition children from neonatal or pediatric intensive care to home, by providing medical, rehabilitative and developmental care, and by training families to continue treatments and manage the necessary equipment in the home. La Rabida also provides extensive rehabilitation for those recovering from wounds or burns and treatment for exacerbations of chronic conditions.

The hospital’s enhanced pediatric patient-centered medical home provides primary care to children with complex medical conditions and their siblings. Children with medical homes elsewhere come to La Rabida for specialty services. La Rabida offers a wide range of specialty services provided to children with sickle cell disease, diabetes, and many others. Children are supported in their emotional and developmental growth, particularly in cases where such growth has been interrupted by accident or disease.

Finally, La Rabida provides forensic and treatment services for children exposed to abuse and neglect, comprehensive assessments for wards of the state, early intervention for children between 0 and 3 years of age. Care coordination services for medically complex children are also provided for those who are covered by a health plan and receive care from providers in Cook County

Provides day-to-day operational leadership across Central Supply, Receiving, and Purchasing under the Manager of Supply Chain & Central Supply. Coordinates staff workflow, inventory, receiving, and purchasing to ensure safe, timely, accurate, and cost-effective supplies for pediatric inpatient units and outpatient clinics. Supports clinical teams, the Value Analysis Committee, and continuous improvement using GHX and department data.

• Coordinate supply storage, distribution, and replenishment for units, clinics, carts, and emergency kits.
• Monitor usage and PAR levels; recommend adjustments to maintain stock and reduce excess inventory.
• Lead cycle counts and physical inventories, reconcile discrepancies, and maintain accurate inventory records.
• Rotate stock, monitor expiration dates, and remove expired, recalled, or damaged items to reduce waste.

• Verify receipts against purchase orders (POs), including item, quantity, condition, and unit of measure; resolve discrepancies and record receipts promptly.
• Prepare and process purchase orders within approved authority, follow up on open orders, and confirm delivery dates.
• Track shortages and backorders; coordinate clinically approved, formulary-aligned substitutions and communicate changes to staff.
• Work with vendors and internal teams to resolve incorrect orders, returns, credits, and price discrepancies.

• Participate in and support the Value Analysis Committee with product, usage, cost, and vendor information; coordinate evaluations and approved product changes.
• Use GHX for supply chain analytics, electronic data interchange (EDI) and order performance monitoring, and follow-up on price discrepancies and vendor/order issues.
• Track department metrics such as inventory accuracy, stockouts, expiration waste, and order performance; report trends and support continuous improvement.

• Guide daily assignments and priorities across Central Supply, Receiving, and Purchasing; train staff and elevate staffing or performance concerns to the Manager.
• Provide coverage for the Receiving/Purchasing and Central Supply teams when supervisors, leads, or other staff needed for team coverage are unavailable due to paid time off (PTO).
• Respond promptly to routine and urgent clinical supply needs; resolve product questions and communicate supply issues to care teams.

• Follow hospital policies, formulary and contract requirements, infection control practices, and applicable Joint Commission, OSHA, and other regulatory standards.
• Ensure safe supply and equipment handling, appropriate PPE use, and timely reporting of safety or quality concerns.

• Assist with supply distribution and delivery, retrieval, and…