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Experienced Strategic Sourcing and Planning Manager in Medical Device and Healthcare

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest free-standing pediatric health systems in the United States and cares for the most amazing people on earth - children.

CORE STRATEGIC COMPETENCIES Outgoing and dependable • Highly Collaborative • Goal driven • MBA Health Care Management • Leadership •Integration Activities • Long Term Cost Management • Regulatory Risk Mitigation • Complex Global Negotiations • Business Critical Contracts • Strategic Planning • Complex Supplier Selection • Compliance • Quality Control • Sales and Operations Planning • Safety Stock analysis • Increase Forecast Robustness and Accuracy • Commodity Experience in Implants, Instruments, Raw Materials, MRO STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND SOURCING EXPERIENCE ~ Leader and business critical team member for multiple successful integration projects including acquisition of Centerpulse operations to Warsaw, closure of Austin Spine location and integration to Memphis operations ~ Directing and building teams responsible for $100M+ complex spend and executing global strategic sourcing strategies in procure-to-pay, long term cost management and supplier rationalization ~ Highly collaborative and successful in partnering with other functional teams to partner, solve and deliver results ~ Leader responsible for supplier management, planning, and inventory management of complete product portfolio to achieve optimal asset utilization, availability, and margin targets while partnering with Sales, Operations and Distribution ~ Accomplished Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Leader with a record of developing and implementing the analytic execution of transformation strategies and best in class operational policies in a regulated market globally