Supply Chain Consultant Logistics
Description
At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.
Children’s Wisconsin is a nationally recognized health system dedicated solely to the health and well-being of children. We provide primary care, specialty care, urgent care, emergency care, community health services, foster and adoption services, child and family counseling, child advocacy services and family resource centers. Our reputation draws patients and families from around the country.
We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today.
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Join Children’s Wisconsin as a Supply Chain Logistics Specialist and help ensure our clinics and off-site locations have the right supplies at the right time to support exceptional patient care. In this impactful role, you’ll collaborate with clinical and operational teams to optimize inventory, improve efficiency, and drive effective supply chain operations across the organization.
Location: This role is Hybrid and requires travel to clinics
What you will do:
Coordinates and facilitates activities relating to the acquisition, distribution and utilization of supplies used in assigned off campus locations within Children's Hospital and Health System's (CHHS). Assures that all necessary supplies are available when and where needed in quantities appropriate to demand. Evaluates and resolves complex logistics opportunities and produces related statistical data and reports. Provides back up ordering and replenishment to offsite Clinics (Order Transport & Replenish Supplies)
Essential Functions
- Working with customer department leadership, proactively reviews par levels and usage utilizing system generated reports to identify inventory reduction opportunities on a quarterly basis.
- Assists departments in establishing and maintaining appropriate par levels for supplies.
- Utilizes systems to monitor usage of par level supplies; adjusts levels where appropriate and updates system information accordingly. Provides documentation of departmental supply management initiatives.
- Assist assigned departments in researching product and price information and provides cost analyses for supply and equipment budget purposes.
- Assists new or existing departments in planning of physical reorganizations, improvements in department re-supply operations and establishing/revising patient charges for supplies. Develops new par, forms, office supply and inventory systems, as appropriate.
- Manages all supplies within a defined supply location. Ensures all supplies in supply area are properly set-up in the appropriate system. Evaluate the product consolidation and standardization opportunities for each customer department.
- Works with buyer to source and acquires/distributes urgently needed products and services to include borrowing and/or lending, renting from/to suppliers.
- Maintain professional relations with representatives of other local health care providers for borrowing and/or lending of emergent products and services.
- Maintains professional vendor relations and enforces sales representative policies.
- Visits key contacts in customer departments at CHHS off campus locations, on a regular basis
Legacy Essential Functions
- Provide and interpret Supply Chain related reports to department management.
- Manage product conversions, RMA’s, and recalls for CHHS off campus locations.
- Serves as main point of contact for customer departments.
What you will need:
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree Required
Experience:
- Three or more years of experience in supply chain Required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as proven customer service abilities.
- An in-depth and up-to-date knowledge of logistics, purchasing, business management principles and business math.
- Strong sense of accountability, service orientation, and a sensitivity and responsiveness to the requests of user departments.
- Intermediate computer skills and knowledge of Windows based software, must include Outlook, Excel and Word experience with Access and Powerpoint experience also preferred.
- Ability to safely operate fork-lifts and hydraulic lifts.
Licenses and Certifications:
- License Driver's License - State of Wisconsin required
Children's Wisconsin is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. We treat everyone with dignity, respect, and fairness. We do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by the law.
Certifications/Licenses:
License Driver's License - State of Wisconsin