Executes complex sourcing projects per client. Provides procurement services to increase savings and shift from an operational to strategic approach.• Create and Manages Reverse Auctions• Apply Denali’s process and concepts to various client projects• Tail Spend Management• Increase strategic approach to spend• Supplier Onboarding and Continued Relationship Management• Contract Authorizing and Negotiation• Provides sourcing execution (RFP, RFI, RFx)

• Manages over $3.5M in strategic sourcing and exceeds cost saving goals of over 10% of sales• Establishes and maintains ongoing relationships with vendors to enhance buying and negotiation opportunities• Leads supply chain optimization across cost saving projects and ultimately develop new business • Manages purchasing team in consigned and non-consigned inventory for integrated industrial vending management• Performs vendor assessments, supplier evaluation, bidding, negotiations, and provides alternative options to end users • Issues RFQ, purchase orders, and develops and maintains new supplier contracts• Conducts competitor bench marking market baskets analysis and identifies saving opportunity through Affiliated Distributors

• Successfully completed project initiatives resulting in over $3 million procurement supplier savings• Research and analyze data to identify trends, category performance, competitive threats, and opportunitiesto support business decisions• Utilize data sources to develop regular ad hoc reports to include opportunity gap, SKU rationalization,promotion analyses, item tracking, price studies, financial performance, and sales which facilitatednegotiations resulting in significant cost savings• Integrate continuous process improvements into the online database- fluent in a number of data management systems including Excel, Access, Macros, mySQL, and Oracle Business Intelligence.

• Access and navigate Oracle Supply Chain Planning, Purchasing, and i-Supplier Portal applications• Investigate and resolve invoice discrepancies, ensure compliance with terms of purchase and supports the integrity of the materials management information system• Support service line to ensure correct sales reports, inventory control, and receiving assurance.

-Assist/Support Purchasing department on a daily basis.-Analyze daily purchase requests for accuracy and compose corresponding purchase orders for transmittal to vendor community-Perform data collection, spreadsheet creation, and data analysis

• Maintained inventory controls by collecting stock location orders and printing requests. Also, assigned orders and made decisions based on what inventory routes the drivers/contractors were to take on day to day basis.

• Designed and developed two Applications for potential medical use by hospitals. Apps included Community Health Needs Assessment, and an electronic patient registration (medical history) form. Design included the ability for supply chain vendors to advertise on Application.