Director, Supply Chain Management

Director, Supply Chain Management –
Wellstar Health System

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This position is located at Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center in Grovetown, Georgia and reports to the Executive Director Supply Chain Operations. You will be responsible for Supply Chain Operations in all Clinical, Med/Surg, and Emergency areas at designated hospital and ambulatory sites. You will develop annual operating and capital financial plans, implement operational goals, metrics, and policies, and serve as the supply chain liaison to facility leadership and administration.

• Performs analysis and develops annual operating and capital financial plan for Supply Chain at sites of responsibility.
• Monitors monthly Financial Responsibility Reports to identify any variance and develop corrective action plan for unfavorable results.
• Monitors FTEs, overtime and productivity and adjusts as appropriate to be within budget and within standards.
• Implements and monitors metrics for Clinical, Med/Surg, and Emergency areas for sites (hospital inventory, receiving, and distribution). Establishes baselines tracks and reports metrics (inventory turns, dollars per operating suite, dollars per procedure, non-file purchases, requisitioning compliance, freight, inventory reductions) for cost- savings, and utilization improvements.
• Continually evaluating product stocking levels, freight and shipping strategies, receiving and other business processes in order to maximize financial value to hospital and Health System.

• Provides oversight for system and supply chain policy and holds team accountable. Ensures consistent application of policy across all areas of responsibility.
• Prepares policies and procedures in collaboration with hospital and clinical leadership, updates policies and procedures in supply areas, and ensures compliance.
• Creates and completes annual operational goals, including timelines, metrics and work plans.
• Ensures the above is completed by all Supply Managers, Supervisors, and Coordinators for their respective areas.
• Implements WHS policies and procedures to ensure compliance with internal controls.
• Utilizes market intelligence to identify areas of opportunity for standardization and utilization improvement (including new technologies, RFID, and bar code scanning).

• Provides semi-annual and annual goals and evaluations.
• Provides direction for establishing and/or execute department GPTW action planning and goals.
• Ensures all newly hired Supply Chain Managers, Supervisors, Supply Coordinators, and Inventory Specialists, attend appropriate orientation.
• Holds regular meetings for review, feedback, and updates.
• Holds and/or participates in all departmental business reviews.
• Hires, trains, coaches, and develops Supply Managers, Supervisors, Supply Coordinators, and Inventory Specialists as well as ensures that each employee has a clear and thorough understanding of their role and responsibilities.
• Oversees and directs activities for the Supply Managers, Supervisors, Supply Coordinators, and Inventory Specialist as well as ensures the proper management and direction of their Supply team members.
• Define and ensure team delivery against key performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors, such as shipping cost, product expiry, or inventory turns.
• Assist CQVA in the coordination of medical supply evaluations, implementations and new technologies at sites of responsibility.
• Performs monthly supply variance analysis for areas of responsibility.
• Implements best practice Supply Chain operational policies and procedures.
• Manages vendor visitation process and policy adherence while reporting vendor compliance issues to Purchasing for vendor management according to the Vendor Policy. Educates team members of…