As the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, Medline manufactures and distributes more than 125,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, physician offices and home care dealers. Recently named one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare," Medline is headquartered in Mundelein, Ill. and has more than 1,100 dedicated sales representatives nationwide to support its broad product line and cost management services.Over the past five years, Medline has been the fastest-growing distributor of medical and surgical supplies in the U.S., serving as the primary distributor to over 450 major hospitals and healthcare systems. As a leading distributor, Medline offers a comprehensive array of consulting and management services encompassing the supply chain and logistics, utilization and standardization, business tools and enhanced reporting capabilities and on-staff clinicians.Medline has a growing network of 50 manufacturing and distribution centers worldwide, as well as an expanding, dedicated transportation fleet with over 200 vehicles in a variety of sizes to fit customers' specific delivery needs. The fleet is equipped with the latest navigation devices for enhanced order tracking and communication.

Scan and enter patient prescriptions, register new patients, fill prescriptions, handle customer transactions, verify inventory,receipt non-warehouse orders into AS400, manage online adjudication with third-party providers create returns for expired and overstock inventory for both warehouse and vendor stock.

Entered vendor invoices into SRM for confirmation approval, researched open purchase orders requiring payment.

In-house vendor representative processing orders for private label products in multiple departments, assisted with order problem resolution between vendors and customers, maintained and updated Daymon system, monitored and improved vendor performance.

Issued purchase orders for consumable items used in commercial and residential satellite television installations, expedited late and back ordered items, resolved pricing discrepancies, requested quotes for new items, and sourced new vendors.

Managed dedicated customer accounts in all areas, verified stock availability and pricing information, communicated with factories in Japan for correct shipping dates, tracked and expedited international orders, resolved billing and shipping discrepancies.

Created and managed program for the ongoing return and credit of all excess and surplus inventory from 60 individual store locations nationwide and three regional warehouses to multiple vendors, responsible for stocking two regional warehouses, processing purchase orders, resolved service, billing and inventory discrepancies.

Handled customer inquiries and complaints, located lost and misdirected orders, resolved service, billing and freight discrepancies, implemented and managed all processing of payments via credit cards, entered customer orders into AS400 system, managed numerous rush and priority orders.

Responsible for the purchase of all materials used in the manufacturing of finished product, including aluminum castings, small hardware, electrical parts and packing material, implemented procedure to track purchase of non-stock items; created purchase orders and received inventory into on-line system, tracked price fluctuations, kept inventory costs down.