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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Negotiate various contracts including master supply agreements, service agreements, blanket pricing agreements and forward commodity buys that balance the needs of the organization with the appropriate risk profile. Champion strategic relationships with key suppliers that foster a culture of partnership putting my organization at the front of the line resulting in priority deliveries, pricing and design phase expediting among other advantages. Leverage the size and scale of my organization’s spend profile to achieve best in class pricing and enhancing company margin.Advance/lean day to day tactical buying process requiring 15% less time to process transactions across the buying and accounting groups. Facilitate early development and experimental supply designs to keep the organization on the forefront of next generation materials that have the potential to improve safety, increase efficiency and/or reduce cost.Analyze and managed supplier concentration risk among annual spend exceeding $700 million.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Directly managed full supply chain operations on projects totaling over 2.5 gigawatts.Create and sustain a competitive advantage for Mortenson Construction by bringing all sourcing and procurement activities in house.Oversee the management of the full contract life cycle for all material scopes of a given solar project.Identify key global suppliers, negotiate master contracts and maintain those relationships for long term, mutually beneficial partnerships.Partner with Mortenson’s Lean Innovation Team to continuously improve the way we source materials so that we can help deliver projects efficiently and safely while providing an exceptional customer experience. Monitor market trends within the industry to create a strategic strategy including risk mitigation, purchasing plans as well as alternative sourcing.Collaborate with estimating to keep bids current, accurate and competitive.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Develop and manage multiple capital sourcing strategies supporting spend in excess of $350 million across multiple business unitsInfluence change management at all levels of the organization to modernize and streamline strategic initiativesDevelop category management initiatives, create best practices that result from them and implement them in the appropriate channelsNegotiate all aspects of contracts from $1 million to over $40 millionExceed savings target by a over 7% each yearIdentify, manage and mitigate risk by utilizing various contracting strategies and contract types

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Compile and analyze large sets of data across over 70 business units, including multiple legacy systems to identify patterns, trends and variancesDesign and construction of cost models and databases for category specific and material specific sourcing initiativesCraft, distribute, and analyze RFP’s, to competitively bid, benchmark and gain industry insightNegotiate with key suppliers to create select supplier agreements and maintain those relationships through formalized supplier relationship management processes Research multiple cost inputs through subscriptions, libraries, and newsletters to determine should cost structures and fair market pricing

Contribute to a sales consortium with total volumes over $25 million/year exceeding targets by over 18%/yearDevelop and customize financial plans for existing and potential clients based on emotional, qualitative and quantitative informationLead quarterly business seminars to educate potential clients on current financial events while promoting business and self Research and monitor financial market conditions and trends through various channels (analysis, newsletters, journals, publications) in order to remain current and develop proactive strategies