Director, Supply Chain Management

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. In addition, this position may be eligible for our Management Incentive Program as part of your Total Rewards package.

Banner Ironwood Medical Center is committed to meeting the ever-changing needs of the southeast communities of metropolitan Phoenix. Our first patient tower has 47 beds, including eight LDR rooms and can accommodate up to 86 beds when fully equipped. We also feature a full service emergency department, four surgical suites and medical imaging services. With our 80-acre campus, more than 500 beds and supporting health services could be built on our site. This means an exceptional opportunity for you to establish a career where the potential for growth is limitless.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position provides effective management for the operations of the materials management department, and is responsible for all operational, technical, and personnel activities associated with assigned areas of supply chain and inventory management. This position will focus on cost, quality and outcomes and a Service Level Agreement will define the outcomes and assigned areas of focus. In an Area Director assignment this position will have accountability and oversight for one or more facilities, which may be geographically separated.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Provides direction and leadership for the facility(s) materials management functions. Provides direct leadership, education, and communication to staff to ensure effective operations of the materiel management functions throughout the system. Acts as a role model for organizational values and behaviors. Communicates mission, vision, and values and works to align functions and processes to work as a system. Delegates appropriately to allow decision making at the best level. Leads teams, conducts effective meetings, removes barriers, and engages in synergistic problem solving through effective delegation, coaching and counseling, and active listening.

2. Plans supply chain strategies and organizes work functions and processes. Develops and administers short and long-range plans in concert with system materials management that optimize the use of personnel, material, financial resources, and time to meet and exceed the level of service required by our customers.

3. Directs staffing and management of the department's staff. Develops department structure for maximum effectiveness. Maintains a competent and motivated staff through the appropriate selection, training, performance management, praise and recognition, feedback, and termination of subordinate personnel as appropriate. Develops work goals and objectives for the department in accordance and alignment with company goals; provides leadership, measures and feedback, and motivation for staff achievement of departmental goals. Demonstrates a commitment to education and training through formalized education programs at all levels.

4. Manages the supply expense of each facility through contract compliance, supply expense reduction and utilization programs, along with inventory management techniques. Analyzes facility supply costs monthly and tracks and reports all efforts related to supply expense reduction as well as other key operational metrics. Identities and implements methods for reducing operational expenditures in supply and equipment, while focusing on improving standardization and utilization. Leads projects and cross-functional teams to meet or exceed organizational performance levels.

5. Develops and oversees each departments budget in conjunction with corporate goals and objectives. Directs the department's resource allocation. This position is accountable for meeting annual budgetary goals.

6. Provides effective levels of service to the customers of Materials Management. Interacts frequently with administrators, physicians, nurses, department managers, supervisors and other professional and non-professional staff members to provide Materials Management or Internal Support Services resource information, assess customer satisfaction levels, obtains direct feedback regarding the departments performance, resolves problems, and identifies new opportunities to improve services and improve cost effectiveness. Promotes a positive customer service attitude both within and outside the department by maintaining effective working relationships. Promotes win-win relationships.

7. Works as a member of the company's materials management leadership team to achieve "Smarter, Faster, Better, Together" goals in standardization, vendor management and process improvement. Assists in the development and implementation of regional/system policies, procedures and process improvements for Materials Management. Negotiates agreements amongst end users to coordinate efficient processes and inventory costs.

8. As assigned, directs the facility's environmental services and/or customer service functions.

9. Position has both facility and region responsibility. Works under limited supervision using independent judgment to achieve goals. Internal customers are other staff, physicians, patients, visitors, supervisors, managers and executives. External customers are patients, visitors, vendors, other company Facilities, and outside medical facilities.

Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Banner Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.

NOTE: The core functions are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented as outlined by the incumbent's immediate manager.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management or a related area, or an equivalent level of education and experience.

Requires Three to Five years or more years of progressive management experience with evidence of operational excellence and innovation in Materials Management and other related healthcare supply functions. Must have effective leadership, organizational, negotiation, communication and human relations skills.

Requires a broad understanding of materials management information systems, database management and reporting. Requires the ability to effectively manage the facility(s) Materials Management Information System and to work effectively with common office software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in managing facilities that are geographically separated is preferred.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.