Qualifications/Duties:
This position will build, direct, and manage project teams across all of THR with the goal of standardizing products and equipment categories, utilizing cross-functional teams and deploying various forms of technology to reduce costs across all THR entities. Will utilize supply chain experience together with team building skills to lead these multi-disciplinary groups in the accomplishment of this important work

Hours:
Monday- Friday 8a-5pm

Required Minimum Education:
Bachelor's Degree required

Required Minimum Experience:
Five (5) years of work in healthcare supply chain role.  

Required Licenses/Certification:
None.
CPMSM (Certified Professional Medical Services
Management) or CMPR preferred

Skills:
MS Office proficiency (Excel & Access), Business Objects, financial analysis, negotiation, and public speaking

Job Duties:
-Responsible for the systematic development, implementation and coordination of specific project teams related to supplies and/or equipment utilized all across THR entities.  Choose appropriate clinical or other staff from around THR to fairly represent the sepcific initiative, working closely with them to assure buy in and support from appropriate peer groups.  Develop criteria to be utilized for fair and balanced outcomes.
-Responsible for the creation and/or management of all data analysis in the building and refining of data used in the decision making process for the projects managed.  Also, develop, monitor and analyze appropriate performance measurement tools to help manage supply costs.  Includes building spreadsheets and analysis through THR information and financial systems for presentation and decision making.
-Coordinate and negotiate with hundreds of supply and equipment vendors in the process of supply/equipment standardization/cost reduction.  Also interact with the GPO (Premier) staff around contract creation and utilization.
-Maintain and manage contracts associated with all assigned projects – aware of critical timelines and due dates of legal agreements.  Also, design and manage implementation schedules for all product conversions.
-Produce and present status reports and financial summaries to all levels of the organization regarding current and future projects.
-Create effective relationships with system Materials Managers, system leadership, physicians, and all clinical staff in the daily completion of duties.  As well as, assisting in the programs of vendor certification, equipment recalls, and clinical staff education.


Entity Information:
Texas Health Resources is one of the largest faith-based, nonprofit health care delivery systems in the United States and the largest in North Texas in terms of patients served.
Texas Health has 25 acute-care and short-stay hospitals that are owned, operated, joint-ventured or affiliated with the system. It has more than 3,800 licensed beds, more than 21,100 employees of fully-owned/operated facilities plus 1,400 employees of consolidated joint ventures, and counts more than 5,500 physicians with active staff privileges at its hospitals.
At Texas Health, we strive to create an atmosphere of respect, integrity, compassion and excellence for all who come in contact with us, be they patients or our employees. We are committed to diversity in our workforce, and our mission to serve spreads across ethnic, cultural, economic and generational boundaries.  We invite you to join us in furthering your career through our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.