Yasamin Iduarte
Franklin,USA
Summary
Dynamic Senior Director with a proven track record in strategic sourcing and contract negotiation at Community Health Systems. Notable for achieving significant cost reductions while enhancing operational efficiency. Expertise in data management and cross-functional collaboration, driving impactful results in supply chain optimization and compliance. Committed to leveraging skills to propel organizational growth and operational excellence.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
Community Health Systems
Franklin, TN
02.2025 - Current
- Leading end-to-end sourcing strategy for a $350M Cardiovascular portfolio
- Strong contract compliance for the Cardiovascular category
- Achieved 30% savings for Drug Eluting Stents all while maintaining with 90%+ contract compliance
- Provided support with implementation of new Oracle ERP and Contract Module System
- Negotiated multi-year contracts with key suppliers, securing savings in Stretchers, OR Tables, Patient Beds and Anesthesia Equipment
- Collaborate with facility leaders and physicians to drive standardization
Contract Analyst
US Renal Care
Plano, Texas
12.2019 - 11.2021
- Delivered expert support to contract director through contract analysis, redlining, and revisions
- Supported sound negotiating on legally-binding supply, pharmaceuticals and service contracts by coordinating communication
- Built database to track and address common contracting requirements, including dates, terms, and fees
- Maintained company-wide repository of contracts in Meditract Standardized common contracts such as non-disclosure agreements, service agreements, and employment contracts with use of templates
- Optimized statistical quality by developing databases, collection systems, and analytics
- Transformed raw data into actionable insights for senior leadership
Director of Materials Management
Methodist Southlake Hospital
Southlake, TX
01.2017 - 05.2019
- Responsible for coordinating, facilitating and directing supply cost reduction efforts among departments, physicians, Material Services and Administration
- Liaison for Strategic Sourcing to Peri-operative services and surgeons for evaluation of products, product benefits and contractual opportunities for all service lines
- Chair the Value Analysis Team, which has responsibility for reviewing, standardizing, and giving approval of products for utilization within the organization
- Partnered with the hospitals vendors on standardization efforts, cost savings initiatives and contract negotiation
- Developed annual budgets in collaboration with the financial director
- Responsible for the procurement and management of the organizations goods, capital expenditures and purchased services
- Work closely with Preoperative leadership to seek saving strategies and opportunities while providing improved patient outcomes
- Responsible for all warehousing daily operations
Director of Purchasing & Materials Management Information Systems
Parkland Health & Hospital Systems
Dallas, TX
01.2013 - 11.2016
- Responsible for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement of clinical and nonclinical departments
- Responsible for procurement of supplies, service and capital of approx
- $600 million annually
- Responsible for developing procedures to ensure compliance with public procurement policies, regulations and laws
- Continually worked with leadership across organization on cost reduction, contract negotiation, and standardization strategies and initiatives
- Managing the analysis, validation, and implementation of Group Purchasing, Purchasing Affiliations and/or direct contracts
- Stabilizing, enhancing, and promoting operational excellence while driving cultural change to accommodate and facilitate new hospital planning and future operations within the new structure(s)
- Responsible for Material's Management Information Systems and Materiel's Management Data Integrity departments
- Enhancement and automation of Supply Chain Information Systems
- Responsible for Vendor Management
- Contracting officer for organization with signatory authority
- Work closely with Group Purchasing Organization in identifying $20 million in savings annually
- Provide leadership to 35 team members (direct & in-direct reports)
Purchasing Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital Systems
Dallas, TX
08.2009 - 01.2013
- Contract negotiation which brought $15 million in savings annually
- Managed team of 10 procurement and support staff
- Implemented automation throughout Supply Chain processes
- Identified and assisted in reducing rogue buying within the facility by 80%
- Trained and developed Parkland Materials Management Data Integrity Department
- Subject Matter Expert and key player in several supply chain and IT related projects; Implementation of Lawson ERP, OpTime, Strategic Sourcing, Catalyst, Lawson RQC, Contract Management and Image Documenting
- Provided training program for entire Supply Chain Division
- Developed training manuals, guides and continuous education throughout the facility for Supply Chain information system
Surgical Technologist
Texas Health Resources
Fort Worth, TX
03.2003 - 08.2009
- Prepare operating room suite for surgical procedure and ensuring supplies, instrumentation and equipment needed
- Lead Coordinator for Orthopedics, Neuro and Cardiovascular service lines
- Worked with vendors for speedy procurement of services and equipment
Education
Masters of Science - Healthcare Administration
LeTourneau University
Longview, TXBachelors of Science - Healthcare Management
LeTourneau University
Longview, TXSkills
- Process improvement
- Customer-oriented
- Project management
- Business Analysis
- Cost Reduction Strategies
- Market Analysis
- Data Management and Analytics
- Product knowledge
- Financial management and reporting
- Contract development, management and negotiation
- Cross-functional collaboration
Timeline
Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing
Community Health Systems
02.2025 - Current
Contract Analyst
US Renal Care
12.2019 - 11.2021
Director of Materials Management
Methodist Southlake Hospital
01.2017 - 05.2019
Director of Purchasing & Materials Management Information Systems
Parkland Health & Hospital Systems
01.2013 - 11.2016
Purchasing Manager
Parkland Health & Hospital Systems
08.2009 - 01.2013
Surgical Technologist
Texas Health Resources
03.2003 - 08.2009
Masters of Science - Healthcare Administration
LeTourneau University
Bachelors of Science - Healthcare Management
LeTourneau University
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