Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

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Expert Details

Supply Chain/Procurement - Healthcare Industry

ID: 736679 Tennessee, USA

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Expert has 20 years of experience in the health care field as a Director of Procurement/Supply Chain. She specializes in multi-site ASC's, IDN, and Hospitals. Experience in contracts, purchasing, vendor relationships, distributor/manf purchasing, GPO (Group Purchasing Organizations) Online purchasing, Neuromodulation, developing teams, financing, P2P card development.

She has implemented software systems through a large multi-site (over 200) throughout the US.

SPECIAL SKILLS:
Leadership/Business Development
Contract Negotiations and Analysis
Acquisitions and IT Software Implementation Across Global sites
COVID PPE Research and Purchases
Experience with executing procurement
GPO experience
Purchasing, Pharmacy, Medical equipment/supplies
Budgeting
Managed Multi-Sites
Business Development
Contract Negotiations
Analysis and Critical Strategic Experiences.
Acquisitions
IT Software Implementation Across Globally
COVID PPE Research and Purchases
Multi-site management
Identify Risks

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2014 Degree: MHA Subject: Healthcare Administration Institution: University of Phoenix
Year: 1984 Degree: BBA Subject: Business with Marketing emphasis Institution: Texas A&M University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2018 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Sr. Supply Chain Manager Department: Supply Chain
Responsibilities:
• Financial analysis/negotiations for local contracts.
• Plan and execute contracts, material shortages for 160+sites.
• Lead and negotiated PPE contracts for COVID19.
• Market research, RFP, and bid analysis.
• Partner with health plans, physicians, hospitals, and managers for best practices.
• Support business acquisitions, contracts, and PPE distribution.
• Trainer/Mentor for staff for improved performance.
• Neuro Modulation Contacts/Review/Approval.
• Analytical review open market fair value for capital equipment.
• Category reviews and analysis with B2B and clinics.
• Create GPO link on all contracts/LOC with Surgery Center and Hospitals (HealthTrust).
• Policies & Procedures critical PPE.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2017 to 2018 Employer: Smile Doctors Title: Director of Procurement and Inventory Department: Procurement & Inventory
Responsibilities:
• Manage sourcing and procurement teams globally.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a world-class team.
• Accountable for inventory management and material replenishment systems.
• Reduced Inventory and suppliers.
• Initiated, develop, and led training.
• Define RFP and service agreements.
• Develop strategic procurement procedures and processes.
• Transform reactive/tactical function to proactive purchasing.
• Support and deliver improved efficiencies to the P2P system by 75%.
• Assist in identifying special budget cost improvements (CIP).
• Engaged operations team to ensure branding consistency.
• Decrease accounting cycle time on payments with suppliers by 65%.
• Proven expertise in developing supplier quality systems (KPI).
• Created weekly organizational global meetings and CIP Project.
• Managed/Directed 10+ Team members across the USA
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2004 to 2016 Employer: Cardinal Health Title: Sales Executive Department: Ambulatory and Acute care
Responsibilities:
• Increased new business in the SW territory -$300k to $4M.
• Liaison with vendors on pharmacy protocols and sourcing challenges.
• My team was responsible for increased revenue by $1.5M across 23 sites.
• Implemented pharmacy price reduction by using GPO groups: HealthTrust, Premier, and Vizient.
• Increased medical supply portfolio by 80%
• Managed contracts for compliance performance.
• Train tactical purchasing and strategic sourcing.
• Directed OSHA & HIPAA Compliance
• Cost analysis on Customer Accounts.
• Maintain fille rate 99.8%
• Responsible for HCA, Large Multi-site IDN, and Surgery Centers throughout Texas.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1997 to 2004 Employer: Austin Regional Clinic Title: Director of Purchasing Department: Purchasing
Responsibilities:
• Advanced to a Purchasing Director role, a key member of the Executive Team.
• Responsible for P& L budgets, projects, and forecast of $300M - $500M.
• Developed purchasing strategies, inventory reduction, and increase revenue.
• Negotiated Contract/Direct Materials Savings $165K.
• Responsible for purchasing and tracking fixed assets.
• Achieved inventory reduction by 75% in Central Supply inventory $1M - $2M.
• Responsible for P&L, projects, and forecast.
• Led FDA inspections, pharmacy compliance, and audits.
• Created purchasing policies and procedures.
• My team helped decentralize purchasing by online purchasing software.
• Led nationwide implementation and training of online purchasing software systems.
• Establishing KPIs and achieving 95% by the year-end goal.
• Worked with COO for TJC, EPA, Audits, and Safety compliance.
• Managed team of 10-15 Purchasing; Co-Managed 23 managers with COO.
• Responsible for GPO connection/CPT codes for MedAssets.
• Procurement for Multi-Site IDN/Physician Offices.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
HIDA (American Medical Distributors) Certification Member 2008- Present
Austin Chamber of Commerce
HIDA, Marketing Medical Advisement Committee
NAPSRx(NationalAssoc.of pharmacy Sales)
Licenses / Certifications
HIDA certified
CMP certification
OSHA & HIPAA training certificate 2020
CPR certification 2017
Awards / Recognition
Lab & Sales achievement
Five-year achievement in sales growth and leadership
Top Cardinal Health Performance Pharmacy sales award (3 years)


Medical / Professional
Medical healthcare experience - 25+ years

Additional Experience

Training / Seminars
Extensive list- all Linkedin analytics.
Vendor Selection
Expert has experience with distributors, gpo groups, and manf. purchasing and negotiations.

Fields of Expertise

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