Bharathi Kota

Registered Nurse (RN) working in healthcare for the past 7 years providing bedside care to acutely ill patients in short and long term hospitals, home health and hospice. Positions are listed below.

RN Medical city-Lewisville- Surgical Truama Unit

RN Kindred Hospital- Fort Worth-Medical surgical Unit

RN-Medcor Inc- Telephonic Injury Triage call center RN

RN- Legent Orthopedic Hospital- Post Surgical unit

• Placed multi-million dollar purchase orders with Software and Hardware and Telecommunication vendors.
• Processed requisitions received from multiple internal customers and various business units.
• Supervised and mentored a procurement team in India
• Managed internal procurement database for updates and content changes. Led supplier interactions to maintain consistent rapport and enforce contractual requirements.
• Worked with management to prioritize supply chain needs and implement new initiatives.
• Created and maintained portfolio of qualified vendors to expand options.
• Analyzed supplier contracts to confirm compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Led sourcing process for new vendors to get quality products and services and mitigate risk.
• Prepared and presented reports to management on purchasing trends and cost savings to aid in decision making.
• Evaluated supplier quotes based on purchasing procedures and competitiveness in quality, price and delivery.
• Resolved invoice and payment issues to facilitate prompt payment to suppliers.
• Managed supply chain process, from order placement to delivery, to facilitate on-time and accurate fulfillment.
• Reviewed and issued contracts and blanket purchase orders after choosing ideal vendor and drive procurement process.
• Developed and maintained relationships with key suppliers for smooth communication and to meet required expectations.
• Managed and maintained purchase orders and invoices.
• Researched and identified new suppliers and vendors.
• Cultivated relationships with wholesalers and distributors to increase inventory availability.

• Reviewed requisition orders, verifying terminology and specifications for accuracy.
• Mitigated logistics deficiencies, resolved shortages and tracked missed or late deliveries while scheduling and expediting high-priority customers.
• Tracked purchase orders and followed up with vendors and carriers to support timely deliveries.
• Interfaced with suppliers to maintain document flow and request origination.
• Maintained up-to-date database of suppliers, vendors and contracts to support accurate recordkeeping.
• Established relationships with vendors and suppliers to streamline procurement operations.
• Researched and identified potential new suppliers to increase vendor base.
• Evaluated internal needs and developed plans for maintaining optimal supply levels.
• Mitigated warehouse flow down time, ensuring reorders were aligned with store sales and backlog. Added new vendors and products into system and keyed in special shipping codes when needed.