Navigating the Challenges of Healthcare Procurement: A Conversation with Lennart Eltzholtz, MD of Sana Einkauf & Logistik GmbH

Procurement Reimagined

Welcome to this episode of Procurement Reimagined, brought to you by Gatekeeper. Joining us today from Munich in Germany is Lennart Eltzholtz, MD of Sana Einkauf & Logistik GmbH.
Join us as we discuss the challenges of procurement in the healthcare industry and the need for collaboration between procurement and medical experts. Lennart emphasizes the importance of ensuring hospitals have the necessary products at the right quality and price and highlights the difficulties of managing many medical products. He also suggests establishing cross-functional teams and building trust to make product decisions together. They also discuss the scale of procurement in healthcare and the challenges of managing relationships with powerful suppliers.
Episode Resources:

• Lennart Eltzholtz on LinkedIn
• Procurement Reimagined Podcast
• Daniel Barnes LinkedIn
• Gatekeeper Website

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Previous guests include Sarah Kaye of Spin, Hannah MacDonald of Monzo Bank, Dave Jones MCIPS of Procmentum Limited, Andra Fola of Solutionary Minds, Natalia Pilipchak of Mobile Tele Systems, Rees Thomas of Graze, Nadia Stoykov of Tesca Group, Canda Rozier of Collabra Consulting, Elouise Epstein of Kearney, and Matthew Booth of PM Group.
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