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Organize, plan and write formal solicitation/contract documents for procurements that are often complex and of high dollar value in accordance with District policy and procedures as well as applicable Federal Transportation Administration regulations and State laws. Routinely meets with the Director, Contracts and Procurement, Executive Officers, legal counsel, and vendors to consult, negotiate or resolve procurement-related problems. Supervise staff, coordinate staff training and professional development. Establish performance objectives. Monitor and evaluate employee performance.

Redwood City, California, United States

Drives forward aggressive savings initiatives for indirect spend while continuously managing savings pipeline based on key procurement targets. Understanding of how different licensing models and application development / managed services approaches work and perform within a technical context.Supports category management across the organization, partnering closely with business stakeholders to ensure business objectives are met. Monitors overall category strategy development and implementation, suggests changes to the strategy in line with the changing business environment. Identifies and resolves emerging issues with suppliers within category.Ensures development and application of advantageous sourcing strategies, managing strategic vendor selection through proven/approved RFx processes.

Redwood City, California, United States

Manage new part set-up, bill of materials, product forecast and safety stock levels.Support new product launch and key research and development programs with purchasing and materials planning by collecting quotations, and match supplier capabilities to new designs and project schedules. Process engineering change orders in Agile and partner with Quality Assurance on validating vendors.Initiate second sourcing opportunities and cost savings initiatives; which include make versus buy cost models. Adjust current product and test-related forecasts based on usage and business growth and ensure adequate supply is in place for production ramp-up.

Palo Alto

Leads selected supply-chain related initiatives to support business goals and continuous improvement. Manages core activities of supplier identification, benchmarking, analysis of business proposals, new business awards, contract development, negotiations, supplier spend performance analytics reporting, and delivery of supplier performance scorecards/reviews.Supports Non-Labor Spend Management Committee with category expertise. Provides operational leadership in collaboration for the implementation, deployment and ongoing management of suppliers.

Stanford University

Managed HHMI’s vendor relationships with over 70 strategic suppliers, covering all aspects, including source to pay, contract negotiations, contract compliance, formal business reviews, account and market analysis, and problem resolution.

Stanford University

Purchased all goods and services for 26 labs in support of Stanford School of Medicine HHMI labs, identifying sources and obtaining quotes, expediting orders, resolving invoicing issues, arranging all credits and returns, equipment repairs and hosted vendor shows. Served as critical interface between research laboratories, suppliers, and HHMI’s accounts payable department.

South San Francisco

Procured all equipment, services, research materials, capital, and IT equipment on national and international level in support of Amgen's multiple R&D sites and followed GMP guidelines. Supported NPI New Products Introductions for manufacturing and qualified vendors. Worked as lead contributor in aligning contracts from 3 integration mergers and acquisitions in Amgen’s procurement system. Partnered with Capital Construction team on RFP’s and reverse auctions on new building construction.