Christo J.
Strategic Sourcing Leader | Orchestrating Healthcare Supply Chain Innovations, Operational Excellence, Cost Savings, Digital Transformation, & Continuous Improvement
- Role
- Director of Supply Chain and Purchasing at Proliance Surgeons
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christo J.
WHAT I DO: I am a builder, leader, and improver of healthcare supply chain systems…
Experience
Director of Supply Chain and Purchasing
May 2019 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Oversee strategic sourcing, supply chain management, and contracting for three service lines. Achieved multimillion-dollar cost savings by unifying supply chain processes, bringing them under a single team’s jurisdiction for the first time. Negotiate critical contracts for physician preference items (PPI), capital equipment, service items, and group purchasing organizations (GPOs). Co-chair the purchasing committee and serve on the payer contract committee. Key Achievement #1: In the first two years, built the company’s first consolidated supply chain department and comprehensive set of policies aligned with organizational mission. Designed processes for contracting, sourcing, capital budgeting, purchasing, distribution, site operations, data and analytics, and supply chain technology.Key Achievement #2: Implemented IOS Envi, a materials management information system (MMIS) that streamlined the end-to-end materials management process. Improved data integrity by enabling reconciliation of purchase orders with packing slips and a procure-to-pay (P2P) workflow for reconciling invoices with received items.
Education
Eastern Washington University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts - BA
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