Veronica Baker Email & Phone Number

Smyrna, Tn, Us

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

• Created an automated workflow for the Buyers & MMIS team to update the Item Master using Microsoft Forms, Power Automate, Outlook, and Teams. As a result, 1,600 Price & Item changes since its creation.• Build and create custom Lawson Addin Query Reports for facility employees, Corporate employees, and management.• Identify missing IC12s (Vendor purchase from in the Item Master) and add to reduce X items/spend• Determining and streamlining ways that assist with expediting the buying process utilizing tools available to us through Lawson and Excel• Develop and maintain professional relationships with key vendors (Cardinal, Medline, GHX, HPG, Vizient) to aid in issue resolution and support ongoing business development• Processing requisitions for equipment, supplies, and services• Reviewing requisitions for accuracy and ordering authority• Placing orders with constant attention to appropriate item master usage as well as correct contracts and pricing• Processing and confirming credits• Invoice reconciliation with company A/P Dept and Vendor• Retrieve, review, and process incoming requisitions for equipment, supplies, and services reviewing for completeness, accuracy, and ordering authority while being alert to order priorities• Closely monitor for correct item master usage avoiding “X Items” on POs• Work with facility department personnel to ensure the use of best practices to expedite orders, keeping patient’s well-being as the top priority, shipping cost-effectiveness a close second• Review daily the item/vendor masters in the interest of streamlining spend to leverage existing vendors• Lawson Tables IC11, IC12, IC12.2, PO13, PO20, PO28, PO25, PO64, PO72, AP10, IC81, IC82, IC331, IC182, MA64, PO20, PO52, PO64, IC50, more…

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

• Lawson proficient including building Addins for query and upload templates. Experience in multiple Lawson tables listed below. Lawson list-view is my preference.• Maintain and develop the Lawson Item Master across 28+ acute care facilities• Subject Matter Expert in Mass price updates in Lawson for contract build/maintenance using HealthTrust, and Cardinal Health and working directly with Contractors.• Weekly approves/disproves the Cardinal Health PCN Report (Price Change Notification) and Cardinal Health CAP Report (Customer Accepted Price) and updating pricing in the process.• MMIS Integration: Integrating new facility Item Master Crosswalks into Lawson after they go through the approval process• Utilizing GHX Power Sourcing; by importing and exporting data to produce missing descriptions, UOMs, conversion factors, UNSPC codes, HCPCS and other information relevant for data integrity.• Drives status data collection, and Integration reporting at the team, Directors, Materials Manager level.• Researches new item requests and item change requests to validate and ensure data integrity • Assists Buyers in Lawson by identifying PO release issues and supports resolution/training as needed• Manages Paragon item masters when needed.• Support of efforts to streamline and eliminate duplication from Vendor master and Manufacturer adds.• Manages the EDI component of Lawson as it relates to daily exceptions• Develop and maintain relationships with key vendors (Cardinal, Medline, GHX, HPG) to aid in issue resolution and support the ongoing business development

Franklin, Tn, Us

• Maintained and developed the Lawson Item Master across 25+ acute care facilities• Responsible for building and maintaining Contracts within Lawson.• Developed mass updates to items to avoid manual updates within Lawson. Trained other users on the program• Duties included resolving duplicate items, updating contracts, identifying and resolving incorrect price• Generated and manipulated SQL queries of Lawson database tables• Confirming vendors for contracts.• Trained new hires• Integrating new facility item crosswalks with the Lawson Item Master• Contribute to requirements for supplier and standard operating procedure (SOP) • Conducts data cleansing to rid the system of old, unused, inaccurate or duplicate data for better management and quicker access• In collaboration with subject matter experts and data stewards, defines and implements data strategy, policies, controls, and programs to ensure the Global data is accurate, complete, secure, and reliable• Manages, analyzes, and resolves data initiative issues and manages revisions needed to best meet internal and customer requirements while adhering to published data standards• Support item/ vendor master maintenance, GL category maintenance, item agreements, template creation, and Requestor/Location/Par Location setup• Work with Accounts Payable and Purchasing team members to identify master data related improvement opportunities• Participate in facility launch activities, ensuring master data is gathered and executed in a timely manner, including item/vendor master data, vendor agreements, procurement template creation, count sheets, and Storeroom/PAR locations• Worked Buyer Messages in MA64 for Price and UOM discrepancies • Lawson Tables (List view preferred) IC11, IC12, IC12.2, po13, PO28, PO25, PO72, Ap10, IC81, IC82, IC331, IC182, MA64, PO20, PO52, PO64, IC50, Etc. (other tables but not as often)

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