System Director, Supply Chain Operations

Summary:

This position reports to the Vice President, Supply Chain Management. The System Director, Supply Chain Operations' major responsibilities include oversight and accountability for the integrated Supply Chain operations, logistics and distribution programs across CHRISTUS Health's US-based operations as well as providing leadership and direction to all facility-based material management leaders and corresponding receiving, stores, distribution, inventory, usage control, property control, property disposal, and related functions. As such, this position will have an emphasis on collaboration with regional financial leadership to develop and oversee the execution of strategies that meet financial, operational, quality, and customer service goals. Other responsibilities include communication of supply chain standards and operations performance to key stakeholders and meeting on-site with ministry leaders to foster strong relationships and cross collaboration. This role also includes the creation of new material management and audit processes, managing the performance of a team and working with the Director Supply Chain Special Projects on the evaluation/implementation of supply chain management technologies.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree preferred

Experience:

• 10 years progressive supply chain management experience in a large, complex, and multi-facility healthcare environment, including three years as a high-level manager preferably at the Director Materials Management level responsible for a minimum of 500 beds.
• Preferred 5 years of managing employees in a healthcare system.
• Preferred 5 years of Epic and Infor experience.
• Direct experience with logistics functions, including but not limited to receiving, stores, distribution, inventory, usage control, property control, property disposal, and related functions.
• Clinical experience is desirable.

Skills:

• Collaborative and comfortable working in a matrix model organization.
• Highly proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite, including MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint, and MS Outlook.
• Excellent communicator, speaker, and listener.
• Analytical and quantitative thinker.
• Business planning skills to include cost impact analysis.
• Enjoys teaching, coaching, and mentoring.
• Strong working knowledge of healthcare cost accounting, finance, reimbursement, clinical services, and ancillary and related support services.
• Highly proficient traveler with ability to be away from home up to 50%.
• Ability to operate in a complex, dynamic environment.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to solve complex problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral or schedule form.
• Ability to work occasional long or irregular hours including nights and weekends.
• Meeting deadlines in high pressure environment.