What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supply Chain Analyst position at The University of Chicago Medicine?
Job Description
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Supply Chain Analyst at our medical campus in Hyde Park.
Job Summary
Support and enable the Supply Chain team by applying high expertise implementing Microsoft Office tools to clean, harvest, and populate business information system data fields (Oracle preferred) and high analytical problem solving skills to value analysis savings pipeline, operational excellence metrics tracking and reports, supplier performance metrics process and reporting, business plan preparation and tracking processes, and operating budget preparation and performance tracking. This is a highly hands-on team oriented position.
Essential Job Functions
- Create and manage tools to clean, harvest or populate Oracle information system data to support procurement strategic sourcing, value analysis, supplier consolidation and other savings opportunities. Prepare weekly activity reports and biweekly management summary.
- Apply knowledge of balance sheet, income statement impact of savings and operating budget to perform impact analysis. Performs budget analysis, cost center analysis, inventory account analysis, terms (PMT) reporting.
- Develop reports to qualify and quantify supplier performance including suggestions (cost savings), quality (rejects), deliver (late/stockouts), and technology (VA). Attend supplier meetings and conference as needed to remain abreast of current trends, opportunities and business environment.
- Apply lean business practice expertise and tools to improvement initiatives including flowchart the current and future states and implement improvements (PDCA).
- Create and manage tools to set inventory targets, monitor inventory performance, cycle counts, and inventory reduction plans. Implement and manage method to track, reconcile and report inventory (including supplier consigned) levels, invoice, and payout.
- Identify, create, and teach standard work steps for Purchasing and Supply Chain team as improvements are made.
- Performs other duties assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business, Finance, or related field required. Master’s strongly preferred.
- A minimum of five (5) years Business Process Improvement experience.
- Excellent qualitative analysis, problem solving, and project management skills.
- Requires advance knowledge and application experience with business information systems (Oracle preferred) Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, VISIO, etc.), report writing such as Crystal Reports, Cognos, other strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data, creates complex reports, and prepares presentations.
- Strong communication skills including delivering formal presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage own time and work tasks.
Licenses/Certifications
- Prefer Green Belt Six Sigma certification at minimum
Position Details
- Job Type/FTE: Hybrid, Full-time (1.0 FTE)
- Shift: Days
- CBA Code: Non-Union
- No Visa Sponsorship Available
