Regional Director Supply Chain Procedural Inventory & Technology

Number of Positions In Requisition
3


Job Details
The Regional Director Supply Chain Procedural Inventory & Technology provides strategic leadership and operational governance for procedural inventory management, distribution, and enabling technologies across one or more sites. This role is accountable for standardizing procedural governance, inventory practices, optimizing working capital, improving inventory readiness, and strengthening clinical support through data-driven processes and technology adoption. The Director partners with clinical, operational, finance, and supply chain stakeholders to ensure supply continuity, regulatory compliance, and effective recall/traceability execution. This leader develops and manages a high-performing team and drives continuous improvement through analytics, forecasting, and performance management.

Job Description

Summary
The Regional Director, Supply Chain Procedural Inventory & Technology provides strategic leadership and operational governance for procedural inventory management, distribution, and enabling technologies across one or more sites. This role is accountable for standardizing procedural governance, inventory practices, optimizing working capital, improving inventory readiness, and strengthening clinical support through data-driven processes and technology adoption. The Director partners with clinical, operational, finance, and supply chain stakeholders to ensure supply continuity, regulatory compliance, and effective recall/traceability execution. This leader develops and manages a high-performing team and drives continuous improvement through analytics, forecasting, and performance management.

Job Duties

- Establishes governance, policies, and standard operating procedures for procedural inventory management, storage, distribution, and replenishment to ensure consistent performance and service levels.
- Leads inventory optimization and working capital initiatives (e.g., PAR strategy, segmentation, utilization-based replenishment, turns improvement, expiry reduction, and excess/obsolete mitigation) to improve availability while minimizing carrying costs.
- Ensures procedural inventory readiness by directing demand planning, forecasting, shortage mitigation, and escalation processes to support uninterrupted patient care.
- Partners with clinical leaders, perioperative/procedural stakeholders, and value analysis to drive standardization, utilization management, and evidence-based inventory decisions.
- Directs evaluation, implementation, and adoption of inventory technologies (e.g., ERP, item master governance, point-of-use systems, barcode/RFID, automation, analytics dashboards) to improve accuracy, traceability, and productivity.
- Oversees compliance and risk management for inventory practices, including product traceability, recall execution, infection prevention requirements, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Leads performance management across sites by defining KPIs, conducting operational reviews, and driving continuous improvement using root-cause analysis and Lean/process improvement methods.
- Responsible for vendor and inventory program management. Ensures inventory practices comply with Joint Commission, CMS, FDA, state regulatory requirements, infection prevention standards, product traceability requirements, and recall management processes.
- Develops and leads a high-performing multi-site team through coaching, talent development, workforce planning, and change management to sustain operational excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Logistics, or a related field.
- 7 years to 10 years of progressive experience in inventory management, distribution/logistics, and supply chain technology within a complex healthcare or similarly regulated environment. Mastery-level knowledge of multi-site inventory operations and supply chain logistics
- 7 years of prior leadership experience
- Demonstrated expertise in procedural inventory models (owned, consignment, loaner, VMI) and the controls required to ensure readiness, traceability, and financial stewardship.
- Advanced analytical capability to interpret utilization, demand, and inventory data and translate insights into standardized processes, KPI performance, and measurable outcomes.
- Proficiency with ERP and inventory/point-of-use technologies, including item master governance, data integrity controls, and technology adoption/change management.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills to influence clinical, operational, finance, and vendor partners and drive standardization and compliance across multiple sites.
- Expert problem-solving and continuous improvement skills, including root-cause analysis, process mapping, and implementation of sustainable corrective actions.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex operational and financial concepts to executive and frontline audiences.

Additional Qualifications
Physical Demands
Lift and carry 25 lbs. frequent sitting/standing, frequent keyboard use, *patient care providers may be required to perform activities specific to their role including kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Work Shift
Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type
Regular

Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University
Primary Location Address
1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem  colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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