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Provide leadership to the logistics team of located at multiple facilities. Drive efficient processes for including but not limited to inventory control, shipping, storage, receiving, distribution, transportation, warehousing, mail distribution and data/information management. Supports and identifies standardization initiatives to reduce costs, to achieve operational efficiency, and to ensure clinical availability of supplies. Manage the movement of supplies, and equipment.

Major Challenges

• Rationalize inventory levels while ensuring patient care is not impacted.
• Oversee the organization, prioritization, and delegation of responsibilities for a team of direct reports that are located in two separate physical locations.
• Remain available to all direct reports by spending time between multiple locations.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains a robust order fulfillment process to rationalize the inventory without disrupting patient care.
  • Right size inventory levels to increase inventory turns while maintaining safety stock levels.
  • Develops and implements a standardized inventory and warehouse management process.
  • Develops and maintains a strategic replenishment plan for all internal locations by utilizing the storeroom and warehouse inventory locations in the most efficient manner.
  • Manage inventory cycle counting program.
  • Communicates with Inventory Specialists to eliminate product shortages, maintain timely delivery and drive efficiency.
  • Communicates with Inventory Control Analyst to review daily product and supply levels and anticipate inventory problems and shortages.
  • Works closely with the Supply Chain team to address product or vendor concerns.
  • Drives continuous process improvement.
• Manages logistics, transportation and shipping/receiving.
  • Drives cost reduction by utilizing the proper shipping methodology for all incoming and outgoing mail/packages.
  • Owns the strategy for inbound and outbound shipping carriers and courier services.
  • Ensures timely and accurate delivery of all internal mail to Gillette staff while maintaining accurate mail stops for all Gillette staff and locations.
  • Manages internal courier services to optimize operations and reduce costs.
  • Responsibility for all Gillette leased and owned vehicles. Review leased vehicles and determine lease renewal. Completes lease vs buy analysis on all vehicles.   
• Supervises and leads direct reports.
  • Ensures staffing coverage for all shifts and roles for day, evening, weekend and holidays for all locations.
  • Demonstrates initiative to provide feedback and to take corrective discipline actions as needed.
  • Sets employees goals and conducts performance evaluations.
  • Works with employees to continuously improve their performance by providing feedback and having regular staff meetings.
  • Manages the recruitment of new employees and oversees all onboarding procedures including training and development.
• Ensures excellent customer service is provided personally and by the team.
  • Uses a professional approach when addressing organizational and employee issues.              
  • Functions as an effective team leader by demonstrating positive problem solving and conflict resolution.
  • Demonstrates collaboration with all internal stakeholders.
  • Models positive, respectful, courteous behaviors and actions. Establishes professional relationships with vendors and company representatives. 
  • Communicates with patients, co-workers and customers in a friendly and timely manner, both face to face and by phone and e-mail. Interacts attentively with co-workers and customers.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree (or able to obtain within 2 years of employment)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Leadership experience with a diverse team
• Demonstrated ability to build teams and promote partnerships in a collaborative manner
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including demonstrated problem/conflict resolution and leadership skills
• Knowledge and general understanding of purchasing and inventory management software
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Demonstrated customer service focus
• Experience implementing complex cross functional projects

Preferred:

• Minimum of five years of high level experience in hospital supply chain functions.
• Familiar with hospital products