Member of the leadership team and direct report to Administrator/CEO. Responsible for procurement and distribution of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, capital equipment and service contracts. • Reduced supply costs by $1.2mm through negotiations, vendor base consolidation of 35%, JIT contracts, value analysis and product standardization, and the implementation of GPO contracts.• Developed and supervised Materials and Central Supply team supporting 3 facilities and 25 medical specialties. Directed instrument sterilization, laundry and printing operations. • Chaired Capital Acquisition Committee. Managed physician preference issues, P&L analysis and physical plant modifications to determine efficient use of capital expenditure.• In-sourced pharmaceutical procurement and distribution. Installed Pyxis system and initiated chargeback report which identified and captured $250,000 in lost billings. • Implemented computerized requisition/approval and purchasing system. Interfaced system with accounting to control invoice payments, trained staff and end users.• Played role on disaster recovery team after flagship facility was closed by natural disaster(flood).

Responsible for production planning, purchasing and materials management in an MRP environment. • Reduced inventory levels by 29% while supporting an 18% increase in sales by aligning production schedule with field sales forecast. Reduced scrap losses 25% by changing raw material specifications. • Performed supplier audits in China, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Prepared LOC’s, initiated third party field inspections at offshore manufacturing locations to ensure quality control and eliminate delays. • Directed purchasing and shipping staff. Evaluated and selected LTL, TL and overseas shipping companies and coordinated import/export logistics.

Responsible for purchasing goods and services for high-end medical diagnostic trailers .• Procurement responsibility for ferrous and non-ferrous metals, machining services, construction materials and services, electrical supplies and medical equipment. • Lead role on new product teams including the development of fixed site and mobile environments for MRI, CT and lithotripsy technologies. • Initiated negotiations with suppliers and reduced materials costs by $1.1mm.• Developed and maintained company-first computerized purchasing and bill of materials system.