"Lead Supply Chain Technician - Supply Chain - FT - Day"

Lead Supply Chain Technician - Supply Chain - FT - Day

Req ID: 109876

Location: Irvine, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Supply Chain

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $29.58/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $39.40/Hr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary: Functions as a lead and a specialist, knowledgeable in Perioperative inventory, providing purchasing and inventory management support to the main Operating Room (OR) and the Outpatient Surgical Suite (OSS). Will build working relationships with vendors and product suppliers and seek opportunities for cost reduction. Will ensure the quality/accuracy of financial coding and tracking for expenditures. Duties also include maintaining PAR levels, ensuring the availability of supplies when needed, data entry of purchase requisitions, and follow-up on open requisitions and orders. Major emphasis is given to providing excellent customer service and meeting the requirements of the clinical staff in the OR and OSS.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Must have specialty product knowledge
• Must have extensive product knowledge
• Must have 7 years prior job-related experience managing a multiple product inventory (SKU) and stock procurement system
• Must be available to work overtime, weekends, and a rotating schedule to meet operational needs
• Must be able to perform heavy manual tasks
• Must be able to perform basic mathematical calculations
• Must be able to effectively communicate, read, write and follow verbal and written instructions in English
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of hospital MMIS system
• Knowledge of UCI policies and procedures
• Inventory management experience in a hospital, clinic or similar environment

Licenses and Certifications: Driver's License

Education: Not specified in detail.