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West Coast, Southern California

Address accelerating change by incorporating supply chain management into the fabric of corporate strategy and operations. Increase transparency, reduce costs, and drive operational effectiveness to keep supplies flowing without interruption. Vendor management and optimization, strategic sourcing, cross-functional supply chain assessment, process improvement and transformations with a focus on risk and cost reduction.

Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta, Ca

Leadership, direction and supervision of the Materials Management Department, which includes but is not limited to purchasing, receiving, storeroom, and Central Services materials. Maintains quality control programs to provide departmental activities by continuously assessing and improving performance. Ensure collaboration with the health care team to effectively provide quality patient care. Develops and maintains continuous improvement activities and quality control programs involving employees and hospital health care team members. Acts as a mentor for management supervisory subordinates. Responsible for the fiscal management, planning, directing, organizing and administering the management functions of the departments.

San Diego, Ca

Directs, plans, supervises, and coordinates the functions and activities of the Materials Management Department, including purchasing, and supply and equipment distribution. Administers a program involving all aspects of materials, supplies, equipment, distribution and purchasing services, and planning from introduction to the hospital through final use or disposal. While practicing sound fiscal management assures that high quality, responsible and cost-effective services are provided to all hospital departments.

Orange County Service Area, Anaheim, California

Accountable for Service Area sourcing and logistics operations and financial performance. Leads the Service Area sourcing and logistics services which includes purchasing and contracting services, distribution (internal/external), storage, and inventory control systems. Develops and implements a Service Area strategy which is responsive to the divisional and national sourcing strategies while anticipating and meeting customer requirements. Ensures products are high quality, cost effective and distributed in a timely basis. Provides leadership, education and support to physicians and Service Area staff to develop their understanding of current materials management practices/products which support organizational and financial goals. Manages the materials management staff across the Service Area. Ensures staff are trained, complies with policies/procedures, reduces costs and maintains targeted service and customer satisfaction levels. Develops and presents cost reduction recommendations to area management to assist them in meeting their budgets and organizational goals. Identifies sourcing opportunities for cost reductions, service improvements and product standardization to the national and division purchasing and logistics teams. Ensures compliance with established divisional and national product standards. Maintains and supports the automated systems to manage all purchasing and receiving activities. Develops and implements a Service Area asset management strategy which is supportive of financial goals, capital planning efforts and in collaboration with Facilities Services and EH&S, the Safe Medical Device Act.

Inland Valley Regional Medical Center; Wildomar, Ca

Responsible for screening and selecting reliable sources of supplies, capital equipment, rentals and supervising all purchasing functions. Manages central supply department from both a staff and operational stand point as well as keeping the department supplied.Establishes and implements purchasing policies and procedures. Negotiates purchasing contracts and supervises scheduling and expediting of deliveries. Functions as a key member of hospital staff on buying group contracts (bulk delivery and just in time inventory principles). Supervises control on receipt and acknowledgement of supplies, maintaining the storeroom functions, and maintaining expense control.Manages budgets for reporting expenses and income (revenue) for the Purchasing, Central Supply, Mail Room and Transportation departments. Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies. Creates an environment of service excellence in the department.