SYSTEM INVENTORY CONTROL COORDINATOR
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Manufacturing / Production / Operations
Posted on May 8, 2019
Req #: | 167375 |
Department: | UW MEDICINE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT |
Job Location: | Harborview Medical Center |
Posting Date: | 05/07/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with education and experience. |
Limited Recruitment: |
Open to UW Employees only
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Shift: | First Shift |
The University of Washington is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty. As an employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please view this page.
The objective of UW Medicine Supply Chain Management is to ensure our patient care experience is enhanced by delivering a robust foundation of services, operational and technical support, and the sharing of comprehensive, relevant, and highly specialized supply chain management expertise.
UW Medicine Supply Chain Management has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time professional staff SYSTEM INVENTORY CONTROL COORDINATOR. The System Inventory Control Coordinator (IC Coordinator) is internally focused and responsible for optimizing the Medical Stores' Perpetual Inventory for HMC. Examples of perpetual inventories are those that reside on the balance sheet and are reconciled monthly by Accounting. The perpetual inventory in Medical Stores is managed in HEMM.
The IC Coordinator is accountable for managing assigned inventories through daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly cycle counts; annual physical counts; requisitioning replenishments; seeking alternative sources and materials when necessary; maintaining communication with supported customers; monitoring supplies usage; and removing and disposing of obsolete or outdated products. The IC Coordinator organizes and leads staff in conducting periodic inventory counts, adjusts quantities and locations, when necessary, and records and reports discrepancies to management. The IC Coordinator is accountable for the implementation of the UW Medicine Supply Chain Materials & Logistics strategy under the direction of the System Inventory Control Manager or entity Supply Chain leadership.
This position also is responsible for working with key operational stakeholders within UW Medicine as well as their Supply Chain peers within specific entities to include participating in and partnering with others on UW Medicine Materials & Logistics operational improvement efforts and programs ensuring a compliant, effective, and streamlined operational Supply Chain experience at the local entity for all clinicians with whom they partner.
The Perpetual IC Coordinator is responsible for managing all perpetual and par inventories as well as specific periodic inventories, supplies received, stored, and issued at UW Medicine entities as directed. In many instances, the position will serve in clinical areas (OR, Cath Lab, etc.), ensuring inventory control policies and procedures are properly implemented while working closely with clinical staff to provide excellent patient care.
IC Coordinator responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Key experience highlights include: healthcare business operations and/or financial management experience in a healthcare setting; experience standardizing disparate processes; experience in process improvement methodology, change management, project management, operational improvement; experience managing automated POU systems.
DESIRED:
The University of Washington is a leader in environmental stewardship & sustainability, and committed to becoming climate neutral.
The University of Washington is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 / 206-543-6452 (tty) or dso@uw.edu.
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