The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) is a nationally recognized health care system that serves patients and families throughout Michigan and beyond. A premier healthcare resource, our mission is to help people live happier, healthier lives. The hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center are the Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Hutzel Women's Hospital, the DMC Heart Hospital, Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and Sinai-Grace Hospital.

DMC's 150-year legacy of medical excellence and service provides patients and families world-class care in cardiovascular health, women's services, neurosciences, stroke treatment, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, organ transplant and other general and specialty services.

DMC is a key partner in Detroit's resurgence, which continues to draw national and international attention. A dedicated corporate citizen with strong community ties, DMC is one of the largest and most diverse employers in Southeast Michigan.

Job Description:

Works closely with Procurement Operations, Contract Administration and Logistics to ensure synchronization, accuracy and quality of item master, price files, electronic data interchange, and overall flow of data and vendor transaction activity to minimize errors, discrepancies and variances.

� Monitors market and hospital level supply chain activities to identify opportunities for process improvement and implementation strategies.
� In collaboration with department heads establishes controls and strategies to reduce errors, streamline processes and control supply costs.
� Develops and maintains various performance statistics related to errors, department and supplier performance, and proposes strategies for improvement.
� Develops implementation plans for various supply chain initiatives to reduce supply and equipment expenditures and improve supply chain efficiencies.
� Assesses issues, identifies causes, and creates options and implements changes for supply chain improvement.
� Presents ideas effectively and tailors information to all levels of the organization.
� Manages supply chain improvement initiatives and provides strategies for continuous supply chain improvement. Identifies strategic and tactical metrics, measures progress and lead activities related to achieving successful outcomes.
� Mentors and develops dispersed MRM staff to reduce cost and improve service to customers across the system.
� Participates in various system committees to provide support, recommendations for product conversion and implementation strategies.
� May assist in development of department specific protocols for managing supplies including storage, contract compliance, and exception management.
� In collaboration with department heads establishes controls and strategies to control supply costs.

1. Bachelor�s degree in business administration or closely related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Three to five years of progressively more responsible level professional experience in related supply chain work, with at least one or more years specifically managing projects. Healthcare or related industry experience strongly preferred.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.