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Purchase, New York, US

Dallas, Texas, US

Fort Worth, Texas, US

Fort Worth, Texas, US

 Administer all sourcing/procurement strategy for company IT infrastructure and Cyber Security groups, assisting stakeholders with managing and planning to capital budgets, including identifying opportunities of savings through renegotiation of existing agreements, developing/performing RFP’s, and uncovering substitute consumption strategies/technology.

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Manage the contracts and purchasing oversight of IT and Telecom Material and Services
• Conduct RFP’s for IT and Telecom Construction Services across BNSF network utilizing Coupa procure to pay solution
• Coordinate with multiple stakeholders of IT and data center infrastructure to centralize spend, develop yearly forecast, and issue RFP's
• Assisted with design, creation, and implementation of buyer’s dashboard (Tableau), providing the sourcing department with added visibility to spend, tools, and one system for buyers to accomplish tasks associated with.
• Conduct monthly leadership meetings to deliver updates, discuss priorities, and develop strategies
• Manage internal purchasing catalog consisting of over 200 suppliers

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Built, analyzed, and negotiated RFP’s supporting IT and Telecom groups
• Designed and implemented process improvements for increasing visibility and targeting of rogue spend with cross department collaboration of Accounts Payable, Technology Services, and Telecom
• Developed annual RFP process for Telecommunication material resulting in significant savings, improved lead times, and consolidation of material catalog
• Led successful managed print services RFP resulting in savings, improved service levels, and customer satisfaction
• Assisted in development/implementation/transition of purchasing systems to SAP platform
• Established next generation catalog management process and clean up built around UNSPSC classification framework with collaboration of multiple departments

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Decreased unmanaged indirect spend PO lines by 40% by establishing improved purchasing guidelines/controls with internal stakeholders/suppliers, and led an effort to consolidate supplier and product portfolio (55%.
• Identified key areas of opportunity in IT and Telecom material spend, developing sourcing strategies and executing stakeholder process change management

Lincoln, NE, US

• Provide customer service and product knowledge/research
• Evaluate inventory and develop ordering strategy/process incoming inventory with limited exposure to SAP systems.
• Prepare and carryout the coordination of delivery of product to various departments on UNL City and East Campuses.

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Analyzed a variety of past fuel market data to identify trends and seasonality
• Developed and delivered weekly report to assist leadership with identifying areas of opportunity and strategy
• Assisted with the system/process implementation and training of 100+ employees supporting strategic fueling initiatives in Galesburg, IL
• Examined captive locomotive fleet in California and developed a study and formula for calculating monthly fuel burn

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Associate Of Science (A.S.)