Mayo Clinic Looking for Supply Chain Engineer – Enterprise Laboratory Supply Chain Operations at Minnesota Full Time

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Position description
General Description:

The Supply Chain Engineer collaborates with internal customers, SCM leadership, and suppliers utilizing engineering and continuous improvement expertise to participate in the design and deployment of processes and systems to improve supply chain quality and productivity and reduce total cost. Leverages quantitative and qualitative techniques to identify improvement opportunities and lead efforts to design, analyze, implement, and improve systems of people, processes, and technology. Works with Supply Chain and customer management to define methods that ensure supplier products and services conform to regulatory requirements and Mayo Clinic quality standards. Partners with customer quality organizations to ensure processes are developed to manage and improve all aspects of product quality. Works with Senior or Principal Supply Chain Engineers or Supply Chain leadership to perform supply chain capacity planning, labor planning, facility design, and selection and integration of material storage and handling equipment and associated systems. Trains personnel how to use lean tools, and process improvement techniques, to identify waste and reduce costs. Participates in efforts to identify, develop, deliver key performance indicators (KPI’s) and works with stakeholders to find and understand variation, identify opportunities, and drive improvements. Performs cost benefit analysis to determine the return of investment (ROI) of capital expenditures and project initiatives and influences leadership to invest in improvements. Participates in efforts with SCM and customer leadership in the development of business strategy and planning, SCM service line development, business process engineering, and business transformation.

Specific Role Description:

The Supply Chain Engineer will be a part of the Enterprise Laboratory Supply Chain Operations organization supporting Mayo Clinic’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. This is a relatively new organization responsible for implementing high quality supply chain processes to meet the needs of one of the largest laboratories in the United States. Work will focus on process development and optimization, facilities and inventory management physical location and equipment design and implementation, labor modeling, and systems optimization.

Annual Salary Range: $90,938 – $127,317

Qualifications
Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Industrial and Operations Engineering or related engineering, operations, or technical field with at least 2 years of experience to include expertise in several of the following areas: consulting/advising, continuous improvement, operations analysis, workflow analysis, staffing analysis, process engineering, systems analysis, leadership & facilitation, team building, and project management or a Bachelor’s degree in the same fields with at least 4 years relevant experience.

Proven ability to successfully execute projects of limited to moderate complexity. Understanding of the healthcare industry preferred. Proficiency in use of office and project simulation, optimization and visualization tools (MS Excel, Word, Visio, and other process modeling and mapping, statistical, analytical, and data visualization). Ability to gather and document project based functional and business requirements. Knowledge and demonstrated use of management and systems engineering, applied analytics, operations research, as well as implementation and execution methods and tools. Proven ability to work as part of a team with internal and external stakeholders including mid-levels of organization leadership. Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.

Additional qualifications
Proficient in utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement tools and methods. Proficient in defining and effectively and efficiently leading, managing, and executing projects to include required change management for staff members, processes, and systems. Proficient in using problem solving and decision-making methods to understand root cause and define robust and sustainable solutions. Demonstrated critical thinking, interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to influence all levels of leadership, are required. Proficient in the use of statistical and data visualization tools. Demonstrated ability to teach others in both 1:1 and group settings. Willingness to travel regionally, nationally, and/or internationally.

License or certification
Preferred – Lean/Six Sigma Certification
Preferred – Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Exemption status
Exempt

Compensation Detail
$90,937.60 – $127,316.80 / year

Benefits eligible
Yes

Schedule
Full Time

Hours / Pay period
80

Schedule details
This is a hybrid position enabling the staff member to work ~50% from home and ~50% on site. The staff member must reside in proximity of Rochester, MN enabling on-site work as required.

Normal work hours are 8:00AM – 5:00PM. Occasional earlier start and end times and overtime may be necessary based on situational project and work requirements.

Weekend schedule
Weekend work will be rare and only required if specific deadlines or support is needed for critical supply needs.

International Assignment
No

Site description
Mayo Clinic is located in the heart of downtown Rochester, Minnesota, a vibrant, friendly city that provides a highly livable environment for more than 34,000 Mayo staff and students. The city is consistently ranked among the best places to live in the United States because of its affordable cost of living, healthy lifestyle, excellent school systems and exceptionally high quality of life.

Recruiter
LaTavish Smalls

EOE
As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer Mayo Clinic is committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of its employees and does not discriminate against any employee or candidate. Women, minorities, veterans, people from the LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply to join our teams. Reasonable accommodations to access job openings or to apply for a job are available.