Associate Director Supply Chain

At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together.

About Duke Regional Hospital
Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, which ranks as the number four hospital in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, according to U.S. News and World Report for 2023-2024. Duke Regional Hospital is the second largest of Duke Health's three hospitals and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical, and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services.

Associate Director Supply Chain Duke Regional Hospital

Location: Durham, NC

Job Code: 5355

FLSA: E

Job Level: G2

Supervisory Responsibility: Yes

General Description of the Job Class
Administer strategies to ensure an optimal level of department customer service and communication efforts. Identify and execute performance and process improvement objectives, strategies, and tactics for Supply Chain in support of entity operations and DUHS goals and objectives to promote an efficient and effective supply chain program and patient care. Direct staff to ensure an optimal level of departmental customer service efficiency and communication efforts.
Duties and Responsibilities of this Level
Provide direction for materials and supply chain distribution functions for operations in the areas of inventory management, supply and linen distribution, quality assurance, and value improvement.
Provide management oversight to managers and supervisors to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction and fiscal responsibility. Serves as a resource to the supply chain team regarding processes, procedures, and systems; and facilitate changes as needed.
Plan, coordinate and administer the financial, administrative and technical operations of materials management. Will provide budget approval.
Attain conformance to budgetary, planning and objectives, and initiates corrective action as necessary.
Work collaboratively with leadership (clinical and non-clinical) and staff in supply chain to develop and maintain programs and processes designed to ensure compliance of service delivery standards; take appropriate actions by implementing and managing customer service contracts and surveys.
Troubleshoot all operational issues, identifying an immediate and long-term solution. Implement changes to improve operations. Recommend and establish organizational committees related to the effective functioning of the organization objectives; seek opportunities to promote the vision and values of the organization.
Serve as an operational and technical resource to supply chain team in the communication and resolution of related issues; negotiate successful resolution and education about supply chain management. Ensure appropriate allocation of personnel to meet staffing and scheduling needs; assist subordinate leaders in resolving employee relations issues; participate in the interviewing, selection hiring and training of staff.
Monitors and reports quality and productivity metrics and takes appropriate action.

Required Qualifications at this Level
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Healthcare, or a related field. Preferred degree in logistics.

Experience
5 years of experience in logistics, supply chain, or healthcare leadership/management. 2 of the 5 years of experience must be in supply chain/logistics and 1 of the 5 years of experience must be in a management capacity.

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
N/A

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Ability to introduce change and implement new programs and strategies.
Possess a sense of urgency and a proactive, customer service philosophy. Possess a high level of interpersonal skills necessary to work cooperatively with a wide variety of constituents.
Ability to be sensitive to the needs of customers through the practice of quality service principles.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills. ' Knowledge of automated materials management functions.
Ability to lead and manage staff.
Possess expert knowledge of preparations and understanding of financial and statistical activity reports.

Distinguishing Characteristics of this Level
N/A

Job Code: 00005355 ASSOC DIR, SUPPLY CHAIN
Job Level: G2

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender,gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.