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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Fairhaven, Ma, Us

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New York, Ny, Us

Formulate and establish procurement procedures to insure expenditures are properly managed. Inspect new vendors and products, while refining new and existing long-term supplier relationships. Collaborate with Account Managers to analyze client investments, while applying cost saving initiatives on IT hardware and software. Develop and revise domestic and international vendor contracts. Remain cognizant of new market developments related to products and alternative sourcing.- Leadership: Lead and educate the department on the procurement life cycle of IT sourcing.- Process Improvement: Improved the ERP system to monitor and update client renewals.- Company Compliance: Ensure contract amendments complied with the company regulations.- Accomplishment: Identify cost saving opportunities during negotiations and procurement efforts of hardware/software equipment to meet the client’s needs at the best price.- Contributed to the department achieving maximum profitability by developing and establishing efficient strategies.- Improve the overall efficiency with operational issues by conducting workflow analyses and providing sound solutions to teams for optimized distribution and communication processes.

Greenwich, Ct, Us

Administrated daily operations, including facilities related purchasing, kitchen, office supplies, repairs, maintenance, moves, COI’s and security. Processed client’s hardware/software renewal’s and termination contracts; also, developed and processed client’s Cisco Smartnet. Interfaced with clients to determine the best prices to close deals and to preserve client satisfaction. Arranged and submitted purchase orders; coordinated with vendors for ordering and tracking purposes. Prepared bid submission and evaluated bid receipts.- Team Collaboration: Aided the Accounting Department to formulate reports around client expenditures.- Worked in juxtaposition with IT Vendor Partners and Distributors to acquire price quotes for the best pricing. Monitored the procurement of supplies for prompted delivery.- Paired with Account Managers and Engineers to prepare and process client Request for Quotes (RFQs).- Accomplishment: Identified cost savings opportunities and recommend appropriate actions to implement cost reduction within operations.- Developed and documented purchasing procedures that best suited the purchasing team.

Moscow, Ru

Developed databases for Russian Standard Inventory and MIR’s in the U.S. Analyzed inventory movement to determine placement of inventory. Conducted meeting with Managers to discuss variances. Worked in tandem with third party vendors to ensure accuracy on all invoices.

New York, Ny, Us

Analyzed qualitative and quantitative transactional data to derive cost-cutting solutions for the company. Audited departmental expense portfolio to aid in the research of further cost management solutions. Coordinated the distribution of sensitive materials to department heads and external partners. Assessed data from internal market research database (primarily focused on distributing appropriate costs and risks for respective solicitors). Performed cost/price analysis on office and building supplies.- Leadership: Directed other Procurement Analysts on how to utilize excel formulas and other processes to arrange reports promptly and efficiently. - Process Improvement: Reviewed accounts receivables and interpreted corresponding financial consequences to provide a positive influence on company needs, especially future inter-departmental procurement decisions.- Gathered & quantified high-level data in order to streamline specific decision making processes.- Cost Reduction: Reduced departmental costs by approximately 50% YOY through the implementation of proposed expenditure solutions.- Developed a cost-saving strategy that created an approximate $120K in annual savings by increasing efficiencies in managing sundries and procurement of office supplies.