Supply Chain Operational Excellence Specialist

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Centro, Maripí, Boyacá, COL
In-Office
Mid level
Healthtech
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The Role
Drives quality, productivity, and process improvements across supply chain operations. Identifies waste and inefficiencies, facilitates Lean improvement activities, performs root cause and statistical analysis, develops scorecards and control charts, and tracks improvement plans. Coaches staff and leaders, facilitates workshops, collaborates with stakeholders, and communicates results to executives while helping sustain transformational gains through ongoing metric review.
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Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday

Shift Start Time

8:30 AM

Shift End Time

5:00 PM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

The Supply Chain Operational Excellence Specialist contributes to the execution of the department vision and strategies by identifying and driving quality and productivity improvements. Develops, maintains, and provides departmental scorecards/visibility boards and associated action plans to leadership. Facilitates the identification of key measures, root cause analysis, data analysis, improvement opportunities and the implementation of such improvements. Supports the tracking, assessment and integration of improvement plans across Children’s. Translates results into easily understood presentations to support executive-level communications.

Experience

  • 4 years of experience in quality, process improvement, industrial engineering, or business analysis
  • Experience in project management
  • Experience in leading teams and facilitating workshops from start to finish with measurable results and operational impact 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or Business Administration
  • Master’s degree in Engineering, Healthcare, Business, or related field
  • Experience with process improvement in a healthcare supply chain environment
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent
  • Project management experience

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field

Certification Summary

  • No professional certifications required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Demonstrated critical thinking and process improvement skills
  • Independent judgment and action skills to facilitate needed change in practice
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for one-on-one interaction and facilitating group discussions
  • Self-starter with proven ability to organize and follow through multiple complex tasks and projects simultaneously
  • Demonstrated supervisory, instruction, and/or mentoring skills
  • Proficient in computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Visio)
  • Demonstrated statistical analysis skills

Job Responsibilities

  • Prioritize and implement key improvement opportunities through identification of waste, inefficiencies, key process failures and weaknesses through the supply chain operations value chain.
  • Facilitate improvement activities, utilizing lean methods, value stream maps, SIPOC, RACI and other problem-solving tools as needed to improve process maturity.
  • Builds and manages statistical process control charts to monitor and support improvement efforts.
  • Provides coaching and experience as a subject matter expert to others working with lean methodologies.
  • Collaborates with all Children’s supply chain operations and support functions to improve their key performance indicators.
  • Build a coaching culture and provide individual coaching to supply chain staff and leadership throughout the change and transformation process.
  • Monitor improvement progress and sustain transformational gains over time through continued metric review and consultation with key stakeholders.
  • Collaborates with appropriate physicians, leaders, and staff to obtain, document, and validate information related to assigned projects.
  • Evaluates and implements new initiatives that assist in the achievement of system goals.
  • Maintains professional development by expanding knowledge base of methodologies and techniques including Model for Improvement, Statistical Process Control, Six Sigma, and Lean.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family

Supply Chain

Skills Required

  • Four years of experience in quality, process improvement, industrial engineering, or business analysis
  • Experience in project management
  • Experience leading teams and facilitating workshops from start to finish with measurable results and operational impact
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or a related field
  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Business Administration
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Healthcare, Business, or a related field
  • Experience with process improvement in a healthcare supply chain environment
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent
  • Critical thinking and process improvement skills
  • Statistical analysis skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and Visio

Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta and has not been reviewed or approved by Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta.

  • Healthcare Strength Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with on‑site or near‑site primary care, a 24/7 nurse line, Teladoc, and counseling resources. Wellness services such as fitness centers, classes, and biometric screenings reinforce access to care and preventive support.
  • Parental & Family Support Near‑site child care, a child‑care credit, adoption and fertility assistance, and paid parental and other leaves indicate strong family‑oriented support. Everyday convenience perks like a free concierge service further ease caregiving and life logistics.
  • Retirement Support A dual‑plan setup with a 403(b) savings plan and a separate employer‑funded 401(a) growth plan signals meaningful long‑term financial support. Financial‑wellness resources are also highlighted.

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The Company
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia
7,900 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

For more than 100 years, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has depended on clinical and nonclinical employees to help make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Consistently ranked as one of the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country by U.S. News & World Report, Children’s is the only freestanding pediatric healthcare system in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. We’re also one of Atlanta’s leading employers and have been recognized as one of the nation’s top places to work. Our System includes: • 789 licensed beds • Three hospitals • Urgent Care Centers • Marcus Autism Center • Center for Advanced Pediatrics • Support Center for nonclinical staff • More than 14,000 employees, including more than 4,400 nurses and 2,300 physicians representing more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs Why Children’s? Here are some of the reasons new graduates and experienced clinicians alike choose Children’s. • We manage more than 1.1 million patient visits and 44,400 surgical procedures annually. • We are home to the only Level 1 and one of the only Level 2 pediatric trauma centers in Georgia. • We take a team approach to care. Our clinicians collaborate with social workers, chaplains, music therapists, therapy dogs and many others to help ensure kids receive comprehensive care.

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