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Supply Chain Operations Specialist Senior

Endeavor Health · Evanston, IL · $20.29–$29.42 an hour · Full time

Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time a supply you needed was on backorder. How did you find a substitute?

What they are checking: Whether they work with procurement and clinical staff to find safe alternatives instead of just reporting the shortage.

Tell me about a time you had to balance several units' urgent needs at once.

What they are checking: Whether they can prioritize by patient impact when every unit says their need is the most urgent.

As a senior specialist, how do you help newer team members learn the routines?

What they are checking: Whether they can model good practice and share knowledge, which the senior title expects.

Why do you want to work in hospital supply chain rather than a regular warehouse?

What they are checking: Whether they understand that supply mistakes in a hospital can affect patient safety directly.

What would you do

You find expired supplies on a shelf in a procedure room. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they remove them right away and look for why the expiration check missed them.

A nurse manager says your team keeps sending the wrong items. How do you handle that?

What they are checking: Whether they listen, investigate the root cause and fix the process without getting defensive.

About the work

How do you make sure a procedural unit never runs out of a critical supply in the middle of a case?

What they are checking: Whether they understand par levels, counts and just-in-time delivery well enough to prevent stockouts that delay care.

What is consignment inventory, and how would you manage it for a cath lab or OR?

What they are checking: Whether they know that consigned items belong to the vendor until used, so tracking errors cost money and trust.

How do you decide when to recommend changing a unit's inventory levels?

What they are checking: Whether they use usage data and forecasted demand rather than guessing or reacting to complaints.

How do you keep counts and records accurate when you're picking and delivering all day?

What they are checking: Whether they have habits that keep inventory data reliable, because bad counts cause bad orders.

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The full job description

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Hourly Pay Range: $20.29 - $29.42 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors. Supply Chain Operations Specialist Senior Position Highlights: • Position: Supply Chain Operations Specialist Senior • Location: Evanston, IL • Full Time/Part Time: Full time • Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30am – 4pm • Required Travel: no Job Summary: The Supply Chain Operations Specialist Senior is responsible for maintaining established inventory levels in supply areas for assigned procedural units in a hospital setting and/or high complexity off-campus care locations. This includes but is not limited to counting current stock levels, picking tickets from inventory locations, organizing and facilitating just-in-time deliveries to assigned units, managing consignment, and performing expiration checks on all supplies. The Supply Chain Operations Specialist Senior collaborates with Supply Chain Operations leadership and Procurement to mitigate supply disruptions and identify substitute items when necessary. The Supply Chain Operations Specialist Senior is also responsible for recommending inventory level changes to assure that supplies meet forecasted demand. The Healthcare industry is the single largest employer in the United States. Within healthcare, the supply chain function is often considered as critical as the care itself. These days, innovation and ever-evolving clinical practices require a supply chain that is dynamic, customer, focused, and constantly improving. The Supply Chain Specialist II is a vital part of elevating current service levels, standardizing processes across the system, and ensuring the clinicians we serve have everything they need to deliver high quality patient care. What you will do: • Inventory Management: Monitor, count, and record inventory levels for all medical supplies in an inventory location. Utilize various reports to troubleshoot supply disruptions and collaborate with Supply Chain Operations leadership and Procurement to mitigate these disruptions and identify substitute items as necessary. • Supply Distribution: Deliver medical supplies to various departments and ensure timely replenishment/put-away of stock • Order Fulfillment: Pick, pack, stage, and deliver supplies for orders that source internally. Facilitate the reordering of consignment product after use. Regularly review inventory stocking levels and make recommendations to assure supply meets or exceeds forecasted demand. Regularly reviews backorder reports and collaborates with clinical and supply chain on strategies to mitigate any disruptions. • Organization: Maintain cleanliness and organization of supply areas and stockrooms, including rotating stock and checking for expired items • Communication: Create, foster, and maintain relationships with department secretaries, nurses, and charge nurses and provide frequent updates on the supplies stocked in the department. Use department phones/Vocera/pagers to respond to supply requests. • Use of Technology/Data Entry: Utilizing Endeavor technology, ensure accurate data entry into handhelds, computers, and expiration logs. Check email regularly to stay up to date with departmental and system wide updates. • Project Support: Participate in departmental initiatives such as process improvement, implementations, or regulatory readiness • Compliance and & Safety: Adhere to all Endeavor policies, infection control protocols, and Joint Commission supply Standards What you will need: • Education: High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in a supply chain related field of study is preferred but not required • Certification: Depending on the specific job duties, driver’s license may be required. • Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP) is admired • Experience: Minimum of three years of previous experience in healthcare operations, warehousing, or distribution • Unique or Preferred Skills: Works effectively with diverse teams, including clinical staff. Adjusts to an everchanging healthcare environment and evolving regulatory requirements. Ensures accuracy in data analysis and process documentation. Clearly conveys ideas and findings to various stakeholders. Proactively addresses challenges with creative and effective solutions. Understands the perspectives of both patients and staff to drive improvements that benefit all. Ability to prioritize daily tasks and manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment. Knowledge and Abilities: • Stocking, and Distribution Protocols • Knowledge of procedures for handling, storing, and rotating medical supplies • Training and Education • Capable of completing, comprehending, and adhering to Endeavor training and education modules • Technology Proficiency • Ability to learn to effectively utilize handheld scanners, personal computers, and Endeavor Health’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system Physical Demands: Medium work (exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 30 lbs. of force frequently and or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects) Benefits (For full time or part time positions): • Premium pay for eligible employees • Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development • Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options • Tuition Reimbursement • Free Parking • Wellness Program Savings Plan • Health Savings Account Options • Retirement Options with Company Match • Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay • Community Involvement Opportunities Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org . When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential. Please explore our website ( www.endeavorhealth.org ) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”. Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information. Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all. EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.

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