Lori Ford Email & Phone Number

Manage all purchasing for hospital and 13 Clinics in the New England AreaReceive and coordinate all deliveriesProcess all invoices to vendorsPlace all corporate orders via our Capital Asset Requisition SystemMaintain inventory for patient and housekeeping suppliesLead projects for the Facilities Operations GroupResolve all ordering issues between vendors and staffMaintain inventory for electronic devices such as PDAs, Smart phones, pagers, uniforms, telecommunications, and computer equipment

Liaison between State Street clientele and vendors by negotiating contracts for significant cost saving reductionsMaintain monthly cost savings for information technology purchases in the range from 10K to 150K

Managed IT ordering and delivery status for State Street Global Assets IT groupDeveloped an inventory database of all IT laptops, cell phones, and pagers as part of the employee exit interview process saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in employee thefts which resulted from equipment that was not asset inventoried

Lead buyer for Information Technology equipment which included servers, PCs, networking equipment, audio visual, medial supplies, transportation, and Athletic equipmentPrepared Request for Proposals for vendor selection.Responsible for selecting vendors based on Reviewed responses summaries and awarded bids to the appropriate vendor work bids. Analyzed time frame, cost, and risk factorsAssisted in the Boston College Travel ProgramCoordinated product, price, and lead time information

Maintain time and effort reports for government agenciesMonitored spending of government funded research (NIH Grants)Provided budgetary and financial information to principle investigatorsIssued travel advances and reconciled expense reportsResolved problems concerning grant related expensesRecorded Journal entries