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UPMC is looking for a full-time Team Lead, Supply Chain Operations to support our UPMC Memorial location.

This position works daylight Monday- Friday (7 am - 3:30 pm). No weekends!

Purpose:

Responsible for daily operations of the hospital-based Materials Management department.

Responsibilities:

• Work autonomously and direct daily work of Supply Specialists.

• Store and stack items in the prescribed location within Materials Management Department.

• Fill supply requests and deliver those supplies to the requisitioning department.

• Accurately enter information of receipts of goods into Peoplesoft system as needed.

• Prepare items for return shipment coordinating between the user department and the Southside DC.

• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of assigned work area.

• Responsible for daily operations of the hospital-based Materials Management department.

• Coordinate items for shipment by packaging, marking and preparing bills of loading and/or other documents as required.

• Accurately check stock areas for expired products.

• Ensure the recipient signs for delivered materials and supplies and return signed delivery sheets for filing as required.

• Attend annual Hospital and departmental fire/safety and infection control training and maintain current knowledge of safety procedures within the Hospital and department.

• Unload equipment, inspect, verify, accept or reject supplies and materials from delivery trucks and stage in appropriate area for processing.

• Properly dispose of expired products and replenish inventory appropriately.

• Rotate inventory in stock locations to minimize exposure to expired products.

• Follow mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could affect the clinical care of any patient.

• Develop and foster a strong working relationship between hospital operations and UPMC SCM.

• Receive incoming materials, supplies and equipment; compare information on packing slip to verify accuracy noting any corrections; record discrepancies or damages in shipment and notify supervisor.

• Communicate with hospital contacts both on the telephone and in person, and effectively communicate with all age groups, populations, and individuals within the hospital.

• High school graduate or equivalent required.

• Minimum 5 years experience in supply chain, inventory control, materials management, purchasing or other related field is required;

• OR a four year Bachelor's degree and 3 years professional experience.

• Healthcare experience preferred.

• Ability to understand and execute verbal instructions.

• Ability to lift medium and heavy weighted supplies, push, bend and walk most of the day is required.

• Ability to safely and properly operate pallet jacks, hand trucks, forklifts and other material handling equipment.

• Ability to comply with attendance requirements.

• Ability to comply with Personnel policies. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34

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