Director of Facilities & Supply Chain

Job Description

SUMMARY:

The Director of Facilities & Supply Chain is responsible for leading procurement operations and inventory planning strategy to ensure the right products and supplies are available at the right time, in the right quantities, and at the optimal total cost. 

Oversees strategic sourcing, supplier performance, purchasing execution, inventory planning, and replenishment across all clinics. Working closely with management in each area, the Director balances customer service, working capital, and supply continuity while supporting organizational goals. 

Responsibilities include ensuring a safe, reliable, compliant, resilient, and high-performing physical environment that supports exceptional patient care, clinical operations, and employee safety.

The Director leads the planning, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the organizations internal and external physical environment, including critical infrastructure and building systems. The position directs short- and long-term facilities strategies, capital planning and execution, regulatory readiness, preventive and corrective maintenance, emergency preparedness, workplace violence prevention, and environmental and occupational safety programs. The Director partners with clinical, operational, medical staff, quality, finance, human resources, risk management, information technology, and executive leadership to ensure that facilities and infrastructure consistently support patient care and organizational priorities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Sourcing & Purchasing

  • Lead enterprise purchasing activities across suppliers.
  • Develop sourcing strategies optimizing total cost, quality, lead time, and risk.
  • Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing, payment terms, and long-term contracts.
  • Develop strategic supplier partnerships and scorecards.

Inventory Planning & Replenishment

  • Lead inventory planning across organizations ensuring materials availability supports clinical needs
  • Develop stocking policies, and replenishment parameters.
  • Monitor inventory health including excess and obsolete inventory.

Financial Performance

  • Deliver annual cost savings initiatives.
  • Manage procurement budgets.
  • Partner with Finance and IT on working capital and inventory valuation
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive facilities management strategy aligned with the organization’s mission, strategic plan, growth objectives, and patient care priorities.

Facilities Management

  • Assess current and future infrastructure needs and develop long-range plans for facility modernization, capacity, reliability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
  • Establish standards, policies, procedures, performance measures, and accountability systems for facilities-related operations.
  • Maintain a proactive approach to identifying facility risks, infrastructure vulnerabilities, deferred maintenance, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Oversee the safe, reliable, and efficient operation and maintenance of MEAC buildings, grounds, utilities, mechanical systems, electrical systems, HVAC, plumbing, emergency power, building automation systems, and other critical infrastructure.
  • Establish and monitor service standards, response times, preventive maintenance completion, equipment reliability, and other operational performance indicators.
  • Ensure the physical environment consistently supports patient care, infection prevention, clinical operations, and staff safety including construction and renovation activities .
  • Coordinate facility shutdowns, utility interruptions, construction activities, and infrastructure projects to minimize disruption to patient care.
  • Oversee facility renovations, construction, infrastructure upgrades, and other capital projects from planning through completion.
  • Partner with architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, vendors, clinical leaders, and stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on schedule, and within approved budgets.
  • Establish appropriate project controls, documentation, reporting, and accountability for capital expenditures.

 

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