In his role as chief supply chain officer, Mr. Walerius is responsible for providing operational, strategic and financial oversight of the key supply chain operations across the health system. He leads a team of more than 200 people who are managing upwards of 80,000 items and $1.4 billion in annual supply chain related spend. The team is focused on achieving goals set out in its 5-year supply chain strategic plan, including improving employee engagement, expanding the quality management program, optimizing a recent enterprise resource planning conversion, and continuing to accrue financial savings. Under Mr. Walerius’s leadership, UW Medicine has earned numerous recognitions including Practice Green Health’s “Top 25” award for best practices in environmentally preferable purchasing across the U.S., GHX’s “Best 50” for healthcare providers across North America for supply chain excellence, and Vizient’s best in class price index ranking.
