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Tom B.

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Director Supply Chain Operations (Area) at Sutter Health
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Tom is a supply chain leader with extensive experience directing operations for major California healthcare networks, including Sutter Health, Stanford Health Care, and Kaiser Permanente. He specializes in end-to-end logistics, vendor management, and process standardization for large-scale hospital and ambulatory systems. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Notre Dame de Namur University.

His thesis on process improvement for reducing non-stock medical supplies was implemented and saved his former organization $100, 000.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Director Supply Chain Operations (Area)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

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Curious
Assertive

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They often ask many questions and rely heavily on information and documentation. They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.

Priorities

Topics Tom cares about

Healthcare Logistics
He has spent his career managing complex supply chain operations for prominent healthcare providers like Sutter Health, Stanford Health Care, and Kaiser Permanente.
Operational Efficiency
He co-led a system-wide ERP upgrade at Sutter Health and wrote a thesis on process improvement that resulted in significant inventory cost reductions at a prior role.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Director Supply Chain Operations (Area)
Sutter Health
1-2020 - 1-2024
Director Supply Chain Operations
Sutter Health
1-2018 - 1-2020
Director of Supply Chain, Ambulatory
Sutter Health - Palo Alto Medical Foundation
2-2015 - 1-2018
Supply Chain Logistics Manager
Stanford Health Care
1-2013 - 2-2015
Supply Chain Director
Kaiser Permanente
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Education
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Notre Dame de Namur University
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Influence (I)

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