Peter Aftosmes is the Vice President of Strategic Supplier Engagement with 34 years of experience in large account management, budget control, strategic planning, sales management, operations management, forecasting, contract negotiation, process improvement and cost analysis. Aftosmes is responsible for providing leadership to supply chain services, leading strategic engagements and developing business plans for suppliers. Prior to joining Premier, Aftosmes worked as the General Manager of National Accounts for GE Healthcare, where he led teams on organizational development and improvement, sales operations, and technology implementation. He also established long-range planning and attainment of sales goals and objectives in the GPO segment to achieve return on investment and maximum profitability. While at GE Healthcare, Aftosmes helped captured a $900 million, three-year contract with one of the largest group purchasing organizations in U.S. by providing leadership to the GE Healthcare Negotiation Team. He also launched a national program to communicate relationship, strategy, and contract structure, which resulted in securing $110 million in orders and a 2 percent increase in revenue over the previous fiscal year.