Alyson Warner Email & Phone Number

Nazareth, Pa, Us

Contract & commercial manager; Deal Desk Manager for BI Tool (subscription). Triage Support for requests from Deal Strategy Support and Sales/Renewals teams; Negotiate custom terms for offline deals (Cloud Master Agreement, Services Schedules, BAA, etc.) and use of playbook terms.

Pennsylvania, United States

Provide experienced contract management, CLM (contract lifecycle management) and third party risk management support for business teams. My experience includes sales and procurement contract management and negotiation.

Pennsylvania, United States

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Contract/Contingent Worker supporting Meta/Reality Labs, specifically the Contract Manufacturing and Hardware Ops legal team. Due to budget constraints, our team was let go.

Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania

Here, I oversee end-to-end operations, including key projects, strategic initiatives, and delivery of management consulting services to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiencies. I identify and fulfill client needs by conducting requirement analysis and recommending appropriate solutions.➥ Provide senior-level expertise and guidance to clients in support of procurement process improvements, gap analysis, category management, spend analytics, supplier relationships / management, system design and implementation, project management, training, and customer service. ➥ Foster and maintain relations with key clients and partners to uncover and capitalize on potential opportunities. ➥ Collaborated with a client and supported the identification of addressable spend, securing client’s additional costs of $800K annually by leading negotiations with suppliers.

Reston, Va

In this role, I spearheaded, supported, and guided a team of technology category professionals to ensure adequate management and accomplish organizational objectives. I led the college board’s source collaboratively to pay suite/solution implementation of Zycus in 2018-2019. I single-handedly managed complex procurement activities, including software purchases, sourcing events, requests for proposals, requests for quotes, annual purchasing planning, and relationship with vendors. I improved staff capacity and skills by providing training on supplier calls or information disclosure. Additionally, I drove the entire procurement technology transformation, including the design and implementation of a new system to automate processes, meet set requirements, and optimize workflow. I collaborated with the CEO and COO to implement DocuSign and revamp processes or procedures.➥ Streamlined procurement functions and operations by enforcing effective policies or procedures.➥ Secured nomination for two-years by peers for women’s impact award in 2018 and 2019.➥ Attained significant costs savings of $1M annually by negotiating costs with key vendors.

Reston, Va

Here, I facilitated and fulfilled technology contractual/procurement needs related to software development, software as a service, software license, hosting and platform, other cloud-based solutions, maintenance and support, training, and consulting services with an annual budget of $30M. I served as the strategic and collaborative partner for business units to handle the development of requirements and sourcing, contracting, troubleshooting, planning, and negotiation activities. I also reviewed and modified contractual terms based on contract analysis or upon review of supplier contract changes.➥ Led comprehensive industry and supplier research, bidding, vendor selection, due diligence, and assessed vendor performance.➥ Resolved finance and payment issues with vendors and budget owners by proposing appropriate solutions. ➥ Achieved cost savings and avoidance for the organization through competitive bidding and strategic planning with internal IT clients.➥ Built, managed, and maintained strategic relationships with IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Informatica, IBM, AWS, NetApp, and value-added resellers to ensure the best value for the organization and compliance with procurement policies and best practices.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In this role, I provided IT, HR, facilities, and communications department customers with responsive and efficient procurement and contracting services for complex requirements, whether at contract initiation, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating or for post-contract award modifications and amendments. I delivered comprehensive procurement and contracting services to IT, HR, facilities, and communications department customers for complex requirements while leading the development, modification, and negotiation of key contracts. I developed an operations contracts team, including processes and policies to ensure compliance with relevant measures. I also supported customers with needs assessments, implemented scopes of work, sourcing plans, and negotiation strategies, and drove cross-functional/cross-departmental efforts, facilitating contracts with a value of $30M annually. ➥ Managed contracts, deliverables, issues, and disputes while monitoring compliance through contract management tools, templates, methods, and processes.➥ Defined RFP strategies or sole-source justifications with internal customers and managed RFPs, including the entire solicitation process through contract finalization.➥ Consistently met and exceeded customer ratings, revenue, and margin targets.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Franklin, Tn

Nashua, Nh

Norwood, Ma

Ba, Spanish

Master Certificate, Contract Management