Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. 

Position Summary:

Responsible for purchasing actions associated with surgical services.  Purchase’s goods and services for operating room at the lowest cost consistent with accepted standards for quality and service.  Assures that follow-up with suppliers is performed, ensuring compliance with prices and deliveries.  Actively manages the OR Inventory. 

As a successful candidate, you will: 

• Analyzes item usage and cost in order to determine and adjust stock levels, execute item phase-out, and reduce inventory cost
  Evaluate all inventory in department, eliminate if appropriate with the goal of reducing cost of inventory
• Assists with the execution of cycle counts; receiving, decasing, and stocking inventory daily; expiration data management; cleaning and maintenance of inventory and bins; correct labeling and barcoding of inventory and inventory storage locations; and other actions maintenance on a regular cadence to ensure inventory accuracy and quality.
• Submits requisitions same-day to Purchasing when material falls below its reorder points, or when new items are required
• Consults with physicians and nurses in order to obtain technical information, specifications, recommended vendors, and other details in order to support supply requirements for cases and stocking needs
• Engages suppliers to obtain and analyze additional product information, remediate supply chain constraints, escalate past due Purchase Order concerns, and other business requirements
• Obtains and reviews any technical information available and contacts vendors to obtain competitive bids on the item to be purchased
• Ensures daily inventory transactions (e.g. Receipts, RTVs, etc.) are performed accurately and same-day in PeopleSoft
• Assures that follow-up takes place on items purchased in order to assure timely delivery and correctness of receipts
• Prepare reports and metrics (e.g. cost analysis) to be discussed with the department management in order to drive cost savings and process improvement. Supports Business Administrator in initiatives such as cost savings. 
• Attends meetings, inservices, educational programs and participates on committees as required.  Communicates relevant issues to the Department Head and other staff members
• Transports mail, supplies, material and small equipment, laboratory specimens, medical records/charts, x-rays, mail, office supplies. within clinics, and or other locations. Driving may be included
• Responsible for reporting deficiencies in procedures and/or faulty equipment to the supervisor. 
• Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.
• Responsible for all sterile processing, log books, supplies and following all Policies and Procedures for this area