Job Description

At  ScionHealth , we empower our caregivers to do what they do best. We value every voice by caring deeply for every patient and each other. We show courage by running toward the challenge and we lean into new ideas by embracing curiosity and question asking. Together, we create our culture by living our values in our day-to-day interactions with our patients and teammates.

Benefits May Include:

• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k w/ employer match
• Short & Long-term disabilities
• Life & AD&D insurances
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Includes eligibility for an annual incentive bonus of up to 10%, tied to individual and organizational performance
• and more…

Job Summary 

• Director of Material Management analyzes cost, quality and procedures for all products
• Provides direction to the department of a complex nature, requiring substantial experience in Commercial code, purchasing practices, warehousing techniques, computerized inventory control, accounting practices, quality control and specification requirements

Essential Functions

• Maintain good Medical Center image and community relations through daily business contacts
• Searches continually for improved and/or less costly methods
• Chairperson for the Standard Products Evaluation Committee which recommends new or different supplies which are better quality and/or lower cost
• Advises departments of any changes in price or procedure and of restrictions on material which would prohibit purchase
• Makes decisions on the quantities of materials that should be purchased
• Reconciles invoices with the Accounting Department when price and/or other items do not agree with the Purchase Order
• Attends hospital and Association meetings to keep abreast of market trends, product developments
• Negotiates most suitable purchasing arrangements for commodities, contracts and vendor stocking arrangements
• Negotiates vendor rejections and advises vendor of reasons for rejections and cost incurred as a result of defective materials
• Investigates possibility of improving quality without a price increase or of substantiating a lower priced commodity to accomplish the same function
• Evaluates vendor performance based on knowledge of price, deliveries and information received from affiliates relative to product acceptability and vendor service
• Keeps up-to-date on the computer system to train personnel
• Reports to and keeps Assistant Administrator, Professional Services, informed using up-to-date and modern accounting practices
• Keeps records and takes recall products out of stock for processing for credit.
• The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified, and shall not be considered as a detailed of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position

Education

• Bachelor's degree in business preferred, but will accept degree or course work in purchasing, merchandising, accounting and marketing at the college level

License

• Valid driver's license and possess good use of the English language

Experience 

• Prefer an individual with purchasing experience of five years or more in hospital supplies
• Knowledge of sound business practices in the fulfillment of the department functions
• Experience with computers in Material Management

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