Shea Waldron
Hickory,NC
Summary
Enthusiastic, hard-working, and highly motivated Purchasing Manager with extensive experience in inventory and supply chain management, vendor negotiation, and purchasing strategies. Adept at researching and coordinating activities to ensure minimal delay. Good leadership and communication abilities.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchasing Specialist III / Facility Type Manager – Psychiatric Hospitals and ADATCs
Department of Health and Human Services
06.2020 - Current
- Supervision and management of Department of State Operated Healthcare Facilities (DSOHF) procurement staff assigned to the Office of Procurement, Contracts, and Grants (OPCG)
- Review and approve NC eProcurement requests within my delegation
- Report requested facility information and identify opportunities for standardization and cost savings
- Review draft solicitation documents
- Develop, execute, and manage standardized contracts
- Assist DSOHF facilities with drafting a scope of work, Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Information (RFI), sole source documentation, Matter of Record (MOR) and other solicitations as needed
- Oversee PCard management and audits at the Facilities
- Assist with site visits for new contract solicitations
Purchasing Specialist III / Purchasing Officer – Broughton Hospital
Department of Health and Human Services
06.2019 - 06.2020
- Supervise two Purchasing Technicians
- Draft IFB's, RFQ's, RFI's and IT solicitations as needed
- Contract renewals for existing contracts
- Lead bid openings
- Lead Quarterly reviews with key vendors such as US Foods and Owens and Minor
- Coordinate product demonstrations, trials and reviews
- Provide insight to both clinical and non-clinical areas for standardization and cost savings
- Served on the New Broughton Hospital Logistics team
- NC eProcurement Administrator
- PCard Administrator
- Served on the Department Leadership Team
- Secretary Cohen's Team Recognition Award - DHHS value Teamwork As a member of the Broughton Hospital Transition Team, my team members and I were selected for the DHHS value Teamwork award
- The Secretary's Team Recognition Award was established for the Department to recognize the tremendous effort many DHHS teams make to further the mission and demonstrate the values in carrying out their jobs or in taking on extra assignments
Supply Chain Management Manager
Catawba Valley Medical Center
08.2014 - 06.2018
- Capital equipment procurement
- Fiscal year budgeting
- Negotiations with vendors
- Project management (i.e.- MedSpeed Courier Implementation, Lobby renovation committee, Medical clinic renovations)
- Financial and operational management Month end and year end processing
- Inventory reconciliation and adjustments
- Data analysis and reporting
- Procurement card management
- Maintained VendorMate program for visitor/vendor tracking
Materials Management - Buyer
Catawba Valley Medical Center
01.2006 - 08.2014
- Daily ordering for Operating Room and all other surgical areas
- Cycle counting
- Cost analysis
- Discrepancy resolution for billing of implant components
- Product substitutions
- Vendor identification and verification for needed items
- Communication with internal and external customers
- Developed positive relationships Manufacturer Sales Representatives
- Served on the Surgical Services Value Analysis Committee
- Participated on the Low Unit of Measurement (LUM) committee and implementation team
- Implemented Tissue TrackCore System
- Implementation of Meditech Electronic Health Record (EHR) System
- Strong organization skills
- Urgent response communication for unforeseen events (i.e.- trauma natural disaster, product shortage, etc.)
Education
Associate Of Business Administration -
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NCSkills
- Vendor relationship management
- Order tracking
- Budget planning
- Price analysis
- E-procurement systems
- Supplier performance metrics
- Supplier negotiation
- Strategic sourcing
- Purchase order processing
- Inventory management
- Procurement
- Negotiation
- Contract negotiation
- Purchasing
- Vendor relations
- Documentation requirements
- Documentation skills
Certification
North Carolina Contract Manager (NCCM)
Timeline
Purchasing Specialist III / Facility Type Manager – Psychiatric Hospitals and ADATCs
Department of Health and Human Services
06.2020 - Current
Purchasing Specialist III / Purchasing Officer – Broughton Hospital
Department of Health and Human Services
06.2019 - 06.2020
Supply Chain Management Manager
Catawba Valley Medical Center
08.2014 - 06.2018
Materials Management - Buyer
Catawba Valley Medical Center
01.2006 - 08.2014
Associate Of Business Administration -
Catawba Valley Community College
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