Description

PUYALLUP TRIBAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, located in Tacoma, Washington is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Specialist.

“It is the mission of the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority to provide quality healthcare and promote wellness in a culturally appropriate manner.”

We offer an outstanding workplace, competitive market based salary, and benefits packages including:

• Monday – Friday schedule
• Medical/Dental/Vision benefits – monthly premiums paid 100% for employees
• 18 annual paid holidays
• Generous paid sick and vacation accruals
• 401(k) with annual profit sharing
• Life & AD&D insurance coverage
• PTHA is an approved loan repayment site for various programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent work/home life balance

GENERAL FUNCTION: Provides supply chain operation functions for the organization, ensuring the accurate and timely specification, order, receipt, delivery and accountability of all supplies and equipment. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assists with material planning and purchasing functions to support adequate supply levels within departments, and facilitates prompt supply acquisition and distribution that meets the quality and cost objectives of the organization within specified deadline. 
• Works with departments to identify product needs and evaluate relevant criteria in order to provide product options that enable acquisition of products and services that maintain high quality patient care. 
• Maintains good working relationships with departments and vendors and responds immediately to urgent requests, provides prompt and efficient customer service, assists with management of supply inventory, and effectively collaborates to resolve issues. 
• Assists with systems, processes and metrics to drive continuous improvement and cost effectiveness in supply chain operations and identifies and evaluates opportunities for strategic supply chain initiatives. 
• Obtains necessary authorizations and follows established protocols and policies when implementing supply chain operations systems and processes. 
• Places supply/equipment orders within 24 hours of receipt of purchase requisition. 
• Manages and tracks supply inventory in the storeroom daily. 
• Manages and tracks supply inventory at user locations at a minimum 2x daily. 
• Completes receiving and stocking of supplies and inventory within 24 hours of purchasing delivery. 
• Supports sterile processing procedures, picking functions and transports materials and equipment between sterile processing areas daily. 
• Accurately uses postal machine for weighing and mailing various items, is knowledgeable of postal requirements, and processes incoming and outgoing U.S. Mail daily. 
• Resolves Accounting notification discrepancies within 72 hours. 
• Performs annual equipment inventory and accurately manages tracking database for preventive maintenance. 
• Safeguards and disposes of excess equipment according to established PTHA protocols and policies and maintains accurate supporting documentation. 
• Uses strong organizational and analytical skills to prioritize workload and is able to manage multiple projects and alter routine duties as needed to complete tasks in a timely manner and by given deadline. 
• Continuously uses good interpersonal skills to work harmoniously and cooperatively with coworkers in a team environment. 

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year recent experience (within the last 2 years) performing inventory control, purchasing, or supply chain operations including stocking and retrieving items from storage. 
• Recent experience (within the last 4 years) with electronic supply chain operation programs/systems. 
• Knowledge of lean methodologies and practices.
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Office programs.