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Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wi, Us

My team leads category strategy, vendor management, and strategic sourcing for Insurance Product/Underwriting, Claims, and Litigation & Corporate Legal. In this model, the full vendor life-cycle is managed strategically, professionally and efficiently: providing excellent customer value to our stakeholders and business partners, along with risk mitigation and compliance adherence.

Madison, Wi, Us

I am responsible for leading and managing spend categories; developing sourcing strategies for complex engagements; and leading supplier selection and contract negotiations for high-risk and highly complex projects that have significant strategic business impacts. My areas of focus include marketing, finance, business and workplace services (BWS), and business development.Often the largest part of my role is facilitating productive conversations with diverse stakeholders, and influencing the outcomes without direct authority.

Madison, Wi, Us

Scanning the insurance market and beyond, work to identify unmet customer needs, and scope business problems to be solved. Facilitated Enterprise collaboration and strategic partnerships with stakeholders across the AmFam enterprise. Co-creation with vendors; facilitation of industry innovation labs; support of strategy design team with formal training and experience with Futures and Design Thinking approach.

Madison, Wi, Us

Built and led a high-functioning hybrid team with specialized knowledge of the business needs to pair with careful monitoring of SLA's and performance, data analysis for strategic decisions and relationship building with key suppliers for optimal performance and innovation.

Madison, Wi, Us

Sourcing & category management for Enterprise Claims: Property, Casualty, Central Services, and Strategy teams (Annual contract spend>$200 M; with impact to loss costs >$1 Billion).

Madison, Wi, Us

Management of vendor selection and the development, negotiation, and maintenance of contracts and supplier performance on behalf of Department of Revenue and the Wisconsin Lottery. Operating within the legal requirements of state procurement, served as contract manager for the State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue, for contracts in excess of $100 million. Key Projects and Acquisitions include: Lottery Gaming System (and implementation to 4,000+ retail locations)Securities Custodian for unclaimed stocks and bondsIndustrial scanners and technology to automate the processing of tax documents and payments received, including MICR and Check21 initiatives. Collaboration with the Department of Administration and agency leadership to develop value added contracts and development of portfolio and planning.

Madison, Wi, Us

Led implementation team for P2P procurement software through design, configuration, UAT, Go-Live, and project completion. Co-Led team tasked with updating and modernizing the procurement policies and procedures (including creation and release of procurement manual) and vendor management best practices in line with State of Wisconsin Statutory requirements.. Managed contract portfolio in excess of $40 million including statewide category management of Facilities Maintenance, Repair & Operation (MRO) Supplies (and other commodities and services) on behalf of all State Agencies, Municipalities, and University of Wisconsin System.

Progressed from entry-level to leadership through key roles in sales, customer service, and league operations. Participation in state and national associations and events serving the coin-operated amusement industry.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba

Associate Degree, Applied Science, Paralegal