Supply Chain Fellowship (1 year)

The Supply Chain Fellow role at Cook Medical will manage, investigate and adopt a discovery process to a specified project determined by Cook and a healthcare Provider partner. The result of the project will include sustained deliverables to improve supplier and provider collaboration, as well as a whitepaper and presentation on the findings and recommendations developed during the course of the project. The project will include inputs from the Supplier (Cook) and Provider, as well as other organizations as needed. The intent of the program is to remove waste from the Heathcare Supply Chain and implement scalable solutions.

The Fellowship is a 1-year opportunity with a goal of bringing supply chain talent into the healthcare provider space. The expectation upon completion of the 1-year Fellowship is for the Fellow to independently gain employment with a healthcare provider or other industry member.

**Target start date June 2024**

• Understand project deliverable, working closely with assigned Cook project sponsor & Provider project sponsor, and the Global Supply Chain Project Management Office (PMO)
• Collaborate with relevant Functions internally at Cook and with the nominated provider to:
   - Identify key stakeholders and understand business requirements associated with the project
   - Evaluate initial and additional project requirements
   - Determine project objectives, benefits, priorities, deliverables, implementation recommendations and resource requirements
   - Identify resource gaps and working with management to fill these gaps
• Mitigate against risks/issues which may impact project time-lines taking action as necessary to avoid delays
• Monitor, track and communicate project progress in a structured and timely manner to the project sponsors and key stakeholders
• Work with local Continuous Improvement teams, as needed, as it relates to the individual projects
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders at Cook and the Provider such as, IT, Customer Support & Delivery (CSD) Regional Support Center, Quality Assurance, Finance, and the Divisions when setting up or initiating a project. The project sponsor and the Cook Global Supply Chain PMO will facilitate these introductions
• Connect with relevant outside vendors as required
• Ensure compliance to the Quality Management System and Business Processes for both Cook and the nominated provider
• Ensure that Cook’s Code of Conduct is considered in all business matters carried out on Cook’s behalf
• Other duties as directed from time to time

• MBA or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management is required
• Project Management experience is preferred
• Ability to maintain a project in forward movement with frequent adjustments, as necessary
• Proven written and verbal skills with ability to synthesize information into well organized plans, proposals and presentations
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Understanding and experience of systems
• Understanding of Quality Management System (QMS) principles (preferably ISO13485)
• Ability to prioritize workloads meet deadlines and follow up on issues

Physical Requirements:

• Domestic travel as needed
• Attends and leads various strategic and informational meetings
• Works under general office environmental conditions
• Sitting for extended periods, utilizes close visual acuity for working with computers, etc.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand for extended periods
• The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel or crouch