Amber Scott Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Oversee process to manage 1500+ contracts that require review and approval. Company-wide Sourcing lead for business cards and stationery commodity for 50+ NBCU brands. Manage all requests and inquiries associated with category. Hands-on with ensuring all stationery is updated, reviewed, and approved by Corporate Communications and other business executives when a rebrand of a television or cable network occurs. Negotiates all issues raised by stakeholders, ensuring that expectations and requirements are met. Provide efficient and timely support to senior sourcing executives and team. Handle confidential information with discretion. Active Sourcing & Hiring subcommittee member on the Procurement DE&I Committee.

Principal contact between the BEN SoCal hub and Executive Champion, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and all Employee Resource Group (ERG) Leaders. Guide, delegate and execute all hub programming. Increased membership by 25% within first nine months of leading BEN. Communicate group achievement and ensure individual accountability. Help ensure that all voices are heard and maintain team spirit. Create BEN's annual action plan and oversee the budget. Launched inaugural Rep Your HBCU! event, in which NBCUniversal employees, who are graduates of a historically black college or university, wore their school gear on the first Friday of 2019 Black History Month. Collaborated with Unidos to host University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Los Angeles Valley College students at the NBCUniversal Career Development Panel, which featured executives across various business units. Collaborated with Corporate Communications to recruit and manage volunteers for the NBC4 booth at the Taste of Soul festival. Managed volunteer logistics with NBC4 talent and anchors for the Kingdom Day Parade, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Support the following BEN objectives: to help drive growth for NBCUniversal; to help attract, develop, retain and promote a high-performing Black employee base at NBCUniversal; cultivate membership's professional development by focusing on making personal connections.

Established goodwill between YPN, NBCUniversal and the community through partnership in philanthropic initiatives that aligned with NBCUniversal’s core values. Made connections and built relationships with business units, early career programs, other employee resource groups and external organizations at industry events. Acted as liaison to internal brands and ERGs as well as with external brands throughout the community. Sourced partners for event ideas and worked with Events committee to get the ball rolling. Oversaw planning and execution of YPN’s Comcast Cares Day project, in which 300+ clothing bundles were assembled by NBCUniversal volunteers at the Good+ Foundation. Attended IMPACT, a two-day leadership summit in New York City where I connected with senior executives, built skills to grow my career, networked across the company and discussed strategies for the growth of the company and ERGs.

Provided executive-level administrative support to two Senior Vice Presidents and West Coast Sourcing Team that negotiates and manages in excess of $15B in service and supply contracts annually. Organized and managed department meetings and schedules. Coordinated new employee logistics. Trained new East Coast Sourcing Team Executive Assistant in NY.

Recruited, retained and tracked members. Managed email list and external inquiries for YPN information. Organized “donut breaks” for networking and mini membership drives to inspire employee involvement. Represented YPN SoCal at NBCUniversal Benefits Fair and Employee Resource Group Fairs at Universal Studios Hollywood and DreamWorks. Featured in Employee Spotlight in July 2017 issue of YPN newsletter for membership recruitment efforts.

Managed and distributed communications to WNN LA steering committee. Created and distributed agendas and meeting minutes. Coordinated steering committee lunches and offsite meetings. Fostered support for women and women's issues in a dynamic corporate environment at NBCUniversal.

Developed and maintained guest lists for the Magic Mixer at WP 24 by Wolfgang Puck at the Ritz Carlton, the 6th Annual Zo & Magic’s 8Ball Challenge, and Cookie Johnson Nordstrom Private Shop Night. Created and maintained donor database. Drafted and sent thank you correspondence to Magic Johnson Foundation All-Star event attendees. Demonstrated excellent professionalism with well-known entertainment and business professionals. Researched fiscal years of potential grant-awarding organizations.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provided temporary administrative support to the Strategic Initiatives Department (SID) and Kyser Center for Economic Research. Scheduled interviews and speaking engagements for the Chief Economist. Assisted in updating and maintaining economic and business tables and data for the creative industry report and presentations. Prepared agendas and scheduled meetings for the LAEDC Strategic Advisory Committees.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mass Communication/Media Studies, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Dillard University Diamonds Dance Team, The Courtbouillon Student Newspaper Contributor, Student Ambassador

Master Of Arts (Ma), Communications - Public Relations

Mass Media Arts

High School Diploma