Christopher Mele Email & Phone Number

Remote

Support Providers by providing project oversight for Interim Services.

Jacksonville, Florida

Manages a team of over 50 FTEs, 7 Direct reports, over $100M in spend, for two facilities including a 600 bed Level 1 Trauma Center and a 95 bed satellite hospital.• Reduced GPO scorecard price index from a 44 to a 38 over a 4 year period. • Saved over $5M in CRM, IC, Spine, Trauma, and commodity goods. • 80% or greater spend on contract. • Implemented Weight Based Point of Use system resulting in improved customer service and accurate inventory.

Remote

• Leads Supply Chain Operations Assessments and Process Improvement initiatives for member organizations. • Provides strategic vision, develops implementable action plans, and leads various implementation projects for hospital supply chain operations. • Past projects have resulted in improved operational efficiencies for all functions within the supply chain and achieved savings from hundreds of thousands of dollars into the millions.

Remote

Provides consulting services to Member Hospitals under the Supply Chain Operations division of Performance Services at VHA. Responsibilities include Supply Chain Assessments, Contract Optimization, Interim support, and Non Labor Cost Reduction projects.

Responsible for the supply chain operation of a 314 bed hospital, with $44 million in annual supply spend, $15 million in annual capital spend, over 60 point of use system inventories and 34 FTEs across three functional departments including the Logistics, Purchasing, and Sterile Processing Units.* Implemented a point of use system in the OR within the first six months of employment, and have maintained compliance levels of 95% or better. Developed hybrid model on nursing floors that maximizes charge capture while reducing the cost of capital equipment for non-chargeable inventory. Compliance is top 10 in the nation.* Key Member of Value Analysis Committee, OR Advisory, and Clinical Resource Committee, which oversees all supply chain and contracting decisions.* Maximized GPO offerings and negotiated local contracts realizing over three million in savings. Lead negotiator in PPI contracting, resulting in consultant confirmed "best pricing seen" for a stand-alone hospital in Ortho, Neurostimulation, CRM, PCI, and Spine. * Six Sigma Project Leader over charge capture maximization and audit control.

Responsible for a portfolio of surgery specific supply contracts valued over $25 million. Provide analytics for a wide variety of cost savings initiatives within the OR. Key facilitator of multiple specialty specific focus teams dedicated to value analysis. * Leader of six focus teams that reports over $1/2 million in savings on an annual basis.* Instrumental in providing cost savings valued at over $1/2 million on the suture portfolio for the Mayo Foundation.* Responsible for negotiating Foundation, GPO, and Local contracts.

Responsible for the management of the point of use system as well as the central supply inventory valued over $600,000. Job duties included maximizing efficiencies in reorder points as well as safety stock of critical items. * Reduced inventory by over $300,000 when implementing a JIT system.* Continuous improvement of logistics design for over 45 supply rooms.

Cmrp, Certified Materials Resource Professional

Masters Of Business Administration, Finance

Bachelor Of Arts, Transportation And Logistics

Six Sigma Black Belt

Certified Lean Agent