Director of Supply Chain

Director of Supply Chain

This position is incentive eligible. Qualified candidates must reside in the Houston, TX metro area. Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As a Director of Supply Chain with Surgery Ventures, you can be a leader in an organization that is devoted to giving!

Come join our team as a Director of Supply Chain. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

The SVG Director of Supply Chain Operations is responsible for coordination and oversight of the daily operations of materials management activities for assigned Surgery Ventures Centers, purchasing and receiving, file management, price discrepancy resolution, and inventory functions. The Director supports and promotes standardization, contract compliance, and appropriate utilization of supplies and serves as the liaison between the SVG Facility Based Materials Coordinators, center Administrators, and the SVG internal control required processes. The Director implements policies and procedures that guide or support services, assesses and improves department performance, and ensures orientation and continuing education of departmental staff.

What you will do in this role:

• Oversee all facility material management activities for assigned Surgery Ventures Centers.
• Execution and implementation of the standardization programs for all material management functions, SMART cleanup, master file standardization, online requisitioning, and EDI, item merge management, item location, GL management, PAR file management, order frequency and contract optimization.
• Assist with organization, labeling and set up of OR supplies, SKU reduction, and the building of PAR files for new facilities, and facility acquisitions.
• Facilitate the implementation of market-based purchasing projects at the facility through coordination with the DCRD, SCO, VPO and CRD.
• Oversees the addition of new items to the facility, working with staff to complete cost analysis, assure contract compliance, and SKU reduction when possible.
• Raise/resolve facility-based supply issues and improvement opportunities.
• Facilitate the standardization of products and optimize supply utilization through effective collaboration with CRD, Administrator, Physicians, Clinicians, and vendors.
• Coordinate, manage, and evaluate facility Supply Chain personnel.
• Execute the materials management Performance Measurement plan to reflect rebate opportunities, contract compliance and expense reduction at the facility and report these results to the Vice President of Operations and center Leadership in an accurate and timely manner.
• Execute a continuous improvement program for materials management functions.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care of the services delivered, by reviewing contract compliance, shipping costs, repair costs, and month to month supply expense management.
• Demonstrates knowledge of occurrence reporting regarding potential patient safety issues and assists center personnel with utilization and completion of HPG website reporting tool.
• In coordination with the Administrator and center Leadership, assesses and evaluates the skills and competencies of Facility Based Materials Managers. Provides coaching, training and suggestions for plans of correction for improvement when needed.
• Communicates personnel concerns and changes to the Administrator working collaboratively on performance evaluations and hiring or termination situations.
• Recommends sufficient number of qualified/competent staff
• Determines staff qualifications and competence

What is required for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Accounting, Logistics, Supply Chain, or healthcare related focus is required
• Master's degree is preferred
• Five years leadership experience, 2-3 years hospital/surgery center experience is preferred

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our Director of Supply Chain opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.