• Department: Supply Chain Administration
• Schedule: Full time / Monday - Friday / 7am - 4:30pm
• Hospital: Ascension St. Joseph Hospital
• Location: Tawas City, Michigan

The Resource Group, a subsidiary of Ascension, is a business transformation services organization that specializes in resource and supply chain management.

Through implementation of its User-Directed Integrated Solutions, The Resource Group transforms the resource and supply function by delivering value through Operations and Logistics Optimization, Strategic Sourcing, and Change Management. Although it specializes in these areas, as its core, The Resource Group is rooted in the ideals of hospitality and believes that success is measured by the satisfaction of the customer. The Resource Group’s success has allowed it to expand and serve various healthcare systems looking to decrease non-payroll expenses and increase operational efficiencies. Today, The Resource Group serves over 2,700 locations including over 155 acute care hospitals across 22 states and Washington D.C.

This success and value are delivered by The Resource Group’s people, and it is the people and culture that enables The Resource Group to achieve success while working toward the common goal of lowering the cost of healthcare.

As such, The Resource Group believes in:

1) Hiring talent from all industries and demographics to foster innovation and diversity of thought and experience

2) Investing in the people who deliver long-term success to our Participants

3) Transforming the way our associates develop so they can help transform the organizations we serve

4) Creating a culture of continuous learning to prosper in an ever-changing business environment

The Resource Group offers exciting opportunities for all levels of professionals and views resource and supply management as a dynamic career with opportunities for growth and advancement within and across disciplines and teams. Positions are available across a number of strategic resource and supply management roles, allowing multiple entry points into The Resource Group. Learn more about our company our culture and our remote work options at TheResourceGroup.com

This role falls within The Resource Group's Operations and Logistics Optimization Solution. Operations and Logistics Optimization comprises six communities working together to align inventory and data management, operational procedures, and key performance indicators, and to deliver a cost-effective, highly-efficient managed distributor model. By combining a culture of hospitality with leading operations and logistics processes and controls, these communities of skilled associates ensure resource and supply management runs silently in the background and operates in service of physicians, clinicians, leadership, and associates.

Responsibilities

• Order, track, and manage supplies and local inventory
• Maintain local delivery schedules and escalate supply needs for emergent cases
• Ensure the continuity of care through efficient delivery and stocking of inventory throughout a Participant site
• Track and analyze data and KPIs to monitor progress and quickly identify and react to issues
• Assist in the development of local relationships to enhance customer service to Participants
• Analyzing and monitoring accuracy of departmental supply budgets, regulatory compliance, supply and service contracts, and vendor relations
• Understand the financial statement impact of the activities performed by the operations team
• Clear understanding of balance-sheet and income statement impacts from inventory and other requisitions
• Troubleshoot questions from Finance/Accounting to determine operational causes of financial variations
• Assist Resource Group Participants (healthcare facilities) in achieving their financial goals

• High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

• Bachelor's Degree Strongly Preferred
• 2 years of relevant experience