Supply Chain Associate III

Company: Sentara Health
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: February 15, 2025

Job Description:

City/State
Norfolk, VA

Overview

Work Shift
First (Days) (United States of America)

Sentara Health is currently seeking a Supply Chain Associate III at our Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.

Hours/Shift: Full-time, Days

Sentara Benefits:

We are setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. Sentara offers exciting benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid annual leave, paid parental leave, emergency caregiver leave, educational assistance, student loan paydown, 403(B), 401(K) and more! For more information about our employee benefits click Benefits - Sentara (sentaracareers.com)

• Join our team! Be a part of an excellent healthcare organization who cares about People, Quality, Patient Safety, Service, and Integrity. Join a team that has a mission to improve health every day and a vision to be the healthcare choice of the communities that we serve! The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara "Employer of Choice" for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years.
  
  Position Overview:
  
  As a Supply Chain Associate III with Sentara, you will be r esponsible for the supply management function in the designated areas. Responsible for maintaining close communication with the Clinical & Supply Chain Leadership, Colleagues, and other staff regarding supply related topics. These topics may be involved, but are not limited to Back Orders, Limited Supplies, Product Changes, Recalls and Conversions. Ability to support the department independently and in collaboration with other support staff.
  
  Inventory Management:
  --- Manage inventory balances across the designated areas.
  --- Ability to understand the logistical requirements to meet demand during an ever-changing global supply chain and possess the flexibility to pivot a plan at a moment's notice.
  --- Responsible for the ordering, storage, inventory, and distribution of supplies in the assigned areas. Implements established plan which ensures supplies and equipment are readily available and orderly.
  --- Track shipments and coordinate internal stock transfers as well as resolving delays.
  --- Assist as necessary with product conversions and or substitutions.
  --- Managing non-conforming supplies including returns in assigned designated areas
  --- Ability to stay focused and possess the time management skills to prioritize tasks ensuring job requirements are met
  --- Solid critical thinking skill and good stewardship of supply management in their respective areas
  
  
  Reporting/Communication/Customer Support:
  --- Work closely with on-site supply chain management staff to provide outstanding customer service.
  --- Follow up timely with internal and external customers using email, phone, or other means acceptable for use by Sentara
  --- Ability to timely escalate critical product shortage and stock out matters to management.
  --- Capable of escalating with vendor representatives our product demand needs including deficiencies related to their failure to supply and meet our inventory levels.
  --- Employee knowledgeable in navigating various platforms, ERPs, and other 3rd party systems.
  --- Individual must be a team player with a positive can-do attitude
  
  
  Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  Education Required:
  
  High School Diploma or Equivalent
  
  Experience Required:
  
  3 years of Supply Chain
  
  Healthcare preferred
  
  K eywords: logistics, inventory, supplies, materials, supply management, supply associate, supply chain, warehouse, talroo-allied health.
  
  Job Summary
  
  The Supply Chain Logistics Associate III is responsible for the supply management function in the designated assigned areas. Responsible for maintaining close communication with the Clinical & Supply Chain Leadership, Colleagues, and other staff regarding supply related topics. These topics may be involved, but are not limited to Back Orders, Limited Supplies, Product Changes, Recalls and Conversions. Ability to support the department independently and in collaboration with other support staff.
  
  Inventory Management:
  --- Manage inventory balances across the designated areas.
  --- Ability to understand the logistical requirements to meet demand during an ever-changing global supply chain and possess the flexibility to pivot a plan at a moment's notice.
  --- Responsible for the ordering, storage, inventory, and distribution of supplies in the assigned areas. Implements established plan which ensures supplies and equipment are readily available and orderly.
  --- Track shipments and coordinate internal stock transfers as well as resolving delays.
  --- Assist as necessary with product conversions and or substitutions.
  --- Managing non-conforming supplies including returns in assigned designated areas
  --- Ability to stay focused and possess the time management skills to prioritize tasks ensuring job requirements are met
  --- Solid critical thinking skill and good stewardship of supply management in their respective areas
  
  Reporting / Communication/ Customer Support:
  --- Work closely with on-site supply chain management staff to provide outstanding customer service.
  --- Follow up timely with internal and external customers using email, phone, or other means acceptable for use by Sentara
  --- Ability to timely escalate critical product shortage and stock out matters to management.
  --- Capable of escalating with vendor representatives our product demand needs including deficiencies related to their failure to supply and meet our inventory levels.
  --- Employee knowledgeable in navigating various platforms, ERPs, and other 3rd party systems.
  --- Individual must be a team player with a positive can-do attitude
  
  Perform other duties as assigned
  
  Minimum Qualifications:
  High School Diploma required
  3 years Supply Chain, Healthcare preferred.
  
  Qualifications:
  
  HS - High School Grad or Equivalent (Required)
  
  Healthcare, Supply Chain Operations
  
  Skills
  
  Communication, Microsoft Office
  
  Sentara Healthcare prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
  
  Per Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), some clinical environments require proof of education; these regulations are posted at ecfr.gov for further information. In an effort to expedite this verification requirement, we encourage you to upload your diploma or transcript at time of application.
  
  In support of our mission "to improve health every day," this is a tobacco-free environment.

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