Regional Director Supply Chain Procedural Inventory & Technology

Number of Positions In Requisition

3

Job Details

The Regional Director Supply Chain Procedural Inventory & Technology provides strategic leadership and operational governance for procedural inventory management distribution and enabling technologies across one or more sites. This role is accountable for standardizing procedural governance inventory practices optimizing working capital improving inventory readiness and strengthening clinical support through data-driven processes and technology adoption. The Director partners with clinical operational finance and supply chain stakeholders to ensure supply continuity regulatory compliance and effective recall/traceability execution. This leader develops and manages a high-performing team and drives continuous improvement through analytics forecasting and performance management.

Job Description

Summary
The Regional Director Supply Chain Procedural Inventory & Technology provides strategic leadership and operational governance for procedural inventory management distribution and enabling technologies across one or more sites. This role is accountable for standardizing procedural governance inventory practices optimizing working capital improving inventory readiness and strengthening clinical support through data-driven processes and technology adoption. The Director partners with clinical operational finance and supply chain stakeholders to ensure supply continuity regulatory compliance and effective recall/traceability execution. This leader develops and manages a high-performing team and drives continuous improvement through analytics forecasting and performance management.



Job Duties

• Establishes governance policies and standard operating procedures for procedural inventory management storage distribution and replenishment to ensure consistent performance and service levels.
• Leads inventory optimization and working capital initiatives (e.g. PAR strategy segmentation utilization-based replenishment turns improvement expiry reduction and excess/obsolete mitigation) to improve availability while minimizing carrying costs.
• Ensures procedural inventory readiness by directing demand planning forecasting shortage mitigation and escalation processes to support uninterrupted patient care.
• Partners with clinical leaders perioperative/procedural stakeholders and value analysis to drive standardization utilization management and evidence-based inventory decisions.
• Directs evaluation implementation and adoption of inventory technologies (e.g. ERP item master governance point-of-use systems barcode/RFID automation analytics dashboards) to improve accuracy traceability and productivity.
• Oversees compliance and risk management for inventory practices including product traceability recall execution infection prevention requirements and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Leads performance management across sites by defining KPIs conducting operational reviews and driving continuous improvement using root-cause analysis and Lean/process improvement methods.
• Responsible for vendor and inventory program management. Ensures inventory practices comply with Joint Commission CMS FDA state regulatory requirements infection prevention standards product traceability requirements and recall management processes.
• Develops and leads a high-performing multi-site team through coaching talent development workforce planning and change management to sustain operational excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management Business Administration Logistics or a related field.
• 7 years to 10 years of progressive experience in inventory management distribution/logistics and supply chain technology within a complex healthcare or similarly regulated environment. Mastery-level knowledge of multi-site inventory operations and supply chain logistics
• 7 years of prior leadership experience
• Demonstrated expertise in procedural inventory models (owned consignment loaner VMI) and the controls required to ensure readiness traceability and financial stewardship.
• Advanced analytical capability to interpret utilization demand and inventory data and translate insights into standardized processes KPI performance and measurable outcomes.
• Proficiency with ERP and inventory/point-of-use technologies including item master governance data integrity controls and technology adoption/change management.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills to influence clinical operational finance and vendor partners and drive standardization and compliance across multiple sites.
• Expert problem-solving and continuous improvement skills including root-cause analysis process mapping and implementation of sustainable corrective actions.
• Excellent written verbal and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex operational and financial concepts to executive and frontline audiences.

Additional Qualifications
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing frequent keyboard use *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling bending squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1101 Market Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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