The Supply Chain Management Department under the leadership of James P. O'Connor, Vice President, SCM, is responsible for the supply chain management continuum for Henry Ford Health System. The principal responsibility of Supply Chain Management is to represent all of Henry Ford Health System in the procurement, receipt and distribution of goods, services and capital equipment in a method that provides quality products & services, product standardization and system-wide cost savings.
Henry Ford's mission is to provide quality health care by placing "Each Patient First". Supply Chain contributes to the achievement of this mission by procuring, receiving and delivering products, equipment and services that meet or exceed the quality, safety and cost savings standards of our physicians and clinical staff across the system.
The Supply Chain Management Department has five functional areas encompassing the order-to-pay process. These are:
Strategic Sourcing Team
Strategic Sourcing has the responsibility and authority for contracting for minor and major equipment, supplies, and services throughout Henry Ford Health System. Strategic Sourcing facilitates Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and their analysis, and coordinates all customer interactions throughout the RFP process and vendor interactions. Strategic Sourcing leads fourteen System-wide Value Analysis Teams, which meet monthly to assess current and potential new products, services and equipment for safety, quality and functionality, as well as cost and technology appropriateness. Additionally, the team manages Henry Ford's group purchasing organization relationship with Premier, Inc., and manages more than 2,500 contracts within the System.
Mary Stevens, Director of Strategic Sourcing and the Strategic Sourcing Team, can be reached at 313-876-9940.
Procurement Team
Procurement is responsible for reviewing and processing all expense and capital requisitions and issuing Purchase Orders within Henry Ford Health System. The Procurement Team is organized into two groups: Clinical & Non-Clinical. Within each group the team specializes by commodities, with senior buyers and buyers staffing each of the major commodities.
Rhonda Hazey, Director of Procurement, can be reached at 313-876-9940.
Logistics & Operations Management Team
Logistics & Operations Management is responsible for directing the receiving, storage and distribution strategies across the System, as well as overseeing all outsourced Supply Chain activities such as transportation, Periodic Automated Replenishment (PAR) management for clinical areas, laundry, mail and copy management.
Greg Miner, Director of Logistics & Operations Management, can be reached at 313-876-9940
Vendor Compliance & Management Team
Vendor Compliance & Management is responsible for Vendor Management and Training, Vendor Policy Compliance, Product Safety and Recall Management, Supplier Diversity, Business Associate Agreement Compliance, Vendor Performance Management and Vendor Pre-Qualification Registration.
Glenn Croxton, Director of Vendor Compliance & Management, can be reached at 313-876-9968.
Supply Chain Management Systems
Supply Chain Management Systems is responsible for Supply Chain Management data information strategies and daily operations, utilizing Enterprise Requirement Planning System, PeopleSoft, item file and content management, business process design, system access, end-user training and system reporting.
Steve Hamer, Director of FIS & Supply Chain Management Systems, can be reached at 313-876-9940
Business Units
Each of our business units has an on-site Supply Chain Management leader who works closely with Corporate Supply Chain Management to coordinate and implement Supply Chain Management functions at each of our hospital locations.
David Gilbert, Director of Supply Chain Management at Henry Ford Macomb, can be reached at 586-468-4584
Dave Groth, Manager of Supply Chain Management at Henry Ford West Bloomfield, can be reached at 248-325-0180
