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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Previously led category/commodity team, and now solely responsible for, managing a multimillion-dollar portfolio of construction services and materials. Manage all procurement related activities. Develop annual sourcing strategies to ensure appropriate allocation of resources, and personnel. Monitor supplier performance. Evaluate all bids and negotiate cost savings. Perform post-award contract administration duties. Individually manage multiple high-value projects and contracts. Selected Achievements: - Generated $7 million in year-to-date costs savings for 2020. Lead all buyers company-wide in annual cost savings by leveraging negotiating expertise and procurement best practices. - Consistently recognized as top performer for cost savings amongst all procurement staff while managing between 25% and 30% of the program’s $300 million annual spend. - Selected to manage all the most critical, high-profile, high-dollar projects since assuming the role due to stellar performance and consistent results.

Portland, Oregon Area

Oversaw all aspects of procurement and construction contract process and developed contract approval process. Led staff of three in monitoring, tracking, and auditing a portfolio of several hundred contracts. Collaborated with key leaders to meet financial goals and service levels. Reviewed contractor proposals to ensure accuracy, compliance, feasibility, and cost savings. Called on to broker multiple high-stakes negotiations, awarding numerous contracts on favorable terms for the Department, despite difficult, complex, and sensitive circumstances.Selected Achievements: - Developed new relationships with potential suppliers to maximize opportunities for the County and managed existing supplier relationships to optimize performance.- Developed sourcing strategy to more efficiently allocate resources to high performing vendors and continuously improved supply of goods and services to the County.

Salem, Oregon

Managed end-to-end procurement process, supervised, and mentored team of four contract professionals. Oversaw daily operations, provided guidance on compliance throughout contract lifespan, and prepared documentation for state elected officials. Built professional relationships between state agencies, city and county governments and private contractors.Selected Achievements:- Creatively negotiated stalled commercial lease agreement to achieve favorable terms and save the department around $850K in the first year and nearly $10 million over a 10-year period. - Analyzed current processes using Six Sigma methodology and eliminated multiple redundant processes, which led to increased productivity and shaved weeks off project timelines.- Created and implemented program-specific approval process for contracts and drafted internal policy documents to standardize administrative and procedural activities.- Developed, implemented, and led new staff training on procurement, contract drafting, and contract compliance issues.