Kim Canchola
Spring Grove
Summary
Product and Sales Manager with expertise in product and project management. Successfully led new product development initiatives while enhancing customer relationships through market research and targeted training strategies. Collaborated across departments to meet project goals and drive sales conversion.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Executive Assistant C-Suite
Ascension Columbia St Mary’s Hospital
Milwaukee
05.2026 - Current
- Manage all calendar activity for President, COO, CMO, CNO, CFO
- Managed and directed large-scale events within facility, collaborating with high-level executives to meet organizational needs for Joint Commission, national events, and Wisconsin corporate events.
- Create all PowerPoint presentations for high level meetings
- Create and process all requisitions for payment
- Developed and managed new associate orientation program to facilitate smooth onboarding and integration.
- Run all reports needed for financial updates
- Attended all high-level meetings, documented and distributed notes.
- Create all process documentation as needed
- Maintain and update Executive on call calendars
- Coordinated award ceremonies to recognize associate contributions and enhance workplace culture.
Healthcare Product/ Sales Manager
Typenex Medical
Chicago
04.2015 - 01.2025
- Led team in new product development, procurement, and marketing efforts, ensuring alignment with market needs
- Perform market research while investigating and translating clinician input while developing new products
- Developed marketing strategies, collateral, and key messaging to effectively communicate value to internal and external customers
- Develop customer relationships by utilizing the Voice of Customer process
- Develop sales training portfolios
- Assisted sales team with spend reports and customer In-Service appointments to enhance client relationships
- Manage Quality of wristband product lines: assist quality team with purchased item inspections and documentation
- Create MRP reporting for assigned vendors on a weekly basis and place POs as needed
- Maintain GPO/IDN Pricing and contracts
Healthcare Product Manager
PDC Healthcare
Valencia
08.1998 - 04.2015
- Collaborated with all company functions throughout new product development, establishing product specifications, approving new materials, determining packaging configurations, and setting initial stock product inventory levels.
- Developed and implemented the Voice of the Customer and Customer Council
- Developed marketing strategies for new and improved products.
- Presented beta site testing results to key stakeholders, informing product adjustments
- Identified potential changes to project goals and scope, communicated changes to Senior management, and determined impact on cost, schedule, and resources
- Created and analyzed reports to monitor growth, cost, units, and gross margin.
- Enhanced client satisfaction through proactive customer service and sales support
Education
AA - Business
College of the Canyons
Project Management certification -
Valley College
Extensions program - Marketing
UCLA
Skills
- Project management
- Project planning
- Process improvements
- Stakeholder engagement
- Customer relationship management
- Market research
- Product development
- Strong problem solver
- Conflict management
Certification
Project Management
Timeline
Executive Assistant C-Suite
Ascension Columbia St Mary’s Hospital
05.2026 - Current
Healthcare Product/ Sales Manager
Typenex Medical
04.2015 - 01.2025
Healthcare Product Manager
PDC Healthcare
08.1998 - 04.2015
AA - Business
College of the Canyons
Project Management certification -
Valley College
Extensions program - Marketing
UCLA