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Job description
Regional Director, Supply Chain
Req #:
Category: Procurement / Supply Chain / Distribution
Status: Full-Time
Shift: Day
Facility: RWJBarnabas Health Corporate Services
Department: Distribution
Pay Range: $144,600.00 - $185,400.00 per year
Location: 2 Crescent Place, Oceanport, NJ 07757
Job Title: Regional Director
Location: System Business Office
Department Name: Distribution
Req #:
Status: Salaried
Shift: Day
Pay Range: $144,600.00 - $185,400.00 per year
The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.
The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.
A Typical Day
The Regional Director is the senior supply chain director accountable for strategy, operational performance, and continuous improvement across multiple acute care hospitals, specialty centers, and affiliated sites within an assigned market. Reporting to the Vice President, this leader bridges facility level execution with enterprise supply chain plans ensuring all sites operate in alignment with RWJBH enterprise strategies, clinical priorities, financial targets, and regulatory standards. This role serves as the primary point of accountability for market wide supply chain outcomes, acting as subject-matter expert, escalation point, and project lead while maintaining direct oversight of day-to-day operations across all assigned facilities. The Regional Director partners with facility executives, clinical leadership, finance, and corporate supply chain to drive standardization, cost reduction, and operational excellence at scale.
Set and execute enterprise supply chain strategy aligned with RWJBH system goals; translate corporate direction into facility-level operations across all assigned sites, including serving in an acting facility director or project coordinator capacity as needed
Maintain multi hospital direct oversight of all day-to-day supply chain operations including procurement, distribution, receiving, inventory management, and materials handling
Ensure efficiency, accuracy, and service continuity across the assigned market
Own market-wide KPIs, performance targets, and Supply Chain goals; conduct regular on-site visits, work with Site Supply Chain Director to develop corrective action plans for any metric falling below threshold, and report results to the VP of Supply Chain and senior leadership
Drive performance through data-driven analysis
Identify and execute savings opportunities in coordination with the Clinical Resource Director (CRD) and value analysis team
Lead clinical collaboration with CRDs to advance product standardization, manage substitutions, and backorder resolutions, and ensure all supply decisions reflect clinical efficacy and organizational approval
Serve as subject matter expert and system champion for PeopleSoft, Greenlight, Tableau, Contraxx, and Green Security; drive ERP adoption, support end-user training, and identify technology and analytics opportunities that improve operational visibility and decision-making
Ensure rigorous inventory integrity across all facilities: manage sourcing, stocking, replenishment, and rotation; coordinate annual counts and perpetual reconciliation; enforce consignment policy compliance; and enforce documented storeroom rounding to maintain safety, expiration, and space standards
Maintain full regulatory and policy compliance across all market facilities, including Joint Commission, CMS, and state requirements; oversee supply onitoring via ECRI, tissue tracking per policy, and annual review of all supply chain policies and procedures
Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of Site Supply Chain Directors, managers, coordinators, and technicians; foster a culture of continuous improvement, professional growth, and operational accountability through regular huddles, team meetings, onboarding, and performance management
Maintain a structured stakeholder engagement cadence with facility finance officers, nursing leadership, surgical services, and department heads; serve as the bridge between frontline supply chain operations and executive leadership, ensuring transparent communication on challenges, priorities, and performance
Coordinate corporate-driven bulk purchases, renovation and construction supply planning, and new service line activations; ensure coverage for facility supply chain leaders during absences and deploy training and implementation support across the market as needed
Champion a culture of operational discipline: ensure ordering practices minimize STAT requisitions through sound inventory management; enforce adherence to all RWJBH supply chain policies; and maintain 24/7 availability via RWJBH-issued cell phone to respond to supply disruptions and emerging operational needs
This Role Might Be For You If ...
Comprehensive knowledge of healthcare supply chain operation, logistics and inventory management
Ability to strategically plan, develop teams and resolve conflict across multiple facilities
Knowledge of surgical supplies and sterile procedures
Strong organizational, communication and critical thinking skills
Ability to move regional sites to meet corporate goals
Excel and supply management software proficiency
Ability to lift, push and pull up to fifty pounds
To Be Considered
Education Required: Bachelors degree
Education Preferred: Masters degree
Experience Required:
Minimum 5 years of progressive hospital supply chain leadership, including at least 3 years managing multiple sites or facilities within an acute care or IDN environment
Demonstrated track record of delivering measurable cost savings, contract compliance improvements, and KPI performance gains across a complex healthcare network
Experience with GPO contract management, vendor management, value analysis processes, and procure-to-pay operations,
Experience Preferred:
10 years of multi-facility or IDN-level hospital supply chain oversight, with exposure to diverse facility types including trauma centers, surgical facilities, oncology, and pediatric settings
Prior involvement in ERP implementations or large-scale system migrations; familiarity with Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies
AHRMM, CSCP, CPSM, or equivalent professional supply chain certification
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits and Perks:
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
Dental and Vision Insurance
Retirement Plans
Short & Long Term Disability
Life & Accidental Death Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement
Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellness Programs
Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!
RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.
RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey-whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Worksite address
oceanport, NJ, 07757, US
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