West Orange, NJ, September 30, 2025 – Bob Taylor, MBA, CMRP, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, RWJBarnabas Health, was recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of just 64 health system supply chain leaders around the country who are successfully guiding their organizations through unprecedented supply chain challenges and are key to their organizations' overall success. Drawing on extensive experience in healthcare supply chain management, these leaders drive cost savings, forge strategic partnerships and effectively manage inventory.
Throughout a network comprising 14 facilities and 400 practices, Mr. Taylor leads a team of more than 400 people that oversees strategic sourcing, contracting, capital equipment procurement, the full procure-to-pay process and the final delivery of goods and services to clinicians and patients. He employs a data-driven approach to managing the procurement process, enhancing quality and patient outcomes in a cost effective manner. Under Mr. Taylor’s leadership, the organization has been recognized as one of the “Best 50 Healthcare Providers for Supply Chain Excellence” by Global Healthcare Exchange.
With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Taylor utilizes his strong operational and administrative experience and talent to improve operations across the vast health system. He is charged with maintaining the delicate balance of creating efficiency and effectiveness in the system’s complex and interconnected supply chain to meet the many, and sometimes competing, needs within the organization. As RWJBarnabas Health transitions to value-based care—and amid ongoing difficulties in the global health care supply chain—he is challenged to sustain a function that is optimized for exceptional value while continuing to deliver smoothly on patient outcomes. A true change agent, Mr. Taylor is analytical and technologically savvy, and maximizes new technologies and automation to see the bigger picture and achieve exceptional results.
About RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health is New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive academic health system, caring for more than five million people annually. Nationally renowned for quality and safety, the system includes 14 hospitals and 9,000 affiliated physicians integrated to provide care at more than 700 patient care locations.
RWJBarnabas Health partners with its communities to build and sustain a healthier New Jersey. It provides patient-centered care in a compassionate manner and is the state’s largest safety-net provider and leader in addressing the social determinants of health. RWJBarnabas Health provides food to the hungry, housing for the homeless and economic opportunities to those most vulnerable.
RWJBarnabas Health’s commitment to enhancing access to care includes a transformative partnership with Rutgers University, including the Rutgers Cancer Institute — the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
RWJBarnabas Health is among New Jersey’s largest private employers, with more than 44,000 employees, contributing more than $7 billion to the state economy every year. For more information, visit www.RWJBH.org.