Bradley Clark
Omaha,Ne.
Summary
Dedicated purchasing professional specializing in logistics coordination, vendor relations and inventory management. Organized and proactive with remarkable project management, communication and planning abilities. Exceptional leader skilled at reducing costs and increasing department efficiency.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing and Inventory Manager
Kubat Health Care
Omaha , NE
02.2021 - 06.2022
- Successfully coordinated addition of 7 new locations to existing company work load.
- Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
- Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
- Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets and maintained permanent records.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
- Used Brightree software to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
- Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.
- Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
- Adjusted procedures to maximize department effectiveness.
- Contacted location managers and department supervisors to assess requirements.
- Assessed areas of service concern and developed improvement plans.
- Wrote standard operating procedures for department.
Inventory/Receiving Specialist
Kubat Health Care
Omaha , NE
10.2020 - 02.2021
- Counted materials, equipment, merchandise or supplies in stock
- Handled high-volume paperwork and collaborated with administrators to resolve invoicing and shipping problems.
- Boosted inventory and recordkeeping accuracy by conducting thorough cycle counts and physical inventory counts.
- Packed, secured, labeled and applied postage to materials to prepare items for shipment.
- Sorted and delivered materials to different work areas and staff.
- Verified orders by comparing names and quantity of items packaged with shipping documents.
- Monitored inventory to maintain sufficient supply levels to meet business and customer needs.
- Rejected damaged items, recorded shortages and corresponded with shippers to rectify issues.
- Requisitioned new supplies and maintained storage areas for smooth department operations.
- Supported reporting, accounting and recordkeeping staff with accurate updates regarding inventory levels.
Inventory Control Manager
Boys Town National Research Hospital
Omaha , NE
10.2016 - 01.2018
- Coordinated daily with hospital administrators, finance/purchasing, and surgery department managers developing new and efficient processes for the inventorying, ordering, and stocking of supplies for the surgery department and basic hospital supply
- Responsible for building an inventory management system, bar coding system, implementing policies and procedures, and training staff
- Successfully reduced inventory overhead by 3 million dollars and improved efficiency through set par levels and accurate inventory counts
- Worked closely with vendor reps coordinating bidding and contract negotiations
- Collaborated with doctors and vendors overseeing product trials and evaluations
- Successfully tracked priority shipments to ensure smooth delivery to end users
- Represented our organization at quarterly regional GPO meetings, gathered contracting, product, and regional statistical information vital to the organization's overall operations.
Assistant Purchasing Manager /Specialty Buyer
Creighton University Medical Center
Omaha , NE
06.2002 - 06.2015
- Successfully served as the central point of contact of materials management for assigned areas of the hospital that included Surgery, Radiology, E
- P./Cath Labs, Anesthesia, Orthopedics, and Trauma
- Successfully reduced 11.5 million dollars of obsolete, expired, and slow-moving inventory for the Surgery Department
- Excelled in reviewing availability and backorder status of purchase orders, contract compliance and updated departments accordingly
- Significantly reduced hospital overhead by recommending acceptable alternatives prior to placing orders
- Contacted distributors regarding back orders, incorrect shipments, and obtained PODs
- Informed impacted departments of contracting issues and trends resulting in significant savings for impacted departments
- Successfully exceeded fiscal goals for all departments I was assigned
- Resolved issues of actual product quantity versus packing slip quantity when reported by staff
- Addressed and resolved material quality issues with suppliers
- Worked with finance to ensure distributors and manufacturers adhered to contract pricing
- Coordinated product returns between end user departments and distributors
- Received employee of the month three times with the organization.
O.R Supply Technician
Creighton University Medical Center
- Successfully maintained the daily inventory of surgical supplies for the O.R
- Ordering, stocking, and organizing all supplies
- Coordinated with nurses, team leads, and doctors to ensure Par levels were correctly set to meet the needs of a trauma O.R
- Successfully completed an organizational overhaul of the surgical inventory and storage system
- Promoted to purchasing department
Education
B.S - Business Administration Emphasis in Human and Social Services
Bellevue University
Omaha, NE01.2003
A.A.S - Mortuary Science/Grief Counseling
San Antonio College
05.1997
Skills
- Inventory Monitoring and Management
- Storage and Supply Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Shipping and Receiving Operations
- Special Projects
- Invoice and Manifest Review
- Carrier Relations
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Issuing and Receiving Equipment
Additional Information
- 2015 Heroes Award Nominee
Timeline
Purchasing and Inventory Manager
Kubat Health Care
02.2021 - 06.2022
Inventory/Receiving Specialist
Kubat Health Care
10.2020 - 02.2021
Inventory Control Manager
Boys Town National Research Hospital
10.2016 - 01.2018
Assistant Purchasing Manager /Specialty Buyer
Creighton University Medical Center
06.2002 - 06.2015
O.R Supply Technician
Creighton University Medical Center
B.S - Business Administration Emphasis in Human and Social Services
Bellevue University
A.A.S - Mortuary Science/Grief Counseling
San Antonio College
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