Ashley Clair Email & Phone Number

United States

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Louisville, Kentucky Area

- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to negotiate key contracts - Analyzed customer feedback and complaints to identify opportunities for improvement and implementing those improvements within contracts with strict SLA's and penalties - Experienced with end to end procurement processes - from developing a request for proposals (RFP) to negotiating multi million dollar contracts.- Developed and implemented a successful process improvement initiative that decreased project spend by 5%

Louisville, Kentucky Area

- Collaborated with internal cross-functional teams and external vendors to ensure successful launch of Medicare Member materials in both Print and Digital formats- Created an effective risk management plan that identified, assessed, and mitigated risks to the project- Developed a budget tracking system that identified areas of cost savings and improved resource utilization

Remote

Projects• Consolidate all vendor contracts into Global Contract Repository for North America, Europe, APac• Improve Purchase Request process & resource allocation for procurement organization• Eliminate Small Value Purchase Orders (Global adoption rate of 66%)• Improve e-Invoicing – Payment Automation (business case development; $5M annual savings)•Other Responsibilities• Contribute to Three Year Plan for the Global Procurement department (project identification)• Identify market leaders for sources of supply (based on project requirements)• Interview suppliers for pre-qualification of bid activities (pre & post sourcing event)• Collaborate with internal clients to establish business system requirements (software)• Research, identify and qualify suppliers• Conduct customer reference interviews to further qualify supplier/vendor capabilities• Facilitate review of supplier product demos to match project requirements• Establish total cost of ownership business cases to support cost reduction strategies• Brief Chief Procurement Officer on project status, key action items, and risks• Brief Director of Procurement Operations & e-Procurement on requirements & business cases• Perform Business Analysis for corporate card provisioning process• Create process documentation for the Sourcing Process• Develop comprehensive project plans• Lead project status meetings with clients and project team• Prepare requisitions for remote employees in Oracle eProcurement• Manage all high priority executive level vendor invoice exceptions• Prepare Case Studies for Spend Management Sourcing Projects• Assist in onboarding US based members

Louisville, Kentucky

•Projects• Evaluate, test and implement new document management and processing software system•Other Responsibilities• Coordinate students admission efforts by processing prospective student leads, ensuring completeness of documentation, preparing files for acceptance and input, maintaining documents and requested student’s college and high school transcripts• Reduce search time by creating an improved process for maintaining retired applications• Create Standard Operating Procedure guides on several internal processes and updated other older guides• Work in a team oriented environment• Exceed online admissions quota for five consecutive quarters

•Projects• Review and process education debt consolidation applications utilizing the LOS software• Organize and improve workflow regarding aged applications• Utilize Microsoft Access and Excel to create communications to applicants regarding errors and omissions on their applications.•Other Responsibilities• Organize and improve workflow regarding aged applications• Maintain records and handle other assignments as time permitted

•Projects• Design and create intensive English instruction curriculums and lesson plans for 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades• Develop creative teaching techniques that enhanced classroom instruction and reduced discipline and behavior issues• Develop once a week courses for remedial English language learning for all Elementary school students•Other Responsibilities• Teach English as a second language in a public elementary school in Seoul, South Korea. Teamed with a Korean partner-teacher. • Team with other faculty to assess learning levels & design specialized curriculums for each student’s level.• Tutor Adult teachers in English• Participate in after school functions with Korean teaching staff.

Primary duties include sorting, repairing, stocking, shelving and inventory of US, UN, Georgia, Canadian, and Great Britain’s government documents

Assisted CheckFree's Legal department and Human Resources department in general and administrative duties and responsibilities during summer and holiday breaks from school.Utilized scanning technology to scan all legal contracts and agreements in PDF format using eFile Clerk software program.Filed, prepared folders, printed, copied, inventoried and prepared files for off site storage.

Atlanta, Ga

• Intern primarily in the employee compensation and benefits area • Assist the VP of Human Resource Operations in the planning, scheduling and announcing a planned reduction in force impacting ~200 customer service employees due to outsourcing initiatives• Participate and assist in benefits (severance) orientations and individual employee communication meetings • Prepare, print, copy, inventory and file confidential employee folders and related documents

B.A., History, Japanese

Activities and Societies: Japan Club,大学卒業後でもう日本語勉強した。

Master'S Certificate, Project Management

Program through ESI and The George Washington School of Business

Masters In Public Management, Analytics

Unfinished

日本の歴史と政治、日本語

one year on study abroad. Studies were focused on Japanese language, politics and East Asian regional politics.

History; Asian History

Accreditation

Business Analytics Certificate, Business