At Parkview, Mr. Stanton has served in multiple supply chain positions, including supervisor of purchased services, manager of purchasing and contracting, and director of supply chain integration. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he secured critical supplies by engaging local, nontraditional and international vendors, ensuring Parkview Health never experienced stockouts. Mr. Stanton expanded the centralized distribution center to double its capacity, mitigating supply disruptions and creating processes to manage substitute products effectively. He has also created a way to manage substitute products that offset backorders and lessen waste. His strategic initiatives, including group purchasing organization maximization and aggregation group partnerships, have generated more than $65 million in contract savings and cost avoidance over the past five years. He also plays a key role in onboarding new facilities and joint ventures into the supply chain network while actively supporting Parkview’s veterans co-worker resource group. He has been employed with Parkview Health for more than two decades, and is a U.S. Army veteran. He is also a certified materials and resource professional through the American Hospital Association.
