Robert Bell Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Canada Area

GS1 Canada provides national leadership while developing and maintaining global standards for efficient business communication, improving the safety, security, sustainability, and visibility of value chains across physical and digital channels.➪ Lead and initiate national and regional healthcare projects that focus on enhancing patient safety and optimization of supply chain processes through the development and implementation of globally recognized supply chain standards.- Manage national committee (Healthcare Provider Deployment Committee) determining strategy, recruitment, meeting planning, speaker engagement, agenda planning, meeting facilitation and ensure completion of post meeting deliverables.- Direct the development of +$3M government funded projects with a focus on industry consensus building, development of global standards, and execution of national implementation strategies to improve patient safety and supply chain savings.- Envision, design and develop tools, resources and supports through national and international standards committees and task groups targeted to improve the delivery of standards education and deployment with healthcare providers.

Ontario, Canada

➪Led a multi-hospital initiative to develop a business case that would see the successful implementation of a $10M supply chain transformation project resulting in excess of $90M in savings by 2017.- Solution-focused Project Manager for the e-Supply Chain Project, a multi-hospital initiative funded by the Ontario Ministry of Finance, Broader Public Sector, resulting in the successful implementation of e-commerce, barcode, electronic requisitioning and inventory management, document scanning and business intelligence technologies in the Ontario healthcare sector. Published Project Report titled: Supply Chain Modernization In Ontario Health Care 2007. - Advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Finance, BPS Supply Chain Secretariat related to supply chain transformation in Ontario hospitals. Consulting initiatives and annual savings realized included: -St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital – cart optimization + $700K. -SCO Healthcare e-Commerce project + $300K -UHN OR supply chain technology project + $10M over 5 years ➪Directed a working group representing 46 healthcare organizations through the development of a detailed project and capital requirements proposal that would result in an e-Supply Chain project with government approved funding within 6 months.- Directed project implementation that included establishing the central project office, communications planning, and development of standard tools and process to support and monitor project execution. -Led RFP process resulting in the successful deployment of standardized e-commerce technologies across 6 ERP systems.- Facilitated a team of healthcare professionals through the refinement of 20 hospital supply chain performance metrics and 12 standards in preparation for provincial implementation.- Led RFP process that would successfully identify a service provider to refine and prioritize supply chain performance metrics and standards developed by the HSCM Working Group.

Toronto, Canada Area

➪Planned and executed a national eBusiness supply chain strategy as part of a corporate customer relationship management strategy.- Directed project team to successfully develop and launch a new customer e-billing program in four months that targeted annual savings in excess of $100K and increased customer satisfaction.- Led the development and implementation of Business Objects, an automated business intelligence platform that tracked supply chain Key Performance Indicators (KPI).- Led cross-functional team to develop tailored supply chain solutions resulting in increased customer satisfaction to hospitals and supply chain savings in excess of $500K annually.- Led Baxter Corporation in the successful implementation of a fully integrated e-Commerce Exchange that automated order entry, order tracking and invoicing into JD Edwards, optimizing staffing time to value added supports.

Toronto, Canada Area

➪ eBusiness Manager of operations with responsibility for $3 million in capital and operating expenses.- Led the implementation of the first corporate employee performance management portal resulting in standardized talent reviews with workflow and reporting.- Successfully implement the first corporate web-publishing tool resulting in standardized workflow for company website.- Directed an international team that delivered the first Baxter customer self-service portal integrated with the corporate ERP system resulting in excess of $2M in sales within 12 months.- Supported the strategic design of Baxter’s customer relationship strategy that included the development and implementation of electronic catalogue, automated order processing, billing, and payment functionalities.- Championed the adoption of web technologies in Baxter Corporation through the successful execution of employee education and change management strategies

Toronto, Canada Area

➪Project Manager leading cross-function team that managed $2.7 million in un-forecasted supply chain demand from healthcare providers and avoided global supply problems within an 18-month period.- Guest speaker at hospitals and North American conferences to mitigate risks associated with year 2000 initiatives and persuade hospital executives to collaboratively manage contingency planning activities.- Managed a cross-functional team through capital planning and policy development to successfully supply $2.7 million in unforecasted med-surge products to support hospital contingency planning.

Toronto, Canada Area

➪Led team of 5 ecommerce Specialists in a coordinated effort to successfully establish 1500(+) suppliers on strategic EDI and web-form transactions within 3 years.• Chair departmental meetings to promote team building and staff development on ecommerce Leading Practices.• Developed marketing seminars detailing corporate initiatives on electronic commerce to key suppliers. Presented at Industry EDI Conference in November 1996.• Recruited and retained high performing employees through the development of structured training and performance improvement programs.• Analyzed business processes and implemented new web-form technology that increased operational efficiencies in the inbound control center by more than 30%.

Toronto, Canada Area

➪Core team member responsible for establishing Canadian Tire’s ecommerce testing and implementation program.• Developed and executed marketing program that educated suppliers on Canadian Tire’s electronic commerce and supply chain programs.• Trained internal departments on new ecommerce processes and applications.• Developed User Acceptance Testing processes and managed supplier pilot programs for ecommerce and web based technologies.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Core team member responsible for development of an inventory and provisioning system for Canadian Tire’s national gift certificate and coupon program. • Operations support - general accounting, systems administration, and dealer relations.

Barrie, Ontario

Various departments Customer Service, Electrical, Paint and Decorating, Home and Garden

Business/Commerce, General

Marketing/Marketing Management, General