Inventory Management Specialist

Operating Room Inventory Management Specialist

This position serves as an Operating Room Inventory Management Specialist in the Commodity Management Division with specialized focus on the Medical/Surgical Supplies of the Logistics Service in a Veteran Affairs Health Care System (VA HCS) and supported catchment area, with responsibility for the inventory management of all expendable supplies and durable medical equipment (DME) and with oversight of implant inventory in the assigned area(s).

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:

• Conducts short, mid and long-term advanced planning for operating room (OR) expendable items and durable medical equipment (DME), utilizing enterprise-wide computerized planning tools.
• Analyzes data and computes requirements for supplies and DME.
• Performs analytical work to manage, regulate, coordinate, or otherwise exercise control over OR expendable (EX) supplies.
• Forecasts short and long-range inventory needs considering changes in medical and surgical technologies, clinical scheduling changes and program requirements.
• Develops acquisition strategies to acquire and purchase DME, displaying familiarity with contracting laws and regulations with industry practices.
• Exercises Ordering Officer Authority in determining best value and contract sourcing.
• Assists customers in the creation of Performance Work Statements for procurement; and determines the best purchasing and payment method to utilize, i.e. purchase card order, contract document, etc.
• Conducts market research on product pricing and performance.
• Reviews the OR schedules and anticipates the supply needs of the OR in advance.
• Works independently and is responsible for receiving and ordering initial stock requests for surgical implantable devices.
• Manages inventory, independently sets initial stock and par levels and reorder points and resolves issues for surgical services.
• Utilizes best practices, principles and tools, concepts and methodologies to determine and evaluate supply system performance.
• Coordinates rotation of emergency caches to prevent expirations and economy of supply while maintaining National Emergency Management stock levels.
• Conducts wall-to-wall and periodic inventories on own initiative to identify potential shrinkage issues or other supply chain discrepancies.
• Utilizes automated inventory management system, such as General Inventory Package (GIP) or other equivalent system, to maintain current inventory data.
• Analyzes a range of inventory management reports.
• Coordinates with stakeholders to ensure new or replacement item requests are submitted to the Clinical Product Review Committee (CPRC).
• Supports other elements of the organization and performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Full-Time; Monday through Friday; 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved.