Jason M. Fields
Lakeville
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in inventory management and supply chain coordination in healthcare. Achieved significant savings goals while delivering exceptional customer service. Skilled in problem-solving and team training, ensuring efficient operations in fast-paced environments. Flexible hard worker ready to learn and contribute to team success.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Production and Logistics Specialist
North Star Canna
02.2025 - Current
- Prepare products for distribution, including packaging, inventory management, and shipping.
Driver
Shipt
10.2024 - 02.2025
- Independent Driver delivering orders to homes and businesses.
Purchasing Specialist II
MHealth Fairview
03.2021 - 10.2024
- The focus area of experience is operating rooms, with a broad knowledge of hospital departments.
- Responsible for sourcing product requests for all routine, capital, and emergency purchase orders for assigned commodities, and order management.
- Focus on the effective and efficient use of resources to deliver the right product, in the right quantity, at the right time, to the right place, for the right price.
- Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: placing orders, expediting orders, researching and resolving supply receiving issues, product backorders, product substitutions, and assisting with resolving any product order discrepancies.
- Establishing new and maintaining existing customer accounts with vendors.
- Managing PO confirmations from vendors for all POs processed electronically.
- Communicate with end users the status of orders, as necessary.
- Work closely with Contract Administration regarding contract availability, terms, and pricing.
- Work closely with clinicians on finding clinically effective substitutions.
- Work closely with appropriate vendors, site Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, and end users to identify root causes of issues, and resolve all discrepancies promptly.
- Work as a mentor to fellow members of the Supply Chain, Accounts Payable, and PCard teams.
- Lead or participate in process improvement initiatives.
Inventory Specialist I
MHealth Fairview
Edina
01.2015 - 03.2021
- Manage inventory supply levels for multiple areas within Fairview Southdale Hospital, including hospital-based clinics, patient care units, emergency department, and procedural areas.
- Provide support to one of the largest operating rooms in the Fairview System, ensuring patient safety by accurately ordering and billing inventory.
- Demonstrates positive customer service for the operating room.
- Mentor and train new supply chain staff.
- Exceeded saving goals every year.
Service Product Assistant
MHealth Fairview
Edina
02.2013 - 01.2015
- Delivered, cleaned, and redistributed supplies to patient care, Emergency Department, and Procedural areas to ensure patient safety and timely access to equipment and supplies.
- Provided exceptional customer experience and a positive work environment in M.E.D., Linen, and Shipping/Receiving.
- Trained new staff.
Variety of Construction Jobs
08.2009 - 02.2013
- I worked several full-time and part-time jobs during the recession.
Carpenter/Forman
Superior Building L.L.C.
Shoreview
08.1997 - 08.2009
- Worked up from apprentice to lead carpenter and, ultimately to foreman for a carpentry sub-contractor building custom, upper-bracket residential homes.
- Provided oversight for crews of 5 – 20 in all aspects of new home construction, exterior finish work, and remodeling.
- Had direct contact with sub-contractors, homeowners, builders, architects, and sales personnel to coordinate all aspects of current job.
- Brought the job in on or under budget.
Education
Associate in Applied Sciences - Carpentry
Red Wing-Winona Technical College
Red Wing, Minnesota02.1996
Coursework - Physical Education and Coaching
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, Minnesota03.1994
Skills
- Communication skills
- Motivated and goal-oriented
- Multi-tasking ability
- Independent and team-oriented
- Creative problem-solving
- Self-starter mindset
- Customer service focus
- Willingness to learn
- Change management
- Adaptability in ambiguity
- PeopleSoft expertise
- Oracle knowledge
- Excel capabilities
- Inventory management
- Order processing
- Supply chain coordination
- Shipping logistics
- Training and mentoring
References
Available upon request.
Volunteer Experience
- Secondhand Hounds, 01/01/15, present, Foster dogs in need of adoption.
- Eagan Wave Traveling Soccer, 03/01/08, 08/01/09, Coached girls' 11- and 12-year-old soccer team. Provide technical instruction, leadership, and motivation to a team of fifteen girls.
Timeline
Production and Logistics Specialist
North Star Canna
02.2025 - Current
Driver
Shipt
10.2024 - 02.2025
Purchasing Specialist II
MHealth Fairview
03.2021 - 10.2024
Inventory Specialist I
MHealth Fairview
01.2015 - 03.2021
Service Product Assistant
MHealth Fairview
02.2013 - 01.2015
Variety of Construction Jobs
08.2009 - 02.2013
Carpenter/Forman
Superior Building L.L.C.
08.1997 - 08.2009
Associate in Applied Sciences - Carpentry
Red Wing-Winona Technical College
Coursework - Physical Education and Coaching
St. Cloud State University
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