Inventory Coordinator, Surgical Services at Markham Stouffville Hospital (2023-07 – 2026-07)
- Plan and direct complex supply (JIT, Non-Stock, Consignment), instruments, and equipment acquisitions in support of Surgical Services and OPS.
- Complete inventory cart builds and bin location changes through the OR
- Collaborate on inventory management projects, cost savings initiatives; as well as design, implement, and maintain process improvements.
- Participate in and provide front-line leadership and guidance for supply management processes, projects, and initiatives in collaboration with Operating Room Manager, CPD Manager, Clinical Coordinators, Purchasing & Logistics and other stakeholders defined, as necessary.
- Responsible for the setup, ordering and approval of supplies through SAP.
- Work in collaboration with the vendor community to ensure products are available, resolve backorder issues, loaners of trays and instruments for surgery.
- Manage consignment inventory including conducting physical counts, expiry, and reconciliation with vendors.
Inventory Analyst, Supply Chain - Warehouse at Smith & Nephew (2022-06 – 2023-07)
- Ensured that Smith & Nephew inventory is optimized to satisfy patient needs while maximizing investment capital requirements.
- Monitored inventory positions for consigned and loaned assets and rental assets in conjunction with the supply chain and commercial organization.
- Executed strategies to maximize inventory effectiveness.
- Leveraged inventory management experience to ensure capital invested in inventory is working at maximum efficiency.
- Monitored aging inventory and pursued opportunities to deploy or initiate returns.
- Prepared inventory reporting for consignment inventory, trade stock inventory, and rental inventory to present analytics to sales force and senior leadership.
- Processed related restricted returns to ensure timely processing within applicable quality guidelines.
O.R. Materials Coordinator, MDRD Department at Mackenzie Health Cortellucci Vaughan Site (2020-12 – 2022-06)
- Planned and directed complex supply (JIT, Non-Stock, Consignment), instruments, and equipment acquisitions in support of surgical services.
- Acquisition of supplies/instruments/equipment to improve efficiencies and to continue to enhance the practice of providing exceptional patient care including but not limited to the Peri-Op environment, Endoscopy, Women and Child, Birthing Suites, Crash Carts.
- Worked in collaboration with the vendor community to ensure products are available, resolve backorder issues, loaners of trays and instruments for surgery.
- Managed consignment inventory including conducting physical counts, expiry, and reconciliation with vendors.
- Completed inventory cart builds (including crash carts) and bin location changes through the OR, MDRD, Endoscopy.
- Provided coverage for MDRD Supervisor and oversea staffing.
- Addressed and resolved issues in a productive, respectful manner.
- Provided front line leadership and guidance for supply chain management processes with OR Manager, MDRD Manager, Resource Nurses, MDRD Staff, Purchasing and Logistics and other stakeholders.
Inventory Coordinator/Buyer – Peri-Op, CDIU, IGT at The Hospital for Sick Children (2020-07 – 2020-12)
Part of a 3-person team that covered the supply chain for all Perioperative Services, CDIU and IGT.
- Day to day inventory flow included managing consignment, purchases and ensuring adequate supplies for clinical activity.
- Reviewed physical inventory and outstanding purchase orders to proactively identify supply disruptions.
- Reviewed daily medical device alerts (product recalls) and lead any product removal/substitution if required.
- Completed inventory cart builds and bin location changes through the OR and IGT as well as satellite procedural areas.
- Reported all defective products to vendor and coordinated product returns and reimbursement.
- Completed monthly match exceptions.
Inventory Coordinator/ Inventory Analyst, Peri-Op at North York General Hospital (2008-06 – 2018-05)
- Distributed disposable supply budget of $8 million and repair instrument/equipment budget of $500,000.
- Trained new staff and demonstrated educational trials of all new products to over 40 Nurses and Surgeons.
- Collaborated on inventory management projects, cost savings initiatives; as well as designed, implemented, and maintained process improvements.
- Responsible for the setup, ordering and approval of supplies including Capital and Foundation requests using SAP.
- Engaged in RFP bidding and proposal process for the OR and Endoscopy.
- Worked closely with vendors and suppliers in the ordering and management of products and trials.
- Actively participated in the Product & Standardization Committee.
