Supply Chain Coordinator

We've made a lot of progress since opening the doors in 1942, but one thing has never changed - our commitment to serve, heal, lead, educate, and innovate. We believe that every award earned, every record broken and every patient helped is because of the dedicated employees who fill our hallways.

At Ochsner, whether you work with patients every day or support those who do, you are making a difference and that matters. Come make a difference at Ochsner Health and discover your future today!

This job supports the materials management departments through customer service, issue resolution and problem solving. Ensures supplies are efficiently received, inventoried and delivered. Generates monthly reports, communicates with internal and external customers, and resolves errors.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Required – High school diploma or equivalent.

Preferred – Associates degree.

Required – Work experience in an inventory management or distribution role.

Preferred – Work experience in a healthcare supply chain role.

Required – Forklift certification only required if working at Warehouse District Row location within 30 days of hire.

Preferred – Supply Chain or Inventory Management Certification(s).

• Proficiency in using computers, software, and web-based applications.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to present information clearly and professionally.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to travel throughout and between facilities and work flexible schedule (i.e. 24/7, weekend, holiday, on call availability).

• Ensures all internal and external customers service levels are maintained by monitoring customer service email account and phone line.
• Generates and analyzes monthly productivity and supply chain reports to improve department efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensures inventory and purchase orders are accurately received, issued, and returned.
• Trains new employees on receiving and central supply duties and responsibilities.
• Resolves errors with receipts, customer orders, and/or par levels.
• Works to improve supply chain processes, metrics, and customer satisfaction.
• Identifies and addresses internal and external customer needs.
• Performs other related duties as required.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Very Heavy Work - Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Heavy Work. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Duties performed routinely require exposure to blood, body fluid and tissue.

The incumbent works in a patient care area; works in an area where patients enter; works directly with patients; and/or works with specimens that could contain communicable diseases. There may be an occupational risk for exposure to communicable diseases.

Because the incumbent works within a healthcare setting, there may be occupational risk for exposure to hazardous medications or hazardous waste within the environment through receipt, transport, storage, preparation, dispensing, administration, cleaning and/or disposal of contaminated waste. The risk level of exposure may increase depending on the essential job duties of the role.