Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Timeline
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Janice A Manetta

Janice A Manetta

Downingtown,Pa

Summary

Experienced procurement professional skilled in managing material and equipment needs for multiple locations in healthcare within our enterprise. Proven ability to communicate with other departments and vendors to ensure procurement goals are met. Experience with sourcing suppliers for purchased goods and negotiating best pricing for all products. Self motivate, stays on task, works independently, uses time effectively, detail oriented and able to establish and achieve success with well-developed organizational and process skills. Areas of expertise include inventory, spreadsheet analysis and construction purchase orders.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Purchasing Agent

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
06.2011 - Current
  • As a buyer I have 29 years in the hospital /medical/construction purchase order /change order placement.
  • I coordinate activities involved with procuring hospital medical supplies.
  • I review requisitions and confer with vendors to obtain product information, such as price, availability and delivery schedule. Estimate values according to knowledge of market price.
  • Prepare purchase orders.
  • Maintain computerized procurement record, such as items or service purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories.
  • Expediting and resolving invoice and receiving discrepancies.
  • Capital purchase ordering and expediting.
  • Knowledge of EDI and Lawson ordering system. Lawson super user.
  • Item master data update and cleanup.
  • Main ordering commodities include facilities, construction and engineering purchasing.
  • Inventory management with the blue bin system.
  • Extensively trained new and existing employees.
  • Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.

Buyer

Trinity Health previously Catholic Health East
01.2010 - 06.2011
  • Coordinate activities involved with procuring hospital medical supplies.
  • Review requisitions.  
  • Confer with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
  • Estimate values according to knowledge of market price.
  • Prepare purchase orders.
  • Maintain computerized procurement record, such as items or service purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories.

Secretary II/ Supply Tech Cardiac Catheterization Lab

Saint Francis Hospital/ Catholic Health East
04.2003 - 01.2010
  • Greeted numerous visitors, including VIPs and vendors.
  • Managed office supplies, vendors, organization and upkeep of systems and records.
  • Documented patient information obtained from interviews.
  • Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation.

Buyer, Materials Management

St. Mary Medical Center Catholic Health East
01.1999 - 04.2003
  • Coordinate activities involved with procuring hospital medical supplies. Review requisitions & preparation of purchase orders.
  • Confer with vendors to obtain product or service information, such as price, availability, and delivery schedule.
  • Maintain computerized procurement record, such as items or service purchased, costs, delivery, product quality or performance and inventories.

Office Secretary/Buyer

St. Mary Medical Center
07.1988 - 01.1999
  •  Purchase supplies,and manage invoicing.
  •  Confer with food preparation and other personnel to facilitate operations.
  • Supervise and train staff; monitor work-in-progress, addressing deficient areas for corrective action.
  • Review and reconcile financial transactions. Ensure expenditures remain within budget limitations.
  • Maintain constant awareness of cost savings methods. Prepare end of the month inventory spreadsheets.

Education

High School Diploma -

Neshaminy Maple Point High School
Langhorne Pa 19047
1982

Skills

  • Extremely organized
  • Excellent customer relation skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Database management
  • Strong problem solver
  • Works well under pressure

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Purchasing Agent

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
06.2011 - Current

Buyer

Trinity Health previously Catholic Health East
01.2010 - 06.2011

Secretary II/ Supply Tech Cardiac Catheterization Lab

Saint Francis Hospital/ Catholic Health East
04.2003 - 01.2010

Buyer, Materials Management

St. Mary Medical Center Catholic Health East
01.1999 - 04.2003

Office Secretary/Buyer

St. Mary Medical Center
07.1988 - 01.1999

High School Diploma -

Neshaminy Maple Point High School
Janice A Manetta