Amanda Couch Email & Phone Number

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

• Executes and supports budget movements for $3B in CapEx and $100M in OpEx. Collaborates with Finance, Accounting and Controls and business to obtain approval documentation and ensure funding availability.
• Compiles long range budget plan and forecasting for Reliable Operations.
• SAP Responsibility: Compilation of budget and project reports, SBOP reports, creates yearly statistical projects for Ambient, Grocery and Fulfillment networks, drives project/PO closure (quarterly and for… Show more
• SAP Responsibility: Compilation of budget and project reports, SBOP reports, creates yearly statistical projects for Ambient, Grocery and Fulfillment networks, drives project/PO closure (quarterly and for year-end.
• Attends AMA/Lucernex/Coupa design sessions to outline Supply Chain requirements and system functionality needs. Partners with teams to work through obstacles. Loops in other stakeholders as needed to ensure their.
• Drives budget actualization by reporting actuals vs budget and open PO reports to business.

Bentonville, AR

• Managed a group of 7 associates responsible for managing vendor vetting, out to bid & award processes, contract execution, project closeouts and invoicing for Construction & Design.
• Analyzed project counts, timelines, complexity, projected pricing to determine regions, contractors/consultants and bidding options for construction and design projects; gains buy in and approval from business owners.
• Managed past due aging invoices to prepare for fiscal year end; led… Show more
• Managed past due aging invoices to prepare for fiscal year end; led taskforce that managed 800 aging invoices, processed $5M in past due invoices and credited $73K back to Walmart.
• Implemented process to review remodel bid lists as remodel project numbers increased to outline and identified best practices, data points and discussed regional strategy with Project Manager team to avoid general.
• Developed new associate training curriculum by focusing on complexity of task, timeline of system access and foundation building; region workload can now be managed in an 8 weeks from start date.

Bentonville, AR

• Managed a 3rd party vendor team and two internal managers who qualified and executed contracts through Ariba for approximately 8K vendors, managed Developer & Build To Suit closeout books, purchase orders, letter of.
• Implemented a plan to identify Realty Procurement’s supplier pool; collaborated with the business to create a scheduled requalification timeline to mitigate risk.
• Directed a cross functional team to eliminate days in… Show more
• Directed a cross functional team to eliminate days in the vendor qualification processes to improve the qualification timeline for all requesting groups managed by Supplier & Contract Management, shared improved.
• Drove the implementation of the bid event management tool which streamlined the process and communication between Facilities Management, Realty Procurement Services, GNFR Support Team and Supplier & Contract Management.
• Collaborated and partnered cross functionally to direct the design process of the GNFR SAP Contracting system to ensure the system met the needs of the of Real Estate.

Bentonville, AR

• Managed the solicitation and vetting process by recruiting, interviewing, and qualifying general contractors, professional service contractors and other suppliers through Ariba
• Determined and assigned qualified contractors to project bid list in Quickbase for multiple programs; mitigated potential risk by analyzing financials, contractor’s capabilities and conflicts of interest to ensure.
• Determined and assigned qualified contractors to project bid list in Quickbase for multiple programs; mitigated potential risk by analyzing financials, contractor’s capabilities and conflicts of interest to ensure.
• Audited construction project closeout books through Evoco Workspace while ensuring compliance with closeout document requirements derived from project specifications
• Researched and analyzed issues for the department and business partners by seeking out potential and existing problems; providing recommendations for remedies and implementing change initiatives
• Presented to business partners, co-workers and general contractors about opportunities, processes and procedures

Bentonville, AR

• Part of a team that collected millions of dollars in reimbursables from developers, towns and cities by reviewing contracts and submitting required documentation
• Attended weekly meetings with leadership to track project risk
• Analyzed monthly accounting reports to ensure construction money was allotted to the correct projects and investigated why stores were not meeting their projections
• Ensured unsuccessful projects were dropped and removed from program
• Attended closings… Show more
• Attended closings to track new reimbursables

Bentonville, Arkansas