Gilberto Valdes
Community Health Systems
Lake Worth,FL
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Desired Job Title
Purchasing Agent IIIProcurement Analyst I
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract Work
Location Preference
Remote
Important To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureWork from home optionPaid time offPaid sick leave
8
years of professional experience
Purchasing Agent III managing hospital procurement for medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, and surgical supplies. Negotiates supplier pricing, terms, and GPO contracts while keeping requisitions, purchase orders, and invoice resolution aligned with healthcare compliance requirements. Uses ERP reporting to control spend, protect inventory par levels, and reduce shortages across clinical operations.
Work History
1 Year 11 Months
09.2024 - Current
1 Year 11 Months
Purchasing Agent III
Community Health Systems | Franklin, TN
09.2024 - Current
- Managed high-volume purchase requisitions and purchase orders for hospital networks while ensuring full compliance with internal and healthcare regulations
- Negotiated pricing, terms, and service level agreements with medical and clinical suppliers to lower corporate expenditure
- Monitored and optimized inventory par levels to prevent shortages of essential medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and operational equipment
- Resolved invoicing mismatches, shipping discrepancies, and back-order delays with internal departments and vendors, enhancing operational flow
- Resolved complex invoice discrepancies, delivery delays, and backorder exceptions with primary vendors and internal hospital stakeholders
- Monitored metrics and utilized enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to analyze spending trends and optimize distribution processes
- Researched suppliers, negotiated pricing and terms, and evaluated delivery reliability, strengthening vendor relationships
5 Years 10 Months
05.2018 - 03.2024
5 Years 10 Months
Procurement Analyst I
World Kinect Corporation | Doral, FL
05.2018 - 03.2024
- Created purchase requisitions and purchase orders to support procurement team and stakeholders' needs.
- Collaborated with AP, vendors, and end-users to facilitate ongoing purchases.
- Create Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders in support of the Procurement Team and stakeholders.
- Review, determine and recommend the best purchase method for new purchases
- Work closely with AP, Vendors, and end-users to support ongoing purchases
- Analyzed spending data to negotiate favorable pricing and delivery terms with suppliers.
- Month End PO Reconciliation Process, Analyzing Whether PO needs specific maintenance
- Highly knowledgeable with Oracle Fusion and RemedyForce system
- Maintain Adobe, Microsoft and other licenses log up to date
Education
Associate of Arts - Electronics and Computer Technology
DeVry University | Miami, FL
Associate of Arts - Computer Analysis
Miami Dade College | Miami, FL
Skills
Spanish and English
Microsoft Office and Google Suite
Jira Service Management
RemedyForce
Negotiation skills
Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Purchase order processing
Purchase requisition management
Timeline
Purchasing Agent III
Community Health Systems
09.2024 - CurrentRead more
Procurement Analyst I
World Kinect Corporation
05.2018 - 03.2024Read more
Miami Dade College - Associate of Arts, Computer Analysis
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DeVry University - Associate of Arts, Electronics and Computer Technology
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