Buyer, Purchasing, Materials Management
Resume:
Belva Guindon
**** ***** **** **** ****, Apt ****
Rockwall, TX 75032
*********@*****.***
Qualifications
** ***** ** ****** **** supply chain management experience
Experience implementing, supporting and training for web based information systems
Working knowledge of supply acquisition, distribution and inventory control methodology
Good analytical and negotiating skills
Experience in preparation of annual supply and equipment budgets
Management and supervisory skills
Accounting, general ledger and accounts payable knowledge
Employment History
Parkland Health & Hospital System
5201 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX, 75235
Dates of Employment: March 2008 – March 2011
Job Title: Buyer (2008-2009) Contract Specialist (2009-2011)
Job Duties: Responsible for issuing and awarding RFP’s and RFQ’s for supplies, equipment and services for clinical and support departments within the hospital. I also verify that all products added to the item master are covered by a Contract and I’m responsible for insuring that vendors are compliant with the terms of the Contract. I review daily EDI reports and identify price variances and resolve them. I work as a resource for hospital staff in the areas of contract compliance and hospital policy related to supply chain issues.
Accomplishments:
1. Documented $274,000.00 in savings on Capital purchased in FY10 (10/01/09 – 9/30/10)
2. Reduced EDI order exception errors from an average of 200 per day down to 3-4 per day
RadNet, Inc
1510 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025
RadNet owns and manages free standing multi-modality diagnostic imaging centers
Dates of Employment: August 2007 – February 2008
Job Title: Materials Management System Administrator
Job Duties: RadNet is a company that acquired Radiologix, a former employer I left in 2006. I returned to assist in the implementation of a web based Materials
Management Information System. This has included training and recommendations for re-design of their supply chain processes to comply with SOX regulations.
U.S. Renal Care, Inc
14651 Dallas Parkway
Suite 900
Dallas, TX 75254
U.S Renal Care owns and manages dialysis clinics
Dates of Employment: September 2006 - March 2007
Job Title: Purchasing Manager
Job Duties: Responsible for overseeing the de-centralized supply chain processes of the company. I was responsible for making sure all records and data for all purchasing done by U.S Renal Care employees was collected and back entered into the Great Plains financial application. I also coordinated, processed and validated monthly physical inventories of clinical supplies and medications.
Accomplishments:
1. Established purchasing department in Dallas office. This
Included closing down and transitioning the existing purchasing and AP functions from the Jonesboro, AR office.
Radiologix, Inc
2200 Ross Avenue
3600 JPMorgan Chase Tower
Dallas, TX 75201
Company Sold To RadNet November 2006
Radiologix owned and managed free standing multi-modality diagnostic
Imaging centers.
Dates of Employment: May 2001 - September 2006
Job Title: Contract Manager /
Materials Management System Administrator
Job Duties: Handle in-house negotiation and management of supply contracts. Review of vendor quotations and preparation of purchase orders for capital and IT related items. I was the Database Administrator for the materials management information system. Provide support for Materials Managers, Accounts Payable staff and requestors on all aspects of supply procurement, inventory control and accounts payable. As database administrator, I was solely responsible for maintaining the master listing of items, vendors, users and locations. I established all user permissions and rules associated with the levels of security required.
Accomplishments:
1. Developed key performance indicators report to measure materials management functions as they relate to expenses as a percent of revenue, inventory days on hand, average supply cost per procedure and contract compliance.
2. Worked with software vendor to develop customized module
that tracks service/maintenance actions performed on all medical and radiology equipment.
3. Developed and implemented a review process for evaluating the performance of Materials Managers.
4. Assisted in the development of a web-based application used for capital budget planning, approval and order placement.
5. Assisted in the development and writing of policies and procedures to comply with Sarbanes Oxley laws. I also perform quarterly testing of procurement processes to verify that we stay in compliance with all federal laws.
PHYCOR, INC.
Nashville, TN based Physician Practice Management Company
Dates of Employment: August 1989 – May 2001
Materials Manager, Doctors’ Clinic, Vero Beach, Fl (1998-2001)
Physician Partnership Dissolved In 2001 – No Longer In Existence
Materials Manager, Clinics of North Texas, Wichita Falls, TX (1997-1998)
Materials Manager, Valley Diagnostic Clinic, Harlingen, TX (1989-1997)
Accomplishments:
1. Implementation of new Materials Management Information Systems at all three clinics. This included the creation of the database, reinvention of daily operations and training of staff.
2. Moved and reorganized Central Stores. Created bin location system for supply shelves.
3. Reviewed all supply items used in the clinics. Reduced total number of line items by eliminating duplicate products.
4. Reduced the total number of vendors by consolidating product lines.
5. Increased contract utilization at Doctors’ Clinic by 30%. This brought our total contract utilization up to 82%
6. Implemented monthly review of all local and long distance telephone bills. Reduced monthly telephone expense at Doctors Clinic by $2000.00.
7. Reduced supply expense as a percent of net revenue by 4%. This resulted in $1.5 million in savings over 3 years at Doctors’ Clinic.
8. Implemented approval levels for all supply requests.
9. Created and implemented department policies and procedures.
10. Improved the maintenance and accuracy of diagnostic equipment by having annual preventative checkups by licensed biomedical technician.
11. Reduced the amount of money invested in forms by negotiating a consignment program with vendor.
12. Reduced inventory by implementing JIT inventory system
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