Conducted data analysis in Power BI and Excel on spend and supplier data in order to assist category managers with negotiation.Developed category procurement plans for departments within the company, specifically in Finance and Customer Solutions.Negotiated contracts and pricing with potential suppliers and conducted RFPs.Coordinated with internal stakeholders to determine procurement needs for their departments.Managed spend trend reports on five major suppliers with close to fifty million dollars in spend targeted for cost savings initiatives that resulted in close to five million dollars in savings.Created a spend data reporting dashboard in Microsoft Power BI to show company spend covered under contracts.Lead a process to improve data reporting to tie about one million dollars of unaccounted spend to various departments in the company.Supervised implementation of a new contract database and spend analytics tool and took ownership of the tool and its responsibilities.Utilized D365 and Microsoft Dynamics to manage the procure to pay process.Handled Asurion’s supplier diversity program with reporting spend with diverse suppliers and working with diversity, equality, and inclusion stakeholders to improve the RFP process to include more diverse suppliers. Maintained the Indirect Procurement intake process in ServiceNow for purchase requests and coordinated improvements to the intake process with the development team.

Forecasted sales for LG’s home appliances with their Home Depot account, specifically in cooking appliances, dishwashers, and vacuumsSupported key account managers in making decisions regarding product performance and positioningAnalyzed sales data to provide solutions to forecasting decisionsCoordinated with supply planners to ensure ample flow of inventory to support demand at The Home DepotManaged reports tracking promotion performance and product availability

Communicated between external vendors and internal stakeholders to guarantee on-time delivery of recycled materialsManaged relations with a major mill in Tacoma, WA and all of their suppliersActed as point of contact to resolve logistical and billing issues for the mill and its suppliersSupervised all inter-continental shipments out of the port of Oakland going to China and KoreaCoordinated a recycling route of two-dozen commercial properties in the greater Los Angeles areaWorked between departments and functional lines to ensure complete customer satisfactionContributed solutions to a Six Sigma project to reduce post transaction accounting adjustments

Organized shipments of recyclable material between company suppliers and company and external mills.Managed a book of business of twenty-five suppliers and ten customers. Solved shipping, logistical, and accounting issues for customers and suppliers.Coordinated a recycling route of twenty commercial properties in the LA area. Acquired freight carriers to service various lanes to send material to customers.Processed export shipments of recyclable material going to China and Korea.Assisted purchasing and sales brokers with acquisition and sale of material.

Assisted customers by giving expertise surrounding bikes, kayaks, car racks, and local area knowledge for outdoor adventure.Troubleshooted customer issues with products and customer service.Recommended various products to fully outfit customers for actions sports activities. Recruited customers to join REI’s membership program.

Drafted email marketing campaigns to generate leadsPresented to outside sales team to educate them on potential leads and best practicesPerformed financial analysis on potential franchisees to qualify their financial capabilityCommunicated with foreign customers by leveraging language skillsMade one hundred calls to leads per day and passed six to ten leads per day

Conducted research to analyze data and markets in United States and Europe.Managed a project to create an email survey that would collect data on customers.Developed a market research strategy to identify new markets.Performed various administrative duties required in the office.Used social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and HootSuite to expand presence of company online.

Conducted market analysis for companies exporting to foreign markets in Latin America and EuropeCoordinated email marketing campaigns for trade shows and eventsPresented market analysis and recommendations to prospective clientsManaged two government websites dedicated to exporting for Florida companiesTranslated marketing flyers and emails into Spanish for clients

Started a small business helping students sell their textbooks when the bookstore was unable to buy them back.Established and maintained account on Amazon as a sales and marketing outlet and sold textbooks to other students on campus.Helped students earn more than they would have with bookseller buyback programs.

Selected from fourteen Assistants to be promoted to Co-director.Led ILT sessions in which freshmen received instruction regarding various servant leadership topics.Managed a team of three assistants to help during ILT sessions.Developed marketing plans to increase ILT membership.Planned and organized events such as a camping trip and a community service project.Performed administrative and organizational tasks in order to keep the organization running smoothly.