As a Director of Procurement, I manage a $10M budget for purchasing within one of the country’s largest healthcare facilities, as well as implementing inventory management efficiencies for Operating Room, Interventional Radiology, Cardiac Catherization and Endoscopy departments. I utilize Lean methodologies, such as Kanban, to create efficiencies in purchasing and managing the inventory of a vast portfolio of medical and surgical supplies, and instituting cost-saving measures and value analysis. Some specific examples include the following:• Lowered par levels by 30%, increased high volume product turns from 1X per week to 3X, replaced 10% of hand items from inventory by ordering on “as-needed” basis• Realized $155K in first year by exchanging expired products, decreased stock-outs from 25% - to 0 by implementing SpaceTrax software to manage inventory for Interventional Radiology department • Decreased expenses by 10% in 6 months over prior year by implemented Kanban methodology for O.R. Endoscopy & Cardiac Catherization departments• Introduced Pyxis Inventory System to provide easy access to supplies throughout hospital and document supply usage in real time• Utilized Electronic Medical Record software to maintain correct coding for supplies to ensure correct billing