At Owens & Minor, we are a critical part of the healthcare process. As a Fortune 500 company with 50+ facilities across the US and 18,000 teammates in over 90 countries, we provide integrated technologies, products and services across the full continuum of care. Customers—and their patients—are at the heart of what we do.

Our mission is to empower our customers to advance healthcare, and our success starts with our teammates. 

Owens & Minor teammate benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, available on first working day
• 401(k), eligibility after 30 days of employment
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Development opportunities to grow your career with a global company

This position will be be working within hospitals primarily throughout the Pittsburgh region. We are looking for a teammate who resides within the Pittsburgh region.

Perform routine inventory management and storage functions for high dollar clinical and physician preferred products to support our technology agreement(s), including receiving, put-away, restocking, ordering, managing backorders and stock-outs, substitutions, overdue orders, perform cycle counting inventory and ensure that good housekeeping and storage techniques are followed. The first in first out (FIFO) method will be utilized to ensure stock is adequately rotated and all dated product is monitored to ensure stock is used or returned for credit prior to expiration.

Utilize the technology platform to recommend appropriate PAR levels and stocking locations, to reduce inventory value expired and obsolete products. Make sound recommendations to improve workflow efficiency and reduce product redundancy. Determine appropriate ordering threshold(s) to maximize efficiency of ordering/restocking processes.

Leverage the technology platform to proactively identify and process expired and obsolete product consistent with established policies and procedures. Work with customer’s Purchasing Department and manufacture reps to credit and/or exchange expired inventory.

Ensure appropriate management of consigned inventory by referencing hospital consignment agreements and coordinating with manufacture reps. Schedule reps to count consigned inventory on a routine basis. Assist customer maximize consigned inventory to reduce financial risk associated with owned inventory.

Assist with the coordination and management of cycle counts and annual physical inventory.

Maintain electronic data files as necessary in the technology platform, including minimum and customer units of measure, consignment inventory and lot/expiration date tracking.

Assist training clinical staff on use of the technology platform. May be required to act as “site administrator” for technology platform.

Comply with customer’s policy regarding monitoring and complying with product recall notices.

Participates in and implements projects that involve the supply chain processes at customer sites.

Identifies product, service and process-related cost-saving measures utilizing hospital databases, benchmarking studies and technology assessments and other hospital resources.

Leads cost reduction and efficiency implementations and projects by applying technical knowledge and expertise (software specifications, hardware requirements, inventory management systems, clinical process workflows).

Serves as a liaison between hospital/system administration/departments, medical staff, Owens & Minor sales representatives and management in order to ensure cost-effective utilization of products, services and processes.

Communicates the status of programs or projects to customers and project team members in a timely manner.

Maintain various electronic files. Generates data and reports for customers and project team members. Performs recommended back-up procedures of electronic files to ensure project or programs are properly maintained.

Develops appropriate back-up procedures of key databases that contain critical programs or project information.

Troubleshoots and resolves technology issues as needed.

Participates in customer presentations with the sales force when needed. Educates and trains hospital staff on how to use QSight.

Assists with onsite Logistics support such as gathering customer data, product sizing and storeroom slotting as needed.

May provide onsite Inventory Management Services to support our Clinical Inventory Management Program agreements to include performing physical counts, generating/placing orders, product put-away and stocking location maintenance, including on-site organization and corresponding data file maintenance.

Where applicable, actively participates in the Hospital Value Analysis Council and related activities.

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.