Supply Chain Assistant – Peri Op-Full-Time

The Perioperative Supply Chain Assistant provides clinically aligned supply chain oversight for Surgical Services. Responsible for operating room purchasing, contract governance, case cart supply oversight, vendor performance management and financial stewardship of perioperative supply expense. Serves as the operational and financial liaison between Surgical Services and Material Management. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Operational Oversight

• Management of purchasing, requisitioning and ordering for Surgical Services
• Oversee disposable supply configuration within case carts
• Ensure preference card supply alignment and accuracy
• Coordinate vendor access and product transitions
• Mitigate backorders and supply disruptions with direction from Surgical Services leaders
• Complete year-end inventory for Surgical Services
• Assist with daily freight unpacking and restocking for Surgical Services related supplies
• Set up and maintain PAR areas throughout OR Sterile supply, Anesthesia room, and suture room

2. Contract, Vendor, and Financial Accountability

• Ensure group purchasing organization (GPO) contract compliance for surgical supplies and implants
• Review and monitor vendor compliance with contract terms 
• Support contract evaluation, renewal and negotiation
• Validate pricing accuracy on purchase orders and invoices
• Monitor trends on surgical supply expenses
• Identify standardization and cost control opportunities
• Participate in value analysis team (VAT) discussions impacting perioperative supplies and equipment

3. Governance & Reporting

• Provide monthly visibility into surgical supply expenses and contract compliance
• Monitor vendor performance and utilization trends within Surgical Services
• Monitor expired and obsolete inventory within surgical areas
• Support forecasting related to service line growth or new procedures
• Maintain accountability for vendor performance within Surgical Services

4. Case Cart Alignment

• Maintain ownership of disposable supply configuration, preference card supply accuracy and PAR optimization within case carts

* While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Education & Licensure: 

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Associate’s degree in supply chain, business, healthcare administration, or related field preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience in perioperative supply chain, OR materials, or healthcare procurement highly desired
• Previous Operating Room Supply experience preferred

Competencies:

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Knowledge of surgical services operations
• Experience working with GPO contracts, vendor compliance, inventory systems, or pricing validation
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to work independently
• Effective interpersonal skills, including good listening and communication skills
• Ability to handle confidential information discreetly and appropriately
• Adjust to stressful situations with confidence and good judgment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Prolonged periods of standing, bending and reaching
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times

St. Croix Health has been a healing force in the St. Croix Valley for over 103 years. We are a purpose-driven organization with a dedicated team committed to serving our patients and communities throughout the St. Croix Valley. This commitment is rooted in our mission, vision and values. 

Mission: To deliver care driven by excellence, guided by heart, and grounded in community.

Vision: To be a trusted partner in providing healthcare that is personal and accessible to all, by adapting to meet the needs of our communities, and support lifelong well-being.

Values: Integrity. Respect. Compassion. Collaboration

Here at St. Croix Health, we offer our employees with a robust benefits package that includes:

• Health, vision and dental insurance
• 403b retirement program with employer match
• Paid time off
• Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance options
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Wellbeing incentive program
• Free parking

St. Croix Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system located in St. Croix Falls, WI dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier, and longer lives. St. Croix Health offers the services of 80+ providers and 20 specialties with five community clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin all supported by a critical access hospital on the main campus in St. Croix Falls, just an hour northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Nestled in the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley, St. Croix Falls is the ideal place to work, live and play.