Amy Schulz Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Mo, Us

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Directs, consults, and manages team of professional Senior Buyers in support of Hallmark's projects. Responsible for all sourcing, negotiations, and contracts for technology (software, hardware, hosting), professional services, MRO, plants, and facilities.

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

-Leading a team of Senior Sourcing Professionals who procure products and services for the Indirect and Technology categories for Hallmark Global and its subsidiaries (Crayola, Crown Media, etc.)-Areas of focus include Indirect (Professional Services; MRO, Facilities/Plants/HQ; Travel; Capital Equipment, etc.) and Technology (Software, Hardware, AMS, Hosting and Professional Technical Services) categories.-Oversees and provides advisory services on special initiatives such as sustainability, transformation, and process improvement, covid task force, etc.-Manage contracting process to ensure leading practices and commercial best practices are obtained for the business.-Interface with peers and executive leadership to offer procurement, business and contractual strategy. --Partners regularly with senior leadership across all businesses including Legal, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, MRO, Information Security, etc.

Kansas City, Missouri, Us

Global Procurement Manager of IT & Marketing for the Indirect Procurement team at Hallmark Cards, Inc. Supports all facets of the business within the Hallmark family, as well as, its subsidiaries (Crayola, Dayspring, International, Crown Media, Hallmark Labs, and International/Canada). Manages the teams that support Hallmark business partners through the identification, negotiating and purchasing of technology and services with our partners.

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

-Team leader for the Contracting and Sourcing/Procurement Team-Leads team and special projects for executive leaders-Support Strategic Sourcing Activities for executive initiatives-Negotiate Agreements (NDAs, Masters, SOWs, MOUs)-Coordinate and oversee team RFP activities and projects-Managed sourcing projects from conception to contract; Vendor Management

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

•Led complex negotiations to implement Sourcing and Procurement best practices to achieve quality deals and savings opportunities. •Partnered with C-Level Executives and stakeholders to prepare and negotiate hardware, software, hosting, and services agreements. Sourcing•Conducted RFP sourcing activities (BAFOs, TCOs, Reverse Actions)•Benchmarked rates to ensure competitive, low cost structure•Owned key strategic supplier partnerships•Analyzed cost effectiveness of licensing, and onshore/offshore modelsContracting•Negotiated Agreements (Masters, NDAs, SOWs, Settlements, MOUs)•Provided agreement analysis in support of the $100M+ support budget•Held signatory Authority for agreements up to $10M•Upheld Supply Chain Management and Fiscal PoliciesSpecial Initiatives•Lead Contract Cycle Time Reduction Initiative •Partnered with Legal to draft SaaS/Hosting & Maintenance Agreements •Partnered with Network on “Internet of Things” and 5G initiativesKey Contributions: -Received “Sprint Hero of the Month” Award – Negotiated $5.6M savings -Recognized as a Sprint “High Performer” (top 10%)-Negotiated $2.2M in savings; secured pricing holds, no minimum commitment -Negotiated $3.3M in OPEX savings; locked in volume based discounts -Worked with suppliers to secure donations for “Sprint’s $1M Project”

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

•Sourced software, hardware, and services for IT •Led complex negotiations; drafted legal Agreements, SOWs, MOUs•Partnered with IT VPs, BUs, and stakeholders to facilitate purchases Key Contributions-Only team member experienced to negotiate deals across departments-Successfully completed the “Next Leaders Program” (by invitation only)

Overland Park, Kansas, Us

Liaison between IT customers, executives, and Finance tasked to manage the project pipeline and budget for organization responsible for delivery of hardware, software, and capacity planning. Conducted monthly financial review with IT VPs and their executive staff.Key Contributions:•Developed cross-organizational collaboration on $30M IT capital budget forecast and improved accuracy to +5%.•Received 3 Excellence Awards for leadership roles in managing multi-million dollar capital budget and process improvements in the “Project Portfolio Management Reform” effort.

Developed legal strategies with clients and outside counsel to assist with high-stake, high-profile criminal and civil litigation. Conducted focus groups to collect and analyze data to develop litigation themes and resolution strategies.Key Contributions:•Research findings led to case strategies that yielded positive court outcome for clients and settlements to avoid costly legal proceedings.

•Provided financial/legal risk analysis & dept. results for C-Level executives •Directed contract activities for outsourced legal staff and third party agents •Managed internal staff; oversaw/assigned staff projects and daily activities•Drafted legal agreements; prepared templates; policy interpretation•Interfaced with insurance/government and business regulatory agenciesKey Contributions:• Recognized for negotiating $4.2M savings in claim dispute during 36% increase in case workload• Recognized for drafting legal and customer correspondence templates and establishing a caseload tracking database that reduced cycle time and improved quality• Partnered with the Directors of Compliance and HR to implement new company policies

Lincoln, Ne, Us

•Managed diverse teams for high-profile university and private events•Coordinated staff, simultaneous events, and budgets for multiple venues•Negotiated, sourced, and managed external services/suppliers and products•Assigned work; developed and delivered training; served as an HR liaisonKey Contributions:• Recognized for drafting new employee manual•Automated processes that lead to efficiencies and cost reductions• Partnered with affiliate sites to train employees and apply uniform standards of service

Master'S Degree, Psychology, Demonstrative Evidence Emphasis

Bachelors, Psychology/Sociology