Supply Chain Improvement Manager

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company providing essential products, services and technology solutions that support care delivery in leading hospitals, health systems and research centers around the world. For over 140 years, Owens & Minor has delivered comfort and confidence behind the scenes, so healthcare stays at the forefront, helping to make each day better for the hospitals, healthcare partners, and communities we serve. Powered by more than 14,000 teammates worldwide, Owens & Minor exists because every day, everywhere, Life Takes Care™.

Global Reach with a Local Touch

• 140+ years serving healthcare

• Over 14,000 teammates worldwide

• Serving healthcare partners in 80 countries

• Manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Honduras, Mexico, Thailand and Ireland

• 40+ distribution centers

• Portfolio of 300 propriety and branded product offerings

• 1,000 branded medical product suppliers

• 4,000 healthcare partners served

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plan - Medical, dental, and vision plans start on day one of employment for full-time teammates.

• Educational Assistance - We offer educational assistance to all eligible teammates enrolled in an approved, accredited collegiate program.

• Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Disability - We offer employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.

• Voluntary Supplemental Programs – We offer additional options to secure your financial future including supplemental life, hospitalization, critical illness, and other insurance programs.

• Support for your Growing Family – Adoption assistance, fertility benefits (in medical plan) and parental leave are available for teammates planning for a family.

• Health Savings Account (HSA) and 401(k) - We offer these voluntary financial programs to help teammates prepare for their future, as well as other voluntary benefits.

• Paid Leave - In addition to sick days and short-term leave, we offer holidays, vacation days, personal days, and additional types of leave – including parental leave.

• Well-Being – Also included in our offering is a Teammate Assistance Program (TAP), Calm Health, Cancer Resources Services, and discount programs – all at no cost to you.

• The anticipated salary range for this position is $90,300- $98,000 USD Annual. The actual compensation offered may vary based on job related factors such as experience, skills, education and location.

Summary

Responsible for building business relationships with O&M Top Supplier Partners and Key Supply Chain partners to identify profit enhancement opportunities and ensure supplier performance exceeds Owens & Minor standards.  Responsible for contributing to key team goals such as managing freight costs, managing the operational program, creating operational programs such as backhauls, factory-direct and truckload programs and managing supply chain disruptions.  This position will be the main point of contact for all operational issues for all suppliers with greater than $1M in annual sales.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Top Suppliers and Key Supply Chain partners to identify profit enhancement opportunities.  Identify value proposition for all stakeholders and gain consensus on moving forward on identified profit opportunities.
• Develop project plans and assign responsibilities among all stakeholders and track plan to successful implementation.
• Perform required analytics to ensure lowest cost to serve and negotiate with stakeholders to equitably share in the profit enhancements
• Point of contact for all issues (both field and home office) for the top suppliers. Collaborates with other departments and Owens & Minor field personnel to identify and develop efficiencies relative to the supplier process.
• Point of contact with Global Supply Management to assist in providing top suppliers understanding of benefits of O&M programs
• Develop appropriate measurements for each supplier relationship and provide management reporting to aid in understanding actual versus goals for margin enhancement.
• Proactively communicate to field vendor issues on the Top Suppliers and work with Suppliers to develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Develops, implements and maintains operational and delivery program that establishes a minimum acceptable performance standard and assesses financial renumeration for less than minimum acceptable performance.  Manages the vendor appeal process and determines whether the appeal should be accepted or rejected.

Qualifying Experience

• Bachelor Degree in related field required
• 3 - 5 years related experience, preferable in supply chain management or healthcare industry
• Knowledge of the interaction between supply chain partners within the Medical Surgical industry
• Will consider remote US based candidates if qualified

If you feel this opportunity could be the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply. This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis.

Owens & Minor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, religion, disability, age, status as a veteran, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law.