Supply Chain Management

The Supply Chain Management Department under the direction of Bill Moir, Senior Vice-President of Care Delivery Support Services Operations is responsible for the supply chain management continuum for Henry Ford Health. The principal responsibility of Supply Chain Management is to represent all of Henry Ford Health 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.

Candice Pytlik

Chief Supply Chain Officer for Henry Ford Health (and The Resource Group)

Responsibilities over Operations, Logistics, Strategic Sourcing, and Integration / Implementation. Contact information: cpytlik1@hfhs.org.

Local Contract Sourcing

Strategic Sourcing has the responsibility and authority for contracting minor and major equipment, supplies, and services throughout Henry Ford Health. Strategic Sourcing facilitates Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and their analysis and coordinates all customer interactions throughout the RFP process and vendor interactions. Additionally, the team coordinates contracts with Henry Ford Health’s Group Purchasing Organization, The Resource Group.

End User Engagement

The End User Engagement Team leads 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.

Integration

The Integration Team is responsible for the review of all new products, services and equipment and facilitating the review and approval of these requests through the Value Analysis Teams. The integration team is also responsible for contract implementation as well as monitoring contract compliance.

• Kelley Young, Director - End User Engagement – kyoung27@hfhs.org
• Cassandra Washington, Director - Local Contract Sourcing – cwashin3@hfhs.org
• Tonya Bonczak, Director of Strategic Sourcing - Facilities and Construction – tboncza1@hfhs.org

Supply Chain Operations

Supply Chain Operations is responsible for the distribution, operations including supply replenishment, linen distribution, courier distribution, supply warehousing and equipment distribution. These responsibilities are performed with the highest level of care to our customers through defined processes and performance tracking.
In addition, the Supply Chain Operations team collaborates with Suppliers, and Supply Chain Systems & Analytics to ensure adherence to supply chain policies. Each region’s supply chain operations are led by a Supply Chain Regional Leader.

Joe Pettinato

Regional Operating Officer

Contact information: jpettin2@HFHS.org.

• Jonathon Wesley, Manager of Operations. Contact information: 313-916-5033, jwesley1@hfhs.org.
  • Henry Ford Hospital Campus
• Robb Elwert, Director of Operations. Contact information: (313) 343-3953, Robb.elwert@theresourcegroup.com.
  • Henry Ford St. John’s
  • Henry Ford St. John’s Children's
  • Henry Ford Madison Heights
  • Henry Ford Warren
  • Henry Ford River District
• Durgesh Rege, Director of Operations. Contact information: (248) 495-6561, drege1@hfhs.org. 
  • Henry For Macomb
  • Henry Ford West Bloomfield
• Mike Stevenson, Director of Operations. Contact information: (734) 287-9918, msteven4@hfhs.org.
  • Henry Ford Wyandotte
  • Henry Ford Jackson
• John Anderson, Director of Operations. Contact information: (313) 343-3953, john.anderson@theresourcegroup.com.
  • Henry Ford Providence Southfield
  • Henry Ford Providence Novi
  • Henry Ford Rochester
  • Henry Ford Genesys

Suresh Ramadurai

Leader of Care Delivery Systems Support Services

Responsibilities over Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Supply Chain Systems, Master data management, Analytics and Reporting. Contact information: sramadu1@HFHS.org.

Procure to Pay (P2P)

Procure-to-Pay consists of two main operational areas, Procurement and Accounts Payable. Procurement is responsible for the distribution of Purchase Orders and then managing any subsequent order exceptions that may occur through the supply ordering process. The Procurement team serves as our first point of contact with our suppliers and distributors to ensure goods are delivered on time and services are rendered appropriately.

Accounts Payable team is responsible for the processing of the invoices associated with the purchases made for goods or services. Accounts Payable also reviews and enforces policy with regards to direct payments to vendors, employee reimbursements and annual 1099 Tax Reporting.

• P2P team can be contacted directly at 313-484-5690 or via e-mail, Procurement: supplychainmanagement@hfhs.org; Accounts Payable: accountspayable@hfhs.org.
• Nick Woodall, Director, Procurement to Payment - nwoodal1@hfhs.org

Supply Chain Systems & Analytics

The Supply Chain Systems team is responsible for all systems, technology, configurations, user access, data and reporting related to Supply Chain operations. The mission is to provide the health system with a single thread for all Supply Chain related processes and data by configuring systems, training users, provisioning security access, providing reports and managing clean and consistent data within various applications across the health system.

The Supply Chain Analytics team is responsible for gathering supply chain operational data, analyzing and providing meaningful insights for cost reduction opportunities, business process improvements and to enable data driven strategic decisions in a consistent manner with focus on end user experience.