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Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

• Project Manager for multiple projects to include Global Concur Travel and Expense re-platform with 16 country configurations, credit card application automation, and SSO.• Global Concur Administrator; resource for four Geo-regions (AMER, LATAM, APAC, EMEA). Complete AMER back-office expense report audits and approvals for payment.• Administer AMER credit card program including new applications, card terminations, and credit limit adjustments. First support for internal customers for addressing complaints, answering questions, and auditing credit card expenses.• Lead team to implement local currency card for Mexico employees along-side treasury department.• Lead team to implement seamless EU VAT reclaim process for all T&E transactions with Concur and VATBox (Q3 2021). Global VAT reclaim for APAC/LATAM/NA to be completed Q3 2022.• Lead team to revise and realign Global Travel Policy with corporate strategy. Launched to all global regions (Sep 2019). • Provide accounting functions which include completing G/L download extract when errors occur, create and post monthly T/E accrual, create and post monthly journal entries, and complete monthly T/E account reconciliations.• Direct the global TMC network to ensure data collection for vendor negotiations, management of online travel booking process, and reporting database. Co-Led AMER (May 2018) and APAC (Mar 2019) implementation of Concur Travel.• Design and administer AppZen partnership to align with global travel policy. Implement for AMER (Sep 2020). • Administrator for Duty of Care program• Conduct regional and global RFP sourcing travel vendors that meet key criteria for lowering T&E costs, improving customer service, and providing best-in-class program.• Provide transparent and timely updates to Senior Management Team regarding best practices, process improvement and policies to support customer needs.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Partnered with Corporate Travel Manager to track savings initiatives in PowerSteering tool – a total of $720K in savings was achieved in Fiscal 2016, exceeded the overall savings goal of $500K• Increased hotel booking compliance by 42% in fiscal 2016 by contributing to the Indirect Sourcing newsletter program and disseminated additional program details through an internal email campaign – non-compliance is now at an all-time low of 8% • Participated in local Concur collaborative and LinkedIn group to discuss duty of care responsibilities and best practices surrounding emerging travel trends • Lead Team Member in North America Implementation of Concur Travel – in the first 6 months, online adoption of Concur Travel increased 33% over the previous travel booking tool• Collaborated with Corporate Communications team to form detailed communication plan to manage user transition to Concur Travel program • Launched series of monthly training webinars and continue to on-board new users ensuring best practices and compliance with Global Travel Policy• Re-designed Travel & Expense solutions webpage and user support materials to increase awareness of mobile applications, iSOS, and other resources available to travelers• Lead Team Member in Global TMC consolidation; collaborated with external consultant to incorporate industry standards and best practices• Supervised the Senior Travel Consultant and a team of (2) Senior Groups & Meetings Consultants• Streamlined Groups & Meetings program, co-wrote updated policy, and worked with other key stakeholders to develop an improved expense/billing management process – achieved cost savings of $273K in fiscal 2016• Provided 24/7 support as the primary travel consultant for Board of Directors and Executive Team • Sourced all executive events via Cvent; provided on-site event assistance

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Provided 24/7 support as the primary travel consultant for Board of Directors and Executive Team • Served as Site Administrator for online travel booking tool, GetThere, and provided essential help desk and technical support to 5,000 domestic users• Increased GetThere program adoption from 6.3% to 35% in 6 months• Enforced quality control measures for ticketing and ticketing exchanges• Assisted Corporate Travel Manager in revising the Global Travel Policy• Coordinated corporate travel blog in partnership with the IT department

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Prepared and distributed monthly/quarterly travel reports for Executive Team and company business units• Maintained department intranet site and a database of employee travel profiles• Served on Corporate MOVE Team during the relocation of Valspar Headquarters• Supported Corporate Travel Manager by monitoring email communications and calendar appointments, and attending meetings with vendors and suppliers

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Completed international travel arrangements, including air, hotel, car, and transportation• Assisted travelers with international visa and passport applications• Supported executive travel consultant• Processed and prepared timely expense reports• Maintained international travel logs

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Ba, Business Management

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