Nathan Patton Email & Phone Number

Fort Wayne, IN, US

Greater Fort Wayne

Warsaw, Indiana

• Supported the development and commercial launch of the Persona Revision Knee System by working across multiple internal and external groups such as design, packaging and labeling, regulatory claims, surgical technique.
• Daily evaluated the needs of product marketing and sales personnel on a global basis and initiated strategies that met regional and worldwide requirements.
• Grew fluent in various internal operating systems: JDE, Hyperion, Global SAP GBI, SRM, DCS, SNAP, Plotview, Microsoft Excel, SharePoint, Webcenter, Tableau, CMS, and ZNet.
• Helped lead the marketing development effort to bring new products from concept through commercialization including market exists of revision brands.
• Maintained high level of product category knowledge through staying current in published information, regional market contacts, surgeon interaction, and industry educational meetings.
• Interacted closely and maintained excellent relationships with Engineering, Marcom, and Sourcing teams to define clear messaging and data for brands and sub-segments.

• Responsible for sourcing and procurement with vendors and suppliers for cost savings and all supplier onboarding, while developing long term risk mitigation strategies for Zimmer Biomet’s West Campus suppliers.
• Make purchases assigned to commodities from approved and qualified suppliers in sufficient lead times to prevent material shortages and recommended cost savings when possible.
• Resolve problems that arise in relation to delivery dates, quality, specifications, quantity or cost of the purchased good or service.
• Review requisitions and confers with departments regarding requirements, specifications, quantity and quality of merchandise, and delivery requirements.
• Oversee issuing purchase orders, negotiating contracts, and establishing blanket orders that may have included consignment stock.

• Responsible for making wholesale bulk fuel sales, operating logistics and supplier purchases in a high stress environment.
• Made the company $165,065.26 in gross profit within the first five months of 2016.
• Consistently met deadlines and quotas on bulk fuel sales, new client requirements, feedback reports, and daily phone time.
• Exceeded the expectation and requirement of one new customer a month for a total of eight new clients in the first five months.