Associate Manager, Field Operations

Supply Chain Management Role

The Resource Group, a subsidiary of Ascension, is a business transformation services organization that specializes in resource and supply chain management. The Resource Group transforms the resource and supply function within healthcare by delivering value to its customers and remaining rooted in the ideals of hospitality. We know success is measured by the satisfaction of our customers and believe in:

• Hiring talent from all industries and demographics to foster innovation and diversity of thought
• Investing in people who deliver long-term success to our Participants
• Cultivating a culture of curiosity to encourage continuous learning and, in turn, transform the organizations we serve

This role falls within The Resource Group's Operations and Logistics Optimization Solution. Operations and Logistics Optimization comprises six communities working together to align inventory and data management, operational procedures, and key performance indicators, and to deliver a cost-effective, highly-efficient managed distributor model. By combining a culture of hospitality with leading operations and logistics processes and controls, these communities of skilled associates ensure resource and supply management runs silently in the background and operates in service of physicians, clinicians, leadership, and associates. Information about the responsibilities for this role can be found below:

• Orders, tracks, and manages supplies and local inventory
• Maintains local delivery schedules and escalates supply needs in emergent cases
• Ensures the continuity of care through efficient delivery and stocking of inventory at a Participant site (healthcare facility)
• Tracks and analyzes data and KPIs to monitor progress and quickly identify and react to issues
• Assists in the development of local relationships to enhance customer service to Participants
• Analyzes and monitors the accuracy of departmental supply budgets, regulatory compliance, supply and service contracts, and vendor relations
• Understands the financial statement impact of the activities performed by the Operations team
• Understands balance-sheet and income statement impacts from inventory and other requisitions
• Troubleshoots questions from Finance/Accounting to determine operational causes of financial variations
• Assists Resource Group Participants in achieving their financial goals

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

All Resource Group associates embody the following soft skills and attributes: Nice, Bright, High-Energy, Inclusive, Willing to Give Away Power, Inspired by Mission, Invigorated by Change. In addition, we like to see:

• A Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred)
• 2 years of professional experience
• Professional working proficiency of Google Workspace applications (Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc.)

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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