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Job Summary:

This position is responsible for assisting the Regional Director in carrying out the regional hospital strategic initiatives in Supply Chain Operations including quality, utilization, cost, working capital, day-to-day operations, service and human resource management. Additionally, this position assists the Regional Director in driving standardization and change management across the sites in the adoption and institutionalization of any Supply Chain transformation projects. To be successful in this position, the Regional Manager must be able to lead and manage professionals and others through influence and collaboration across multiple teams or sites. A demonstrated proficiency in team building and motivation, conflict resolution, and group dynamics is essential. Also, this person must have a demonstrated ability to utilize effective verbal and written communication skills with various levels across an organization as well as across diverse populations.

Essential Functions: (Those functions that the individual who holds the position must be able to perform
unaided or with the assistance of reasonable accommodation).

• Provides on-going leadership and direction to enhance member service through the availabilityof needed products and services.
• At the direction of the Regional Director, drives the implementation and adoption of any SupplyChain transformation project across the hospitals including all clinical areas (eg procedural andnon-procedural)
• Manages a distribution network, in conjunction with corporate Supply Chain, with the goal tominimize obsolescence or expiration, and achieve high service levels from vendors
• Working in conjunction with nursing and other clinicians, assures the accuracy and effectivenessof supply purchasing and replenishment
• Drives compliance with the use of the materials management system by training, monitoring andassisting with processes related to timely and accurate payment and issuing data supplied tothe enterprise system
• Provides leadership on human resource management activities such as hiring, reward andrecognition, performance review, professional development, succession planning, andprogressive discipline. Establishes and implements standards of performance relative to qualityand service, and ensures standards exceed customer, hospital, and regulatory expectations
• Provides leadership and collaboration within and outside of supply chain operations with multiplelevels and groups across the organization
• This role will interact heavily with hospital based leadership and regional executive managementteams; facility Materials Management; key stakeholders and internal clients; Clinical Operationsand other clinical staff as end-users; Supply Chain operations to help develop and present thebusiness case for resources to implement changes within the region

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations:

• Must have the flexibility in work schedule to accommodate the teams they manage.
• Approximate percent of time required to travel: Up to 50%
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or related field preferred
• High School Diploma Required

Licenses/Certification:

• White Belt Certification Required

Experience:

• 3 or more years of experience in supply chain management, including managing/leadingnon-exempt and exempt employees
• 2 or more years of experience dealing with multiple corporate structures, entities and/ormulti-facility or location oversight
• 2 or more years working in a retail, manufacturing, or health care environment preferred

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