A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position's requirements.

Applications must be submitted through the University of Michigan job application portal by the posting deadline.

The Supply Chain Analyst supports the efficient management and flow of linens across all locations supported by Michigan Medicine's Ann Arbor Medical Campus. This position is responsible for daily purchasing, transactional inventory management, documentation, reporting, policy maintenance, and customer service. You will collaborate broadly to ensure timely ordering, accurate record-keeping, and top-notch service in a fast-paced healthcare setting. You will spearhead continuous improvement projects. On occasion, you will travel to different Michigan Medicine sites and engage our diverse workforce in education & problem-solving activities.

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage effective on the first day of employment
• Flexible spending accounts, prescription drug plan, mental and emotional health programs
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 2:1 match on retirement savings
• Life insurance
• Legal services plan
• State-of-the-art technology and equipment
• Support for continued education and professional development

• Reviews and analyzes existing operations and business processes to improve system processes, performance, and to reduce costs and waste
• Daily generation of discrete purchase orders, in accordance with established PolicyStat procedures
• Transactional functions in PeopleSoft for Linen Distribution: receive raw specialty items, process customer order adjustments/cancellations, record returns/credits, verify invoices/credits, specialty linen item infusions, bill for offsite curtain services, serve as back-up for Lab Coat Room and ad hoc order billing
• Maintenance of PeopleSoft records & associated Excel documents for Linen Distribution: update min/max/reorder points, create/modify item descriptions, build/inactivate templates and locations as needed
• Customer service functions for the Linen Depot: phone/email support, provide ordering access, process emergency linen requests, communicate lost and found property information, monitor and respond to risk files
• Employees in this classification typically analyze, compare, and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate directions, within the scope of their responsibilities
• Primary activities and decision-making authority are predominantly performed independently, affecting business operations to a substantial degree
• Facilitate and process quota change requests: seek onsite supervisor space approval, work with manager to analyze before executing & documenting
• Conduct process audits according to PolicyStat cadence and requirements
• Administrative functions, including office supply monitoring and ordering, specialty linen item procurement, and fostering daily operational readiness
• Lead continuous improvement activity, which involves scientific data collection and staff training
• PeopleSoft system parameter analysis (average usage, recurring POs, min/max/reorder points, etc.)
• Prepare monthly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports
• Create, review, and revise PolicyStat policies
• Initiate specialty linen item rebidding with Procurement
• Regularly collaborate with other departments, including Transactional Purchasing, Item Maintenance, Warehouse Operations, PAR Management, and the Department of Public Safety & Security 
• Facilitate annual physical inventory
• Implement a cycle counting program in collaboration with the department manager
• Design professional publications for distribution to customers and department staff
• Generate presentations suitable for executive leadership and stakeholders outside of Michigan Medicine
• Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests
   

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in inventory control, purchasing, or logistics
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities; can synthesize data across multiple sources independently
• Highly skilled in Microsoft Excel; proficient in other Microsoft applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize assignments in a deadline-driven environment
• Proven customer service skills and ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Appreciation for standardized work and documented processes
• Professionally agile: demonstrates a positive attitude in the face of ambiguous inputs and can pivot tasks if operational needs demand it
   

• Experience creating/updating policies, particularly in PolicyStat
• Previous KPI generation and analysis
• Comfortable accessing various cloud storage services (i.e., OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) 
• Exposure to LEAN, Six Sigma, or similar process improvement initiatives
• Substantial experience with ERP software, especially PeopleSoft
• Familiar with basic accounting principles
• Previous work in linen or supply distribution in a healthcare environment
• Comfortable navigating Tableau dashboards
• Experience generating dashboards in Smartsheet
• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Excel Certification
• CLT or CLLM Certification through the Association of Linen Management (ALM)
• CMRP certification through the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM)
• CPIM or CSCP Certification through the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)
   

Full-time, Monday-Friday, 7:30 am-4:00 pm (occasional work outside regular hours required)  

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third-party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations, and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research, and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally, and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components: patient care, education, and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

About University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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