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John Willi, CMRP

Provider Candidate

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John P. Willi
Director, Materials Management
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215 
(617) 447-1518
john_willi@dfci.harvard.edu

 

 

 

 

 

Background

Member of AHRMM for 3 years
21 years of experience in the resource and materials management field

Certifications

Certified Materials & Resource Professional (CMRP)
CPCM, C.P.M., A.P.P.

Current Position and Responsibilities

Type of Organization: Hospital/Medical Center
3 years in current position

Responsible for: the leadership and execution of $500M of Materials, Services and Capital Equipment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts.  This includes the areas of Purchasing, Shipping & Receiving, Warehouse, Logistics, Central Sterile, Dietary, Copy Services, Demurrage, and Biomedical Engineering.  I currently lead 31 staff members that collectively work to execute our strategic goals on a daily basis.  Not only do we support all clinical activities we also support all scientific research areas (including over 700 research clinical trials) and indirect support areas including Human Resources, Finance, Facilities, Business Development and Information Services.

Service to Local Chapter

2010-12 – Treasurer, Board of Directors - New England Society of Healthcare Material Managers (NESHMM)

Service to AHRMM National

None currently

AHRMM Annual Conferences and Leadership
Training Conferences

AHRMM Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX – 2008 
AHRMM Annual Conference – Denver, CO – 2010

Other Professional Associations and/or Community Service

Why you are seeking this position?

I am seeking office for several reasons. First and foremost, I’m dedicated to advancing the Materials Management profession. Accepted professional standards and recognized professional certification are key elements of AHRMM’s goals to enhance our professional field. Professionalism coupled with honest, ethical business dealings are the core of respected and effective Materials Management. AHRMM must continue to lead the way toward professional recognition, and I would like to continue to be a part of that effort.
 
Second, I am committed to developing young talent and bringing students and young professionals into our profession so that we attract and sustain the next generation of Material Management professionals. Students are generally not aware of Materials Management as a career choice. When “Materials Management” is mentioned, it’s sometimes lumped into an “administrative” category that implies we are neither professional nor recognized. Through seminars, speaking opportunities, campus visits, and continuing education classes I have personally reached out to help educate others about the Materials Management career field and will continue to do so.

Lastly, my long term vision is to significantly contribute to the continuance of AHRMM being recognized as the resource for the Materials Management profession, through promoting professional excellence and awareness and defining Materials Management competencies and setting professional standards.

How can you advance AHRMM's mission to advance healthcare through supply chain excellence?

By giving back to AHRMM through leading seminars, speaking opportunities, campus visits, and continuing education classes. I have learned soo much in such a little timeframe (3 years) about the Healthcare Industry.  Much of my healthcare knowledge comes from AHRMM sponsored/endorsed educational events.  If I can to this I can just imaging how many other individuals out there can advance their careers and give back to AHRMM.

Identify 3 - 5 strategic priorities you think AHRMM should undertake and your reasons for identifying them as important.

1. Advocacy to the next generation of Materials Management. AHRMM needs to excite and engage the next generation of professionals.

2. Education with emphasis in developing relationship skills (soft skills).  Too frequently Materials Management does not possess the influencing skills necessary to communicate effectively in the provider environment.

3. Growth through continued outreach programs to engage new members to ensure growth in the Association and meaningful contributions from its’ members.

4. Campaign to Elevate the Materials Management position within the organization as well as recognition by Hospital Senior Leadership (C-suite).

5. The Materials Management Value Proposition needs to be emphasized to assist in creating resources and visibility within the Hospital setting.

Identify your personal and professional qualities that will be valuable in the position for which you are being considered.

Professionalism, yearning for knowledge, passionate, compassionate, ethical, and avid listener...these are a few words that I believe describe my personal and professional qualities.  These all become relevant as a Board member.

How will you use these qualities to benefit AHRMM, the Board, and the members?

You can be sure that I will always be professional and ethical in my actions on the Board and as a representative of AHRMM. My yearning for knowledge is never ending as evidence in my three separate certifications from different professional organizations and it can be contagious to others.  My passion for this profession is extremely evident from the organizations I serve on and continue to be part of. My compassion for others will continue by serving on the Board and the inclusion of diversity. Ethics and compliance is critical to our profession and I take that very seriously every day. I believe active listing skills are critical in a leaders qualities. I like to believe I practice that and learn from others on actions to take.  Being on the Board and listening to our members will and should drive many of AHRMM's strategies and initiatives.

What do you expect to be your single, greatest contribution to AHRMM as a Board member?

Passion.  I have a very diverse career in Materials Management within various industries (Defense Contracting, Environmental Remediation & Construction, Research & Development, Technology, Manufacturing Biotechnology, Consulting and now Healthcare).  I have learned from each of my experiences and continue to do so.  My diverse background brings something that not many individuals can which is best-in-class practices from out-of-industry and the ability to select and apply the most meaningful to this profession.

Describe one transformational experience in your professional life you have been involved with and what you have learned from this experience.

Working at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and within the Healthcare Industry has certainly transformed not only my professional life but my personal life.  Joining Dana-Farber with no direct healthcare experience and being able to convince the Senior Leadership that I would quickly learn the industry and create meaningful relationships with internal customers and transform their existing low performing Materials Management organization into a best-in-class high performing team delivering bottom-line results along with operational efficiencies within a three year strategic plan was quit a task.  Within two years Dana-Farber’s Materials Management organization has been recognized as a leader by several national organizations with awards for Healthcare Excellence and Achievements in Purchasing and Central Sterile and being recognized by a national publication outside of the Healthcare Industry as a procurement “Pro to Know” as well as being selected as having achieved one of the “100 Great Supply Chain Projects” for 2010.  I am extremely proud of these achievements both personally and for the organization I work for and the team I lead.  My take away from this experience is that anything is possible as long as you are passionate about what you do.