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Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

Promoted to manage transformational procurement projects, implementing systems, technology, controls, and business processes for a $2.5B Indirect Procurement department. Work cross-functionally to gather and analyze business requirements, drive user acceptance testing, and build data-driven solutions. Serve as Travel & Expense SME, recommending strategic solutions to maximize corporate spending.HIGHLIGHTS:➥ Save millions of dollars, streamlining vendor management by launching multiple RFP events, negotiating MSA contracts, and working cross-functionally to create scopes of work, improve processes, and boost quality. ➥ Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver organizational and process changes to support future business and technology needs, serving as program manager managing system configuration, updates, and controls.➥Ignite a culture of data-driven decision making, designing reporting dashboards to drive change and transformation.

Austin, Texas, United States

Directed project management, implementation, vendor management and onboarding, purchasing, and business analysis initiatives. Developed and executed procurement and sourcing strategies, considering price, terms, delivery, compatibility, and cost. Handled data analytics, creating dashboards and reports to enable performance improvement.HIGHLIGHTS:➥ Led implementation project, owning requirements gathering, testing, training, and upgrading Coupa Software.➥ Developed process standards to optimize vendor relations and negotiation during implementation and ongoing operations while continually leading efforts to enhance business processes and drive change management.➥ Achieved millions of dollars in annual savings by negotiating and mitigating supplier catalog price increases.➥ Played a key role in re-listing the company in the stock exchange by cleaning large data sets and commodity codes.

Austin, Texas Area

Played a pivotal role in assessing the creditworthiness of potential borrowers in a fast-paced startup environment. Conducted in-depth financial analyses, evaluating credit reports, and assessing risk factors to make informed lending decisions. Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze data, ensuring accuracy and completeness in the underwriting processes. Contributed to the development and enhancement of credit policies and procedures, leveraging analytical skills to identify trends and insights that drove strategic business decisions. HIGHLIGHT:➥ Developed multiple comprehensive dashboards to visually represent key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs) across various teams, providing invaluable management insights to boost performance and efficiency.