Associate, Healthcare Performance Improvement - Supply Chain

Consulting Differently at BRG

BRG’s Healthcare Performance Improvement practice collaborates with healthcare providers to pinpoint and implement measurable and sustainable financial, clinical, and operational performance improvements. Our approach combines comprehensive expertise, practical experience, and advanced analytics to deliver data-driven, innovative solutions, helping hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, and other providers address their most intricate challenges. Over the past decade, we have assessed and implemented nearly $1 billion in cost savings and revenue enhancement for a diverse range of clients.

BRG’s Health Care Supply Chain Practice is expanding and seeks to hire an Associate, Healthcare Performance Improvement - Supply Chain. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and interpersonal skills, coupled with experience in healthcare supply chain operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Supply Chain and Department Leaders in establishing business processes that optimize the efficiency of daily procurement operations across all BRG/Client facilities.
• Execute the infrastructure project plan for the facility.
• Maintain a cost-effective and efficient materials process (physically, procedurally, and technologically) using LEAN principles to ensure necessary supplies are available for acute care delivery, procedure suites, and Nursing areas, supporting patient outcomes/experience, operational, and fiscal objectives related to Supply Chain Strategy & Optimization and workforce planning.
• Develop advanced supply distribution processes and inventory level controls to ensure efficient, effective, and timely product delivery to customers, maintaining adequate PAR levels while balancing carrying and storage costs with timely supply availability.
• Ensure logistics and materials management activities are integrated with quality outcomes to deploy continuous improvement and patient safety throughout the organization.
• Quickly assess and create workable plans for departments, communicating and prioritizing the process to ensure positive outcomes for both the department and staff; ensure ongoing, successful training and education efforts.
• Develop, direct, and enforce departmental policies and procedures; provide documentation directly or through staff as designated.
• Develop department goals and objectives aligned with hospital needs. Communicate expectations and a vision for top-tier performance, with clear goals and metrics, and provide ongoing feedback.
• Demonstrate and promote strategic thinking and drive problem-solving by empowering and supporting team members to be responsible and accountable within their scope of practice, fostering positive work interactions within Supply Chain, between departments, and with customers.
• Establish performance metrics to measure productivity, improving logistics and materials management performance through increased unit-based inventory turns, elimination of duplicate inventories, reducing overall inventories, and decreasing inventory write-offs, while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction.
• Leverage materials management technology solutions for optimal efficiencies, ensuring alignment with other systems such as materials inventory management, surgical information, patient charge systems, point-of-use technology, and e-commerce.
• Engage regularly with key clinical leaders and physician stakeholders regarding scope of responsibility to understand strategic plans, goals, metrics, and outcomes, influencing and gaining commitment to compliance, improved operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and customer satisfaction.
• Perform other duties as directed or necessary to ensure department effectiveness and client satisfaction.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds maximum.
• Walking and standing are required for long periods of time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent training/experience.
• Preferably 2+ years of related work experience in a hospital or advisory/consulting experience in supply chain and other operational areas impacting supply chain function.
• Extensive experience with MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Extensive knowledge in Procure to Pay, supply chain logistics, inventory management, LEAN or other process improvement techniques, and distribution facilities.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering projects covering the full life cycle of assessment, design, and implementation support.
• Demonstrated record of driving revenue within existing healthcare clients and developing new prospects at the "C" level of large healthcare organizations.
• Travel as needed (Up to 75%).

About BRG

BRG integrates world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise, purpose-built for agility and connectivity, setting us apart and advancing our clients. Our top-tier professionals, including specialist consultants, industry experts, renowned academics, and leading-edge data scientists, bring diverse real-world experience to economics, disputes, investigations, corporate finance, and performance improvement services. We address the most complex challenges for organizations globally. Our unique structure fosters interdisciplinary relationships, providing an edge for more informed insights and original, incisive thinking from diverse perspectives, which, combined with our global reach and resources, makes us uniquely capable of tackling client challenges. We achieve results by effectively applying our thinking to your world. At BRG, we don’t just show you what’s possible; we’re built to help you make it happen.

Key skills/competency

• Healthcare Supply Chain Management
• Performance Improvement
• LEAN Principles
• Inventory Management
• Procure to Pay (P2P)
• Operational Efficiency
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Data Analysis (Excel)
• Consulting