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Lees Summit, Missouri, United States

● Led team members across various projects, including implementing negotiation best practices, saving 12% on GEHA’s overall indirect spend and negotiated direct savings of 3 million dollars on a 13 million dollar spend.● Managed complex teams with multiple stakeholders supporting high-risk projects in the marketing, clinical, and IT business areas.● Trained and on-boarded multiple team members, assigning them to activities and ensuring success in their scope of work.● Performed gap analysis in critical processes, led team members in training to close said gaps, and oversaw the management of government requirements for contracting, increasing GEHA's bottom line by ~5%.● Guided multiple cross-functional teams through sourcing activities, beating our internal budget by an average of 22% and timelines by 35%.

Lees Summit, Missouri, United States

● Led cross functional teams to standardize processes around analysis of contracts. ● Collaborated with stakeholders, created a cohesive supplier engagement strategy, and led negotiations that created ~26% savings on healthcare related contracts.● Sourced/Implemented new contracts for multiple software vendors, creating savings and ensuring effective project management to turn around contracts in a timely manner.● Managed supplier improvement initiatives, including creating an inventory improvement process that has created $42,500 in cost avoidance per month.

United States

- Led contract negotiations and implementations, achieving significant savings and reducing lead times and costs by 25-45%.- Developed process improvements for supply chain purchasing, reducing standard flowtimes by 3 days per step.- Managed ERP, MRP, and client’s SAP systems to ensure efficient procurement operations and timely purchase orders.

Kansas City, Kansas

- Managed outsourcing at Kansas City and Florida facilities, saving 24% of total spend and reducing costs by $10.3M on a $100M budget.- Led purchasing strategies and developed new suppliers, ensuring consistent KPI achievements across the US and Mexico facilities.

Seattle, Washington, United States

- Studied forecasting planning, data analytics for business benefits, and contract negotiation best practices.- Implemented ERP/MRP systems, managed contracts and vendors, and developed cost-down initiatives across businesses.

Greater Seattle Area

- Negotiated contracts resulting in $1.15 million in cost reductions; collaborated with suppliers to improve on-time deliveries by 17% and quality by 3%.- Worked with cross-functional teams, reducing costs by up to 50% through proactive sourcing, and managed multi-million-dollar contracts with sole source suppliers.

- Active member of the Supply and Logistics Management Association- Active member of the institute for Supplier Management and APICS- Attended lean manufacturing seminars hosted by the Institute for Supplier Management- Displayed project management skills by leading and hosting a Boeing case competition workshop- Learned procurement best practices, supplier management, and negotiation tactics (ISQA 439)- Studied common incoterms, design chain management, and duty rate/tariff analysis (ISQA 429)

- Consolidated multiple processes through the use of inventory tracking software to utilize resources effectively- Generated self-made Excel sheets and graphs to improve productivity of processes by 23%

- Calculated projected production using company taught analytical skills to recommend products that fit consumer's specific needs- Developed customer relationships through business meetings- Utilized teamwork and communication to exceed sales goals

Master'S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, 3.85

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, 3.75