Deanna Herrin

About Deanna Herrin

Service-driven leader with success leading workstreams that deliver cost savings, business transformation and enhanced service delivery. Consistently rated as a top performer for delivering results through strategic alignment, program management and accelerating performance of teams to exceed targets.Specialties: Procurement, Cross-functional Teams, Project Management, Implementations, Value Analysis, Standardization, Implementation, Analytics, Communications, Contract Negotiations, Vendor Management, Strategy, Transformation, Consulting and Servant Leadership.Top Five StrengthsFinder Themes: Achiever, Futuristic, Relator, Learner, Responsibility

Experience

1. VP, Enterprise Operations

   Savista

   Mar 2018 — Present · Alpharetta, GA, US

   Senior leader responsible for Strategic Sourcing, Procurement Operations, Real Estate and Facilities Management. Lead the Spend Optimization program to deliver year-over-year cost savings.• Transformed operations and created a centralized procurement model to optimize company expense for products, purchased services and contingent labor. Revitalized the department with a new organizational structure, revised roles, governance, business process and implementation of a procure-to-pay technology platform to drive transparency and sustainable results.• Generated significant cash savings through centralized procurement of IT hardware, corporate applications, professional services, staff augmentation, travel and facilities-related categories. Execute RFP events, conduct contract negotiations and vendor management. Oversee the procure-to-pay program including purchasing, catalog management, policy compliance, contingent worker sourcing, supplier on-boarding and invoicing.• Delivered $59 million in cash flow improvements by closing facilities and negotiating early-exit deals with landlords for multiple locations. Responsible for long-range planning, space management, lease / landlord management and coordination of real estate transactions that support the organization\'s vision and corporate strategy.

Education

• The University of Dallas

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Health Services Managment

  1999 — 2003

• Texas Woman's University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology

  1985 — 1988

Skills

• Sales Operations
• Informatics
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Change Management
• Financial Modeling
• Value Chain Analysis
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Team Building
• Healthcare Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Portfolio Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Vendor Relationships
• Job Coaching
• Contract Management
• Integration
• Budgets
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Healthcare Consulting
• Physicians
• Leadership
• Lean Thinking
• Servant Leadership
• Healthcare Management
• Marketing Communications
• Strategic Communications
• Management Consulting
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Managed Care