Southern Cross Healthcare Looking for Supply Chain Coordinator at Hamilton East, Waikato, New Zealand Full Time

As a Supply Chain Coordinator within our hospital, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of key supply chain processes. Your primary areas of responsibility include Inwards Goods & Receiving, Inventory Management & Replenishment, Master Data Management.

If you excel in a dynamic hospital environment, possess meticulous attention to detail, and are dedicated to optimizing inventory management and supply chain efficiency, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to significantly contribute to our hospital operations.

Key Duties

• Oversee the accurate and timely receipt of hospital items, ensuring master data accuracy.
• Manage ‘first expired first out’ methodology for inventory storage, minimizing obsolescence.
• Conduct stock counts as directed by the Supply Chain Manager, actively participating in discrepancy investigations.
• Notify the Supply Chain Manager of potential stock out or overstock situations.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive product knowledge base, assisting hospital staff with inventory inquiries.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities to enhance cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Adhere to SOPs, ensuring specific requirements are met in task completion.
• Contribute to tactical planning and demand planning for the S&OP process.
• Maintain housekeeping standards, ensuring tidy and clean storage areas.

Additional Responsibilities

• Efficiently manage and optimize inventory levels to meet demand while avoiding excess or shortages.
• Undertake duties, projects, or activities as directed by the Supply Chain Manager.
• Support fellow team members through task collaboration and knowledge transfer.
• Actively address and resolve issues, ensuring optimal supply chain performance.
• Build collaborative relationships with hospital team members to align with overall business goals.

What We Can Offer You

• Competitive remuneration package
• Subsidized health insurance
• Christmas and New Year breaks
• Discounts on products and services from a range of our partners
• Wellness programme
• Referral bonus programme

About Us

Southern Cross Hamilton Hospital is a well-equipped private surgical hospital based in central Hamilton, proudly providing a wide range of surgical specialties to the wider Waikato community for many years.

Our hospital has been extensively expanded and upgraded and now incorporates seven fully equipped operating theatres, 60 inpatient beds and a purpose-built Day Surgery Unit. It also boasts a six-bed intensive care unit (ICU), high dependency care and access to onsite hi-tech radiology services, including CT and MRI.

Comfortable facilities, combined with the very latest in technology and on-site support services, enable independent credentialled medical practitioners to undertake a wide range of procedures. These include routine investigations to complex surgery, with their expertise supported by caring, professional nursing teams.

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