Medical supply chain leader with 15+ years of experience overseeing budgets, managing vendors, negotiating prices, determining par levels, hiring staff, making capital purchases for equipment, and setting up new facilities. Track record of ensuring compliance with regulatory and infectious disease guidelines in the clinical environment with governing bodies including the Department of Public Health. Expertise in the centralization of procurement and logistics and the tracking of costs with an emphasis on designating the supply base to a small set of strategic suppliers and outsourcing the procurement of non-strategic items. Penchant on real time response to internal customer requirements and a continuous emphasis on improving forecasting, operations planning, and information sharing across the supply chain. CURRENT ROLEOR Materials Manager, Yale New Haven Health – Bridgeport HospitalPRIOR ROLESOR Materials Supervisor, Yale New Haven Health – Yale New Haven HospitalDurable Medical Equipment Manager, Connecticut Orthopaedic SpecialistsCORE SKILLS• INVENTORY MANAGEMENT: Supply/Equipment Forecasting, Purchasing, Medical Devices• VENDOR RELATIONS: Vendor Sourcing, Negotiation, Quality Management, Contractual Compliance, Business Ethics,• FINANCIAL: Cost Control, Cost Accounting, Cost to Serve, Medical Billing, Medical Terminology• LEADERSHIP: Strategic Planning, Cross-Functional Teams, Project Management, Compliance, Demand Chain Management, Data-Based Decision Making• MARKET DYNAMICS: Economics, Cross-Cultural Global Issues• TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE: Information Technology, Automation, Microsoft Word, Excel, & PowerPoint, QuickBooks, Q-Sight, Epic, Lawson, Infor, OutlookEDUCATIONMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Bachelor of Science (BS)SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY