Aaron Best

About Aaron Best

18 years of experience in managing product launch strategies and strategic vendor partnerships within the durable medical equipment 3rd party billing space.• Director, Strategic Sourcing for Elizur Corporation, a Pittsburgh, PA based health care company with annual sales of $19 million• Received the Elizur Corporation’s ELITE Award for outstanding performance in 2023. The first management level employee to ever receive this honor in 15+ years of the award.• Negotiated multiple vendor contracts to include telecommunications, cellular communications, orthopedic soft goods manufacturers, and Orthotic & Prosthetic manufacturers totaling $500k+ in YoY cost savings.• Negotiated multiple health care insurance contracts with Cigna, Geisinger, Anthem BCBS and others adding Elizur the ability to service and provide durable medical equipment to their members and provide additional revenue opportunities of over $1 million for Elizur. • Appointed Product Strategy manager for National Rehab (NR) in 2008 managing and negotiating new/existing vendor distribution agreements, purchasing contracts, growth incentive plans and payment terms for a Pittsburgh, PA based health care company with annual sales revenue of $212 Million and average 20+% YoY growth.• Improved gross profit contribution dollars at NR from $300K (2009) to $411K (2010),$633K (2011),$1.13 million (2012),$1.41 million (2013) and $2.4 million (2014).• Identified new product specific opportunities at NR resulting in $11 million in overall new revenue streams for the business between 2011 and 2014.• Managed purchasing team at NR responsible for sourcing $41 million annually in total product cost of goods sold and over skus in 11 product Categories.• Appointed Senior Manager of Operations in 2015 for a $12 million annual sales Orthopedic and Orthotic bracing division of MPCS (formerly NR) with territories located in PA, OH, WV, KY and FL.

Experience

1. Director Strategic Sourcing

   Ēlizur

   Jul 2024 — Present · US

Education

• Eastern Kentucky University

  MS, Sports Administration/ Sports Medicine

  1997 — 1998

• Slippery Rock University

  BS, Health Science specializing in Athletic Training

  1993 — 1997

Skills

• Market Research
• Podiatry
• Hospitals
• Product Launch
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Orthotics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Medical Sales
• Orthopedic
• Capital Equipment
• Cold Calling
• Surgeons
• Purchasing
• Wound Care
• Account Management
• Sales
• Healthcare
• Medical Devices
• Urology
• Rehabilitation
• Management
• Durable Medical Equipment
• Market Development
• Managed Care
• Orthopedics
• Strategic Planning