Hospitals
10 health system supply chain leaders
These ten current and former health system supply chain leaders have led supply chain at multi-hospital health systems as vice presidents, system vice presidents or chief supply chain officers. A reader can learn how health system supply chain leaders approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Carol Martz
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Supply Chain · The MetroHealth System (Cleveland, OH)
Vice President Supply Chain at The MetroHealth System in Cleveland since 2025. At MetroHealth, Carol was also Executive Director (2021–2025) and Director Of Purchasing (2020–2021), and was Purchasing Manager (2016–2020) and Project Manager (2013–2016) at Cleveland Clinic, giving a path from purchasing into system supply chain leadership.
Chad Richard, MBA, CMRP
LinkedInExperience: System Vice President of Supply Chain · Cone Health
System Vice President of Supply Chain at Cone Health since 2025. Chad was also Vice President of Supply Chain CSCO (2019–2024), Executive Director of Supply Chain (2015–2019) and Director of Procurement and Strategic Sourcing (2008–2015) at Prisma Health, and the profile headline lists GPO conversions, technology integration and process standardization.
Harold Dillow
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Supply Chain Management · TriHealth
Vice President, Supply Chain Management at TriHealth since 2023. Harold was also Assistant Vice President, Supply Chain (2020–2023), Division Director, Supply Chain (2018–2020) and Director, Supply Chain Logistics & Materials (2015–2018) at UC Health, and Director, Supply Chain Operations & Logistics at UChicago Medicine (2014–2015).
Ken Jensen, CMRP, CPIM, CSCP, CLTD
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Supply Chain and Chief Supply Chain Officer · University of Vermont Health
Vice President of Supply Chain and Chief Supply Chain Officer at University of Vermont Health since 2024; the profile describes Ken as supply chain leader for the network and its medical center. At University of Vermont Health, Ken was also AVP Supply Chain (2023–2024) and Network Director Supply Chain Operations (2019–2023), and Director, Product Supply - Partners at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (2011–2015).
Kevin Phelps
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Supply Chain Management · Northeast Georgia Health System
Vice President Supply Chain Management at Northeast Georgia Health System since 2024 and former Executive Director, Supply Chain Management there (2017–2024). Kevin was also Director of Supply Chain & Patient Transport (2016–2017), Materials and Supply Chain Services Manager (2015–2016) and Contract and Value Analysis Manager (2011–2015) at Piedmont.
Mark Steppling
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, System Supply Chain Operations · MedStar Health
Vice President, System Supply Chain Operations at MedStar Health since 2026 and former AVP, System Supply Chain Operations there (2024–2026). Mark was also Senior Director of Supply Chain at MedStar Washington Hospital Center (2020–2024), Director of Supply Chain at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center (2016–2020) and Assistant Director at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2011–2016).
Matthew Hess, P.T., MBA, FACHE
LinkedInExperience: System Vice President, Supply Chain Operations · Endeavor Health
System Vice President, Supply Chain Operations at Endeavor Health since 2022 and former System Director, Supply Chain Management there (2018–2022). Matthew was also Midwest Area Director of Implementation - The Resource Group at Ascension (2015–2018) and Senior Director of Performance Improvement Clinical Excellence at HCA Healthcare (2014–2015), and is a physical therapist.
Pete Sosenko
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Supply Chain · Mercy
Vice President Supply Chain at Mercy since 2026, a role the profile describes as day-to-day oversight of the Unified Supply Chain services for Mercy. Pete was also Vice President Procurement & Strategic Sourcing at Sonrava Health (2025–2026) and Vice President of Lab Operations at Affordable Care (2023–2025), and the profile places Pete in Oklahoma City.
Richard Snider Jr
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Supply Chain · MemorialCare
Vice President, Supply Chain at MemorialCare since 2024, a role the profile describes as responsible for supply chain operations of the health system in Southern California. Richard was also Executive Director, Supply Chain Operations - Logistics at MemorialCare (2022–2024), and Administrative Director, Hospital Operations (2019–2022) and Director, Logistics (2017–2019) at Harris Health.
Scott Seaton
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Supply Chain · Renown Health
Vice President of Supply Chain at Renown Health since 2025, a role the profile tags at vice president level in operations. Scott was also VP Planning and Clinical Integration (2023–2024), VP Supply Chain Operations (2017–2023) and Senior Director Supply Chain Consolidated Service Center (2014–2017) at Providence.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your question, since system supply chain operations, logistics, sourcing and leadership of the whole function are different jobs. Check whether the relevant role is current and which health system it covered.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize supply chain operations across several hospitals with different needs?
- 02What does it take to bring hospitals onto one supply chain system after a merger?
- 03How do you report supply chain results to the health system's executive team?
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