December 12, 2022 – Sandra Monacelli is the Vice President, End-to-End Supply Chain, Value Analysis at Nexera (a consolidated subsidiary of Premier). Read an excerpt from The Journal of Healthcare Contracting’s “Women Leaders in Supply Chain” below.
Has anyone come alongside you to mentor you during your career?
Throughout my career, I have been grateful to have had a number of supportive mentors who have left an indelible impact on me personally and on my career. To this day, I continue to learn from colleagues both past and present and other individuals who have been instrumental in my growth and success.
Upon reflection, my first and most consistent mentor has probably been my mother who always told me that respect and kindness are critical to engagement and a meaningful seat at the table. She used to say: “answer the phone with a smile on your face, and the person on the other end can hear it in your voice.” This advice from her, and from others as well, has helped serve as a North Star for how I show up every day.
How do you focus on your growth as a leader?
As a leader, I’m just one person – but if I grow, then my whole team can grow, too. I’m also a non-traditional leader in that I’m consistently thinking and looking outside the box for new approaches, strategies and solutions that can enable improvement. I put myself out there and really try to immerse myself in different perspectives, and whenever I get the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally, I jump at it.
What project or initiative are you looking forward to working on in the next 3-6 months?
I don’t think I can pick just one! Broadly speaking, I’m looking forward to my team’s continued work with healthcare organizations and supplier partners to further advance a clinically integrated supply chain throughout our nation’s healthcare system.
The projects I’m most looking forward to this year will support clinician engagement and integration, a multidisciplinary team approach, strong partnerships with suppliers for data and education, and technology for ongoing monitoring and identification of key opportunities.
The journey to cost, quality and outcomes improvement is long-term, and it requires us to make continuous improvement a core competency and priority. I’m looking forward to continuing to help drive reduced supply chain costs while maintaining quality and positive patient outcomes for our healthcare organization partners.
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