Sharon Spuhler
About Sharon Spuhler
Sharon Spuhler serves as the Regional Senior Director of Perioperative Supply Chain at Intermountain Healthcare, where she directs large-scale projects to enhance supply chain performance across multiple hospitals and surgical centers. With a Master's degree in Finance and extensive experience in supply chain management, she oversees significant operating room supply budgets and leads a team dedicated to optimizing inventory strategies.
Work at Intermountain Healthcare
Sharon Spuhler serves as the Regional Senior Director of Perioperative Supply Chain at Intermountain Healthcare, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she directs and leads large-scale projects aimed at enhancing the performance of perioperative supply chain processes. Her responsibilities include overseeing supply chain operations for 22 hospitals and multiple surgical centers across Idaho, Utah, and Nevada, managing an average of $68 million in supply inventory. She is accountable for more than $300 million in operating room supply annually and designs inventory optimization strategies to ensure that inventory availability meets the needs of procedural caregivers and patients.
Education and Expertise
Sharon Spuhler earned her Master's degree in Finance with an emphasis in Strategic Innovation and Change Management from Colorado State University, where she studied from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, she obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business Administration and Management from Utah State University, completing her studies from 2006 to 2012. Her educational background supports her expertise in supply chain management, finance, and strategic innovation.
Background
Before joining Intermountain Healthcare, Sharon Spuhler worked at SCL Health in various roles over a span of several years. She began as a Supply Chain Procurement Coordinator from 2012 to 2015, then transitioned to a Supply Chain Sourcing Analyst from 2015 to 2016. She continued her career at SCL Health as a Supply Chain Manager from 2016 to 2018, and later served as the Supply Chain Director of Lutheran Medical Center from 2019 to 2022. This progression provided her with extensive experience in supply chain operations and management.
Achievements
Sharon Spuhler has demonstrated significant leadership in her roles, leading a team of 4 direct reports and a total of 72 caregivers. She possesses technical aptitude and familiarity with complex supply chain and logistics software systems, including Oracle, Infor, Peoplesoft, Cerner, and Epic. Her work involves full life-cycle responsibility for enterprise and transformation programs, including identifying opportunities, developing business cases, and delivering projects that achieve sustainable business outcomes. She collaborates with data scientists and business partners to enhance Perioperative Supply Chain and Physician Procedure Card Services.