Amy Distad
Kenmore,WA
Summary
Strategic supply chain leader with experience driving cost savings, forecast improvement, and vendor performance through sourcing, planning, and contract execution. Led team members and supply chain projects, supported executive decision-making with cost-benefit analysis, and delivered an 18% cost reduction in a pharmacy purchasing role.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Career Break
Childcare
Kenmore, Washington
04.2026 - Current
- Coordinated household schedules, appointments, and family calendars to ensure smooth daily operations
- Managed budgets, bill payments, and expense records to maintain financial organization
Legal Assistant - Volunteer
Snohomish County Legal Services
Everett, WA
04.2025 - 04.2026
- Conduct client interviews and handle intake services.
- Facilitated communication for co-counsel requests.
- Translate legal information into clear, client-friendly language.
- Gather case data and prepare client package drafts.
- File documents with compliance authorities and track related counts.
- Draft complaints, summonses, and interrogatories under attorney supervision.
- Support attorneys, clients, and support staff with daily case needs.
- Delivered essential support to legal team and clients.
Supply Chain Manager
Sono Bello
Kirkland, WA
12.2021 - 10.2022
- Produced strategic sourcing initiatives that supported organizational cost-saving objectives.
- Advanced supplier relationships and contract negotiations to optimize pricing.
- Identified supply chain risks through assessments and developed contingency plans.
- Value Analysis for PPI by strengthening strategic sourcing, procedure reimbursement, patient outcomes, physician ease of use, supply chain performance, organizational value, and physician confidence in reforms.
- Developed strategic cost-benefit models to inform executive business development priorities.
- Enhanced warehousing plans to keep production materials and completed products organized and retrievable.
- Managed P2P enhancement project execution.
- Led people management for six supply chain contributors.
- Coordinated strategic sourcing and inventory implementation projects, supported new business development within supply chain.
Demand Planner
Sono Bello
Kirkland, WA
02.2021 - 12.2021
- New product launches received timely, accurate demand forecasts that supported market readiness.
- Forecast accuracy improved through ongoing inventory monitoring and forecast adjustments.
- Forecast development reflected seasonality, promotions, and other demand drivers.
- Demand forecasts stayed aligned with shifting trends through a review of historical sales patterns.
- Results achieved through fiscal forecast planning for facility growth and contract compliance support.
- Inventory planning and forecasting processes improved through strategic initiative development.
- Collaborated on current, new, and discontinued products to enhance supply planning decisions.
- Production plans remained aligned with demand needs through communication with supply chain partners.
- Conducted root-cause analysis and implemented corrective actions to reduce forecast variances.
- Facilitated project delivery through effective coordination among team members. from the perpetual inventory concept through implementation testing.
- Supply chain strategy discussions benefited from participation in sales and operations planning S&OP meetings.
Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, WA
07.2020 - 09.2020
- Acute care pharmacy buyer 100+M annual pharmaceutical budget
- Conducted product variance reporting to support value analysis initiatives
- Executed audits of databases including EPIC, MacroHelix, and Cardinal to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Facilitated ad-hoc reporting for 340B audit compliance assessments
Supply Chain Business Analyst
PeaceHealth
Vancouver, WA
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Develop and present MoM contract savings analysis to supply chain executives
- Developed and executed strategies to decrease antineoplastic contract variance.
- Conducted analysis of ERP system functionalities to improve efficiency
- Produced ad-hoc reports for value analysis to inform strategy for contract management and value analysis
Pharmacy Purchasing Manager
Legacy Health
Portland, OR
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Managed a 10+M pharmaceutical formulary budget
- Reduced cost YoY by 18% or 1.8M
- Managed capital improvement business case, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Developed and executed waste reduction strategies, maintaining patient care standards.
- Supervised two purchasing agents
- Conducted 340B reporting analysis for MacroHelix, facilitating compliance and financial accuracy.
Pharmacy Technician
Legacy Health
Portland, OR
01.2006 - 01.2012
- Cross functional pharmacy technician
- PAS auditor
- Narcotic auditor
Pharmacy Technician
Kaiser Permanente
Portland, OR
01.2004 - 01.2006
Education
MBA - Data Analytics and Business Strategies
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI01-2017
Skills
- Demand planning
- Strategic sourcing
- Inventory optimization
- Contract negotiation
- Project management
- P2P processes
- S&OP management
- Vendor management
- Operational management
- Healthcare compliance
- Quality assurance
- Market analysis
- Business development
- Data analysis
- ERP systems
- Risk assessment
- Process improvement
- Project coordination
- Excel and PowerPoint
- Database management
- Cloud applications
- Healthcare software
- SAAS
- EPIC
- Graphic design
- Adobe Photoshop
- Team collaboration
- Account management
- Proposal development
Personal Information
Title: Supply Chain Manager
INTERESTS
Volunteering on committees, Traveling, Educational speaker events, Reading, Learning from different cultures, Exercising and healthcare, Outdoor activities, Cooking, Photography
Accomplishments
- APEXUS CERTIFIED
- Apexus
- 2020
- DATA ANALYTICS CERTIFICATION
- MSU
- 2017 -Online
- 2013
Timeline
Career Break
Childcare
04.2026 - Current
Legal Assistant - Volunteer
Snohomish County Legal Services
04.2025 - 04.2026
Supply Chain Manager
Sono Bello
12.2021 - 10.2022
Demand Planner
Sono Bello
02.2021 - 12.2021
Pharmacy Purchasing Analyst
Swedish Medical Center
07.2020 - 09.2020
Supply Chain Business Analyst
PeaceHealth
01.2017 - 01.2018
Pharmacy Purchasing Manager
Legacy Health
01.2013 - 01.2017
Pharmacy Technician
Legacy Health
01.2006 - 01.2012
Pharmacy Technician
Kaiser Permanente
01.2004 - 01.2006
MBA - Data Analytics and Business Strategies
Michigan State University