Andrea Foster Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

At Duke Energy, we proactively seek and build relationships with diverse suppliers to create a more sustainable supply chain as we make progress on our clean energy transformation and net-zero goals. At the same time, these practices help our suppliers grow, create jobs, and provide a positive local economic impact. We are invested in our suppliers success and the vitality of the communities we serve.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Natural Gas Major Projects Sourcing ● Led category management and strategic sourcing planning for Natural Gas Transmission Construction Major Projects, Liquified Natural Gas Major Projects and, Inspection Services ● Provided project management for multi-million dollar pipeline construction projections by taking full ownership of leading bid events •Collaborated with stakeholders, Legal, and Credit Risk Management● Led process improvement for processing purchase orders •Included leading planning meetings, creating process documents, reviewing the documents with the team, and finalizing with management for approval● Collaborated on process improvements identified by the manager to improve efficiency in sourcing processes for the team

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Customer Strategy & Enterprise Services Sourcing● Developed, implemented, and maintained sourcing strategies for enterprise wide corporate services and customer programs while negotiating with supplier management to procure services and establish strategic supplier relationships.● Responsible for coordinating & managing bid events that entails requesting and analyzing supplier proposals and negotiating and awarding contracts.● Conducted category management for Human Resources, Support Services, Environmental Health & Safety Occupational Health and Duke Energy Foundation services.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Coal Combustion Products Sourcing● Responsible for requesting and analyzing supplier proposals and negotiating and awarding contracts for the Coal Combustion Products Group (CCP)● Wrote, distributed, and maintained purchase orders procuring services for Coal Combustion Products while implementing problem resolution techniques to ensure contracts remained in compliance with corporate, industry and regulatory requirements.● Collaborated with internal and external customers to ensure consistent implementation of supply chain processes and services for peak productivity and to reduce commercial risk● Assumed leadership role in assisting with coordinating, facilitating and coaching new hires

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

● Managed, negotiated & reconciled Supplier’s accounts in Accounts Payable’s Virtual Credit Card Program ● Administered the Duke Energy Discount Solution Initiative for Supply Chain which focused on reducing operating cost by negotiating shorter payment terms to suppliers in exchange for a discount● Analyzed various reports to assist in reconciliation of past due supplier payments and employee expense reports● Communicated with internal and external customers regarding supplier payment inquiries and provided resolution

● Investigated and collected delinquent state taxes plus secured delinquent tax returns from individuals or business firms according to prescribed laws and regulations.● Conferred with taxpayers on matters of tax liability in such schedules as sales, withholding, income, corporate franchise and other tax schedules and advised on the manner of properly resolving specific tax problems.● Managed audit process to completion while reviewing business and individual financial information to determine correct resolution of tax liability and discussed intricate scenarios to determine appropriate source of compromise between the taxpayer and The State.

● Ensured the proper servicing of business market accounts by performing a review, investigation, management, analysis, and disposition of disability claims with lost time of 12 weeks or less in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and District of Columbia.● Calculated and established reserves for disability benefits based on the investigation of individual cases.● Compiled and maintained complete, up-to-date records using EDM (electronic data management) and Express (claims management software); documented all activities relevant to cases.

Bs, Business Administration

Accounting Tax Certificate, Accounting