Laura Webb Email & Phone Number

United States

St Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

• Intalere is now a Vizient company.One of the largest group purchasing organizations (GPOs) in the health care industry.
• Develop, present and implement multi-year business strategies for Med/Surg product and service categories supported by supply market research and analyses.
• Communicate new contracts and changes to members and key leaders; provide ongoing support to members and internal stakeholders.
• Manage Med/Surg supplier and distribution contracts, relationships and performances.

St. Louis, Missouri

• Direct-to-consumer distributor of personal health care products and equipment for retail and non-retail markets.
• Directed the company's supply chain of brand and private label goods from multiple countries.
• Built the purchasing department from the ground level. Developed/implemented policies and procedures; department and individual KPIs; new materials management computer system; various legal documents and vendor review.
• Negotiated all product vendor agreements, some of which included variable costs, co-operative funding and rebate components. Managed the collection of co-operative funds and rebates.
• Maintained 99% order and line fill rates. Reduced inventories 30% by lowering vendor lead times.
• Procured capital assets and implemented a tracking system.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Large health care system (IDN) consisting of 16 hospitals, 150+ clinics, 150+ pharmacies and a VNA.
• Managed the Corporate Purchasing Department (21 members) responsible for the procurement of supplies for all locations and replenishing stock in warehouses and supply storerooms. Implemented new department policies and.
• Negotiated vendor agreements. Key contact with Premier (GPO), manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors.
• Reduced inventories $1M by rotating stock buyers.
• Lead 13 acute care product and value analysis teams. Implemented several product standardization programs (e.g., safety syringes, catheters and wound care) and developed an online centralized Forms and Records.
• Successfully stocked start-up supplies for a newly built 85-bed hospital and several large clinics.

St. Louis, Missouri

• National managed health care organization serving 450+ clients with 45 regional offices.
• Managed supply, capital and provider contracting functions.
• Built the Purchasing Department from the ground level. Implemented a centralized buying system for all sites and offices utilizing PeopleSoft Purchasing application.
• Developed vendor and provider contracting standards and implemented a tracking system.
• Conducted provider billing audits, revealing >$2M in over billings.
• Implemented a new Lab Testing Formulary with clinical leaders, saving >$1M annually.