Specialist-Procurement - Plainfield

Work Schedule: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Hybrid 2 days per week.

Working with Inventory Control Tower and with asset & PAR open orders-pushing information forward. Works with vendors on backorders and substitutes. This role is more data driven and reporting. Must have strong excel skills including formulas, pivot tables, and v-lookup. 

This role provides support in backorder management between SCM Purchasing and IU Health clinical and non-clinical requesters. Develops a process to acquire and manage all inbound communications obtaining the latest information on backordered/discontinued items from any/all suppliers. Creates and maintains an effective reference tool for internal parties on all items that are on backorder. Effectively coordinates backorder activities between all relevant internal and external parties to include IU Health requesters, supply chain management teams, suppliers, distributors and other support staff. Builds relationships with suppliers to ensure deliverables are met. Provides supplier performance feedback for SCM business reviews. Works under limited guidance on problems using resources and independent judgement to make decisions. Ensures all efforts are exhausted to obtain product for customers on time and at the best price. Ensures goods and capital acquisitions have been secured by closely monitoring open orders and communicating to all internal and external parities as needed. Supports the maintenance of the information system database. 

• High School Diploma/GED is required. Associates Degree or Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) is preferred.
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of relevant purchasing experience.
• Experience in leading and defining continuous improvement processes is highly desired.
• Requires knowledge of Supply Chain processes and a demonstrated ability to track, analyze and interpret business data.
• Requires strong computer skills and a thorough understanding of Materials Management Computer Systems.

 

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.