GARY F. MARCHAND

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Tampa, FL acuouo@r.postjobfree.com

OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL

Purchasing ~ Procurement ~ Logistics ~ Supply Chain

Purchasing Inventory Professional with strong financial, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Skilled at contract negotiations, software implementation, and project management. Excellent cost savings, risk reduction and product launch track record. Proven record in cross functional communications, planning, purchasing, forecasting, inventory control, driving company towards increased growth and profitability. Arrange and provide training to branch purchasing staff and management. Expertise includes:

Policies/Procedures

Payroll/Kronos

Cost Savings

Inventory

Billable Visits

Material Management Audits

Acquisitions

Audits

Bill backs for Credit

Computer Skills: Excel, Lotus, Word, Windows 2000, Power Point, Windows 8, Windows XP, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, UNIX, DOS, Lawson, Portal, Access, SAP, Sharepoint, Ariba, JD Edwards, and AIMS.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CVS HEALTH, Tampa, FL (Coram Specialty Infusion Services/Apria Healthcare)

Sr. Coordinator Procurement Infusion (2014 – 2016)

Procured materials based on LTP, MRP, GMP, and other forecasting and demand management tools for 9-18 pharmacies and managed all branch purchase orders, excluding branch expense items, and controlled inventory levels using the Microsoft Access, Cardinal, Lawson, Portal, MSD, Baxter, Excel, Macros, Pivot Tables, and AIMS.

Generated Infusion purchase orders using Lawson LID, EDI, Cardinal Order Express, MSD.com, Baxter.com, and Lawson.

Ensured required materials were delivered on time, at correct price, and with acceptable quality.

Forecast supplier material/equipment availability, supplier capacity capabilities, supplies lead-times and material shortage information.

Created and maintained material and supplier master data on XC250 Report daily.

Worked with Accounting and Finance departments to resolve delivery, invoice, and financial related issues.

Provided corrective action if branches were selecting off-contract items when contracted items were available.

Regional Infusion Procurement Manager (2008 – 2014)

Managed all branch purchase orders for 9 – 18 pharmacies and managed inventory levels using the Microsoft Access, Cardinal Order Express, MSD.com, Baxter.com, Excel, Macros, Pivot Tables, and AIMS systems.

Completed Product Addition/Change Request Forms and forwarded to Corporate Product File Department for processing.

Negotiated Vendor Contracts to ensure correct products and quantities are being ordered per Apria Healthcare ECM, Infusion Product Compliance List and established minimum and maximum par levels. And created assigned purchase orders.

Managed all Vendor/Product Quality Reports and faxed to Corporate for preparing Monthly and Quarterly Financial Reports.

Provided corrective action if branches were selecting off-contract items when contracted items were available.

Arranged and provided training to branch purchasing staff one on one on line and traveled to branches for group training.

Regional Infusion Purchasing Coordinator (2004 – 2008)

Created all branch purchase orders for 4 – 8 pharmacies using Excel Skills, Macros, Pivot tables, and AIMS systems.

Reviewed the Vendor Sheets to ensure correct products and quantities are being ordered per Apria Healthcare’s ECM.

Compared the following reports to determine if invoices are coded and charged correctly as well as paid in a timely manner; IV Purchases Trend Report, AP Invoice Detail Report, Access PO Export and Access Monthly Cost Report. Report discrepancies to Account Payable and Finance.

Updated and distributed the Vendor Stock Sheets, specific to each branch, with new ECM products and par levels. Determined if products are dispensed incorrectly (exact match and quantity) comparing the AIMS Inventory Utilization Extract with Access PO Export and report discrepancies to the appropriate staff.

Reviewed and responded to any overdue invoice notifications, (e.i. 5-day letters) from Accounts Payable.

Provided corrective action if branches were selecting off-contract items when contracted items were available.

Reviewed corporate scoreboard, specifically Inventory Turns section, and provided action plans as needed to improve compliance.

QA’d pumps in AIMS only after receiving the Obsolete, Destroyed, Lost Form from the branches.

Arranged and provided training to branch purchasing staff based on the corporate model.

Reviewed PI results for data entry errors and consulted with Corporate and completed PI counts in AIMS.

Compared top 80% of extended dollars from PI Extract Report with AIMS Inventory Utilization Report to identify inappropriate purchasing practices. Provided action plans as necessary to comply with ECM.

Audited pharmacies quarterly for compliance with Essential Care Model.

Area Infusion Purchasing Analyst (2002 – 2004)

Administered and coordinated the purchasing of medications and supplies for 4 – 8 pharmacies.

Reviewed purchasing decisions by maximizing the values created for Apria including lowest cost and highest AWP spread and set par levels to maintain appropriate level for the region’s pharmacies.

Oversaw field inventories for expired or outdated drugs/medical supplies by performing material management audits on the pharmacies each quarter according to Apria’s policy. Made arrangements with Guaranteed Returns and suppliers to process returns in order to capture maximum return on credits and bill backs dollars.

Assisted in ensuring compliance with standard company policies and procedures for purchasing of all materials for 4 – 8 pharmacies. Assisted in developing, interpreting, and implementing new policies by exchanging best practices with corporate and other regions on a daily basis.

Verified Cardinal Contract Ranking and Item Searches are accurately loaded for all Cardinal.com User Id’s.

Resolved and E-mailed the Cardinal Contract Coordinators at the appropriate DC’s (cc: Corporate Purchasing) if credit/re-bills are necessary due to items falling off-contract.

Reviewed corporate scoreboard, specifically Inventory Turns section, and provided action plans as needed.

Reviewed pharmacies PI results for data entry errors and follow-up with branch if discrepancies are discovered.

Completed the following reports Inventory Audits, Back Orders, MRP related, Forecast related, and QA.

Compared top 80% of extended dollars from PI Extract Report with AIMS Inventory Utilization Report to identify inappropriate purchasing practices. Provided action plans as necessary and monitored the corrective action required.

TECHPRO MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Waltham, MA 2002

Medical Software Sales Representative

Sold windows based office management software system to medical providers.

Designed, developed, and implemented training classes and in accounting, general ledger, posting, payments, month end financial reports, statements, receivables, appointment scheduling, medical records, and patient registration.

Trained clients in EMC billing, CPT, and ICD 9 codes.

Supported IT tech’s with problem solving for clients using PC Anywhere.

Scheduled and conducted group presentations for proposed clients.

Maintained DOS data base for client leads and information for telemarketing.

Assisted in developing advertising and sales promotions strategies.

Arranged contracts and leasing agreements for clients, resulting in 100% of goal.

Consulted with clients on HIPAA regulations about compliance issues. Consulted with clients on Third party billing procedures to ensure HIPPA compliance.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

LOWELL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, Lowell, MA – Office Manager

GENTIVA HEALTH SERVICES, Marlboro, MA – Home Infusion Patient Representative

CORAM HEALTHCARE, Hopkinton, MA – Home Infusion Patient Representative

LOWE’S MED-CARE SYSTEMS, Chatsworth, GA – Regional Sales Manager

BKM FLOORCOVERING, Charlestown, MA – Operation Manager

LOWELL CARPETING, INC., Lowell, MA – Contract Sales Representative

EDUCATION

BS/BA Concentration Operations Management – University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA

Certificate in Pharmacy Technician Training – Pharmacy Technician Group Inc., Brighton, MA

Ten week certificate program with training in all forms of pharmacy technician skills needed to perform as an infusion pharmacy technician; Graduated with honors with a 3.7 grade point average

Nursing Program – Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley, MA

Coursework in Nursing, Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Cross Sectional Anatomy, Psychology, Chemistry and Life Sciences

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