Join a team where your dedication to excellence will be recognized and rewarded!

Cedars-Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital is looking for a highly capable Supply Chain Coordinator to become part of our outstanding team. Our mission is to deliver seamless healthcare support and uphold an effective supply chain that guarantees top-quality patient care. If you are driven and enthusiastic about contributing to a respected healthcare leader, we encourage you to apply!

Principal Responsibilities:

• Procurement Management: Coordinate procurement functions to ensure timely and efficient acquisition of materials, supplies, biomedical and surgical equipment. Assist the Materials Management Director as necessary.
• Order Processing: Monitor the requisition process, ensuring accuracy and verification for accurate approvals. Facilitate order placements with distributors via phone or automatic order entry.
• Vendor Relationship Management: Coordinate with various vendors and distributors to maintain positive relationships and manage supply chain functions within the healthcare industry.
• Discrepancy Resolution: Manage and resolve electronic discrepancies, invoice to purchase order matching, and work closely with Accounts Payable to address price or quantity issues.
• Contract Evaluation: Evaluate existing Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contracts to ensure accurate and proper pricing management.
• Product Returns Coordination: Handle product returns with vendors and buyers or Storekeepers.
• Market Analysis: Assist the Director with market trend studies, cost analysis, solicitation of bids, data review, and negotiations.
• Value Analysis: Support the value analysis process in medical-surgical areas in collaboration with clinical managers.
• Departmental Communication: Collaborate with department managers to establish specifications and communicate requisitions and order progress.
• Software Support: Act as a liaison with the computer software support group to maintain and implement improvements.
• Order Expedite: Review backorders and expedite orders as necessary, ensuring month-end data accuracy.
• Filing System Maintenance: Maintain accurate filing systems for purchase orders and requisitions, and assist in updating catalogs, price lists, and vendor files.
• Collaborate with sales representatives to ensure price competition and accuracy.
• Reporting: Provide timely reports to the Director on findings, particularly major or consistent price discrepancies.
• Order Efficiency: Combine vendor orders to ensure efficient placement and make necessary corrections to suggested orders.