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Prisma Health · 1 month ago

Inventory Control Analyst, FT, Days (Parkridge)

Columbia, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Prisma Health is a healthcare organization dedicated to transforming healthcare for the benefit of the communities it serves. The Inventory Control Analyst is responsible for managing inventories, ensuring the proper implementation of inventory control policies, and optimizing inventory levels through analysis and communication with various departments.

Health CareHospitalMedical

Responsibilities

Accountable for managing assigned inventories through various cycle counts, physical counts, requisitioning replenishments, seeking alternative sources and materials when necessary, maintaining communication with supported customers, monitoring supplies usage, and removing and disposing of obsolete or outdated products

Adjusts quantities and locations when necessary

Records and reports discrepancies

Manages perpetual and par inventories as well as specific periodic inventories, supplies received, stored, and issued at entities as directed

May serve in clinical areas (OR, Cath Lab, etc.), ensuring proper implementation of inventory control policies

Provides accountability for supply inventories, monitoring volumes, flow, and sourcing

Provides oversight for inventory related projects and assignments

Applies correct cycle count and other standard operations procedures

Analyzes product usage and adjusts inventory levels as appropriate to optimize inventory levels at the entity

Anticipates supply needs and communicates potential interruptions

Monitors additions, deletions, and changes to main stores and to unit PAR locations and works with departments prior to and during product conversions

Evaluates and analyzes bulk buy discount opportunities to procure product at a discounted rate, when deemed financially appropriate upon completion of a thorough analysis

Maintains current Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system supplies database in conjunction with System Supply Chain database management teams

Functions as Informatics Liaison for training users in the current electronic requisition system

Maintains and monitors distribution statistics

Creates and submits monthly reports and others, as requested

Independently makes decisions and takes action regarding supply shortages, keeping management informed, and/or makes recommendations based upon analysis of information

Performs causative research and reconciliation prior to preparing reports

Responsible for the maintenance and operation of automated point-of-use (POU) systems

Ensures appropriate Internal Control processes are in place across the procurement cycle functions and are promulgated throughout the enterprise

Collaborates with management to pursue cost-saving opportunities

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Supply Chain ManagementInventory ControlERP SoftwareMicrosoft OfficeProject ManagementOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailProblem Solving