Supply Chain Materials Specialist

Company: Owens & Minor, Inc.
Location: Charlottesville
Posted on: May 23, 2023

Job Description:

At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 50+ facilities across the US and 18,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers-and their patients-are at the heart of what we do.

Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates.

Owens & Minor teammate benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
• 401(k), eligibility after 30 days of employment
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Development opportunities to grow your career with a global company
  
  Supply Solutions Material Specialist provides on-site inventory management services for hospitals. Collaborates with medical staff to assess, document, control and optimize the management of medical product inventory utilizing the PANDACTM materials management solution.
  
  Location: University of Virginia Hospital
  
  Core Responsibilities
  
  • Performs weekly PANDACTM physical inventory counts in an accurate and timely fashion for all wound closure products at designated departmental stocking locations for assigned accounts. Identifies excess inventory, returning stock and processing credits according to Owens & Minor account return procedures.
    • Responsible for the weekly reorganization, re-sequencing, labeling and inventory maintenance services for all assigned stocking locations to ensure productive weekly counts and efficient SKU location by departmental staff.
      • Maintains all departmental stocking locations according to accepted quarterly report standards including, but not limited to, inventory turnover and inactive item report values
        • Identifies excess inventory, returns stock and processing credits according to Owens & Minor account return procedures. Assists in preparation of quarterly reports and makes recommendations for storage area/cart consolidations or changes, reductions in excess inventory, inactive items and the identification of expired/outdated product.
          • Uploads end-of-quarter counts to the PANDACTM server within a minimum of one week after performing the last quarterly count of an account's fiscal period.
            • Performs regular data file backups. Prints and maintains hard copy records of all account count sheet files for use in the event of a hardware/software failure.
              • Provides customer service and maintains communications with all departmental managers and head nursing staff
                
                Qualifying Experience
                
                • Associate degree, required. Bachelor's degree, preferred. CRCST or CST (Certified Registered Central Sterile Technician, Certified Surgical Technologist), preferred.
                  • Minimum, two (2) years of work experience in healthcare surgical services and/or logistics materials management and/or project management, required.
                    • Previous experience in LEAN or project/organizational management methodology, preferred. Or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required.
                      
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                      If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.
                      
                      If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply.
                      
                      Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.

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