• Founding procurement leader for Black & Veatch’s new data center business line.• Established procurement standards utilizing an out of the box approach that eliminated unnecessary tasks and minimized procurement hours, thus providing a positive impact on gross profit margin.• Innovator mindset on automating tools and processes to better support the procurement lifecycle.• Implemented sourcing strategies for construction projects and collaborated with internal business partners and subcontractors to reduce risks and costs.• Managed and supported all aspects of the procurement process for both construction and service projects. Construction projects were an estimated $75M, service projects were an estimated $10M. Performed all pre-award and post-award activities.• Participated in project reviews to ensure quality of procurement execution and timely resolution of issues. • Achieved cost savings through unique tactics of identifying vendors, both locally and nationally.• Selected as the Procore subject matter expert for the data center business unit. One of three members on the Procore implementation team.

• Responsible for complex procurement transactions for direct project involvement and general use within the Procurement Department.• Assignments involved equipment procurements, services and construction contracts.• Trained others concerning the procurement processes and procedures. Prepared, issued and managed the bidding process.• Prepared contract documents and bidders list. Lead and managed the evaluation process through the distribution of quotations, preparation of the commercial portion of the bid tabulation, and collaborated with engineering regarding the technical evaluation.• Made recommendations for selected bidder(s) and who to award. Lead, scheduled, coordinated and managed the negotiation process. Resolved commercial terms and conditions exceptions with support from the legal counsel. Managed the award and conforming process.• Files appropriate documents and follows filing rules. • Responsible for all aspects of contract administration. Processed invoices and contract revisions. Prepared contract closeout documentation for review and approval by the project team.• Responsible for soliciting budgetary pricing for equipment, material, or labor to support estimating/proposal efforts for a major project or projects.• Selected as the Oracle subject matter expert for the Cary, NC office.

•Conduct solicitations for and execute high-dollar, high-risk, complex Nuclear Generation Major Projects.•Current project portfolio value exceeds $25M and $50M in contracts executed to date.•Support Outage Management Team and ensure contract execution milestones are met 100% of the time. •Prepare bid invitations, conduct financial analysis, evaluate proposals, negotiate contract terms and conditions, and work with the business partners designated representative to resolve contract disputes.•Identify and leverage opportunities for increased competitive bidding, smarter contractor relationships and more efficient finance processes.•Provide market data to support vendor selection, qualification and on-going performance management.•Lead assigned projects to successful conclusion or implementation.•Endeavor to fundamentally understand the sourcing needs of the business partners at all levels of the organization in order to be able to clearly represent their interests during times of decision making and negotiations.•Ensure internal processes and procedures are adhered to as well as relevant Nuclear Regulatory Commission specific requirements are incorporated into the Terms and Conditions.

•Created production plans for each individual formulator based on sales forecast for the Chemical Agricultural Industry.•Created new Bill of Materials (BOMs) based upon Confidential Statements of Formula (CSFs).•Placed monthly and as needed purchase orders for raw and material packaging based upon production plan. Expedited orders when necessary.•Tracked Bill of Ladings (BOLs) and monitored Estimated Times of Arrivals (ETAs). Notified formulators of incoming raw and packaging materials in order to maximize floor space without creating a bottleneck of receivers. •Assisted accounting with end of month closings. This included inventory reconciliations, invoice price discrepancies and monthly reconciling of formulators production plans.•Created service metrics to monitor formulators production output based upon requested production plan. Created Root Cause Analysis for any one-time or on-going issues.•Monitored waste of formulators to minimize unnecessary consumption. Target waste was less than 2 percent.

•Assisted in developing project specific terms and conditions based upon the Prime Agreement with the Owner.•Established and monitored project procurement goals, budgets, and schedules. Reported current procurement status to project management on a weekly basis and as needed. •Developed bid lists for each package. Assisted in the Supplier migration approval process based upon the Suppliers current financial status, quality and safety. •Prepared and tracked Request for Quotation documents. Solicited and obtained quotations. Negotiated commercial issues and followed through to completion the purchase of assigned materials, equipment and services using a best value analysis.•Collaborated with the Contract Specialists as needed to resolve major complex issues and mitigate risk for the project and the company.•Ensured all procurement documents are issued correctly and on schedule. •Awarded over 100 equipment purchase orders and/or service contracts, totaling $77 million.•Processed invoices and revisions specific to each awarded contract. Performed post-award/contract administration activities, which included ensuring accurate terms of the contract were being adhered to, insurance compliance, and end of project close-out activities.

•Prime contact for order completeness and fulfillment for Asia Pacific, EMEA, Caribbean and Latin America.•Attended daily reviews with key suppliers to identify potential material constraints and provided allocation on key product codes. •Prepared weekly reviews with international market regions regarding order completeness status and prioritization of projects. •Managed short interval/pull in requests with suppliers to ensure customer satisfaction. •Worked with multiple cross functional teams to understand the contractual obligations and possible liquidating damages associated to specific projects and ensure on-time delivery of these customer projects. •Held weekly meetings with logistics to focus on process improvement, reviewed current and/or potential issues related to specific projects, and highlighted delivery schedules for key projects.

•Supported Succession product line including Passport and Optera Metro for the global market demand as well as Enterprise, Meridian, and Baystacks portfolios; portfolio value exceeded $2.5 million. •Reviewed supply base responses to load and identified and resolved constraints.•Provided input on compliance to the market load.•Issued Purchase Orders to support approved plan and order commit dates, managed Purchase Order reschedules and communicated changes to the supply base.•Reviewed & returned nonconforming material to suppliers within a 30 day window. •Secured material/product to fulfill customer orders to committed/requested dates, worked expedite requests, & communicated any schedule impacts to the appropriate Fulfillment Prime.•Implemented engineering changes and maintained accurate systems & databases. •Strived to achieve greater than 95% customer on-time delivery to promise date and reported weekly metrics on supplier performance. •Drove backschedule to support < 1% Cost of Sales.