Manager, Perioperative Supply Chain Operations

Location: Chicago, Illinois Business Unit: Rush Medical Center Hospital: Rush University Medical Center Department: RUSH Supply Chain Operations Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0) Shift: Shift 1 Work Schedule: 8 Hr (7:30:00 AM - 3:30:00 PM) Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page (https://www.

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Pay Range

$45.59 - $66.16 per hour Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush’s anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case. Summary: Lead perioperative supply chain operations and optimize inventory across Rush! Rush is seeking a Manager, Perioperative Supply Chain Operations to lead and optimize supply chain operations across surgical, procedural, and interventional areas. This role is responsible for establishing and managing physical inventories in procedural patient care areas, ensuring supplies are available when needed while improving inventory accuracy, standardization, utilization, and cost efficiency across the health system.

You’ll lead and develop supply chain supervisors, analysts, and frontline teams while partnering with clinicians, vendors, and operational and financial leaders. You’ll oversee inventory levels, replenishment processes, consignment supplies, and inventory audits, while driving standardization and continuous improvement initiatives.

You’ll also oversee procedural inventory technologies, including RFID, QSight, Par Excellence, point-of-use systems, and ERP integrations, using operational reporting and performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement. What you’ll bring: A bachelor’s degree or qualifying supply chain leadership experience in lieu of a degree, supervisory experience, and at least 2–3 years of progressively responsible healthcare supply chain leadership experience.

Strong candidates will bring experience with procedural or perioperative operations, inventory management systems, expiration tracking, cost-reduction initiatives, and team leadership. Experience with automated inventory technologies and complex inventory environments is especially valuable. If you’re a hands-on supply chain leader who enjoys partnering with clinical teams, improving inventory performance, and ensuring the right supplies are available to support patient care, explore this opportunity at Rush.

Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership, mentorship, and operational direction to supervisors, analysts, inventory teams, and supply chain technicians supporting procedural and perioperative operations. Maintains professional working relationships with vendor partners to ensure supplies are readily available for surgical procedures and consignment inventory is effectively managed.

Interacts with clinicians to problem solving issues regarding purchase orders, credits, substitutes, and stock outs. Leads procedural inventory standardization initiatives across procedural areas and hospital sites to improve operational efficiency, reduce inventory variation, support Workday integration, and optimize supply utilization Responsible for establishing and managing physical inventories in the Procedural patient care areas within designated point of use systems, re-stock cabinets/carts, and other areas as assigned by management.

Establishes appropriate Par levels for each stocking location. Oversees optimization and governance of procedural inventory technologies including RFID, QSight, Par Excellence, ERP integrations, and other automated inventory management platforms. Utilizes operational analytics and reporting tools to identify trends, support decision-making, and improve operational performance.

Financial Accountability Attend monthly Value Analysis Committee meetings to support process improvement initiatives; and evaluate new surgical inventory to balance clinical effectiveness and financial sustainability. Identifies and implements cost reduction initiatives through inventory optimization, standardization, utilization management, and workflow redesign.

Monitors and reports key operational and financial performance indicators including inventory turns, stockouts, expiration management, procedural supply utilization Participates in quarterly inventory audits to verify stock levels, ensure financial alignment, and maintain supply chain integrity Achieve department cost-reduction goals by identifying and eliminating underutilized and expiring supply chain inventory.

Leadership Oversight Conduct staff interviews and execute hiring, disciplinary and performance management decisions in accordance with Human Resource policies and procedures. Ensures that employees are oriented to the department and hospital policies and procedures. Manage day-to-day operations and staff of the perioperative supply areas by preparing departmental work schedules, coordinate PTO requests and communicate changes to ensure that all duties and responsibilities are completed Maintains monthly Q-sight dashboard review with Supply Chain staff and conducts education in-services on a quarterly basis Required Job Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree *(in lieu of degree, must have 3-4 years of supply chain leadership experience) Supervisory experience 2-3 years of progressively responsible healthcare supply chain leadership experience required Demonstrated ability to utilize Microsoft Office suite (Power Point, Excel, Word) Preferred Job Qualifications: 5–7 years of progressively responsible healthcare supply chain leadership experience required, including procedural or perioperative operations experience Prior leadership experience managing teams, operational initiatives, and complex inventory management systems preferred Rush is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.