Nekeya Renee Sanders
Felton,DE
Summary
Procurement professional offering 25+ years of experience with a track record of proven success in leveraging price negotiations. Assist in national, regional and healthcare programs that decreases costs, reduce inventory, conduct cost analysis and special studies on pricing. Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, distribution and production capabilities. Initiate written and verbal inquires to the supply base. Ability to execute analytical skills to facilitate improvements in processes and performance of external suppliers.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Bayhealth Medical Center
2014.03 - Current
Procurement Supervisor/Procurement Specialist
2020.11 - Current
- Role provides vision, expertise and leadership to plan, develop and implement Procurement initiatives, cultural transformation, best practices, best in-class technology to assist in leading the Bayhealth Medical Center to supply chain excellence
- Provide assistance in excelling our organization to top 100 of GXH ranking, extend assistance in driving down the cost of supply chain by consolidating resources, and strengthening direct supplier relationship
- Execute governance from Procurement realm with implementation of new ERP system over a twenty-four-month period
- Intricate part in enhancing purchasing performance using electronic data interchange in efforts to reduce invoicing exceptions/errors throughout the purchasing performance
- Provide verification of new vendor requests
- Coach team of six on new ERP system
- Conduct monthly one on one’s and staff meetings with team members
- Write annual evaluations and provide feedback to elevate to the next level.
Procurement Specialist
Bayhealth Medical Center
2014.03 - Current
- Review and confirm purchase orders documentation for accuracy, verify vendor selection, departmental expense and signature matrix
- Determine if items to be purchased are on contract, require formal or informal bidding
- Review quotes for accuracy and contracts for basic terms and conditions
- Ensure prompt and complete deliveries, investigate and provide resolution for product complaints
- Provide coverage of teams cost centers during absences
- Review and provide resolution of daily reports received from distributors, monitor and resolve GHX platform consisting of pricing, unit of measures, rejections, and backorders
- Administer and maintain open purchase order report and accuracy of Remedy ticket system
- Processing of vendor returns and monitor of credit issuance
- Collecting and distribution of data in relation to new system number
- Entry of accurate information into Recall tracking system in relation to manufacture recalls and ensuring product has been extracted from circulation and returned to manufacture
- Review, and approval of capital expenditures by ensuring required documentation has been submitted
- Procuring capital expenditures ranging from 5K to 1mil per order
- Negotiated pricing in relation to capital expenditures and consumable submission through ECRI and Premier benchmarking tool
- Meet with vendors representatives to discuss potential pricing, product changes, new services and potential price increases
- Remain knowledgeable on GPO /self-developed contracts
- Benchmark supplies related to healthcare to ensure fair market value.
- Maintained ongoing communication with suppliers to promote workflow and respond to inquiries.
- Maintained effective and lasting vendor relationships through dynamic communication, collaboration and intelligent questioning skills.
- Carefully read and interpreted requisition orders to understand specialized terms and requirements.
Purchasing Assistant
Printers Service
1998.06 - 2014.03
- Arrange expedited shipments to prevent unscheduled manufactured downtime
- Processed all purchase orders for pressroom products, averaging a combined annual procurement expense of 12 million dollars
- Commissioned to do centralized purchasing with our 20 main suppliers
- Assigned to provide assistance to the entire Procurement team of 10 across the United States in areas of material sourcing, technical support and vendor relations
- Determined which products would be stocked and sold within our entire company, established new product numbers and determined the retail price of those new products
- Informed all principals, affiliate offices, procurement team and CSRs of upcoming price increases and updated all pricing in AS400 system in an efficient and timely manner
- Maintained accuracy of inventory levels, reconcile any discrepancies
- Recognized seasonal and/or demand variances and reacted appropriately
- Verified receipt of items by comparing items received to items ordered and resolved shipment order errors with suppliers.
- Established and managed supplier and vendor relationships.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management
WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY
Associates of Science - Business Administration
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE
Skills
- Exhibits excellent customer-service and communication skills
- Completion of assigned tasks and communicating to stakeholders
- Impeccable time-management
- Strategic thinking
- Ability to adapt to change
- Understanding of Risk Management
- Understanding importance of processes
- Understanding of global market relating to healthcare
- Vendor Negotiations
- Team Management
Certification
Distinction of Advancement in Healthcare Leadership Capstone Leadership Institute - MVP 2022
Materials and Respiratory Create New Partnership - News Article
Timeline
Procurement Supervisor/Procurement Specialist
2020.11 - Current
Bayhealth Medical Center
2014.03 - Current
Procurement Specialist
Bayhealth Medical Center
2014.03 - Current
Purchasing Assistant
Printers Service
1998.06 - 2014.03
Bachelor of Science - Organizational Management
WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY
Associates of Science - Business Administration
ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE
Distinction of Advancement in Healthcare Leadership Capstone Leadership Institute - MVP 2022
Materials and Respiratory Create New Partnership - News Article
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