Director of Supply Chain

Overview

Are you a results-driven leader ready to make a meaningful impact to patients, caregivers, and your community? At Desert Regional Medical Center hospital, were seeking an innovative and experienced healthcare leader to drive excellence and inspire our team towards exceptional patient outcomes and operational success.

At Desert Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Job type: Full Time

Shift: Days

Hours:

The Market Director of Procurement Operations is responsible for ensuring procurement best practices and continuous delivery of an efficiency program based on system-wide and local initiatives across all hospitals in the market. Drive savings and improve the market’s financial performance through process improvements, supply chain and purchased services recommendations, inventory control, standardization of practices, and the implementation of existing GPO and Tenet contracts to optimize local performance. The role reports directly to the Market / Group Financial Officer and functionally to the Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

MINIMUM:  5-7 years healthcare materials management experience with at least 3 years managerial experience.

PREFERRED:  7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in a Supply Chain Setting.  5 years as director.

EDUCATION

REQUIRED:  Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Healthcare Management, Finance, Business, Supply Chain Management, or Accounting.

PREFERRED:  MBA/ MHA from an accredited college or university. 

• Acute care hospital procurement supply chain knowledge.
• Excellent understanding of healthcare supplies.
• Ability to communicate and align with various functions including clinical, physician, facility, and administration.
• Excellent analytical skills required; results driven.
• Knowledge of healthcare purchasing, inventory management systems, procurement, and supplies distribution/operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong problem-solving skills.
• Must possess leadership skills, including program planning and development, project management, and performance and quality management.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Product Suite.
• Acute Care Hospital procurement knowledge strongly preferred. 

Organization Description

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.