Managing $527M in category spend. Supporting HR Services, Marketing, and Consulting categories.

Unum is a Fortune 500 company that helps millions of people gain access to affordable disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision benefits through their workplace. Managed $80M of indirect spend across HR, Marketing, Legal, Consulting, Finance, & Sales categories. Exceeded hard savings goal by $1M each year, while functioning in Director role. Oversaw the planning & execution of sourcing activities for team of 3 sourcing professionals with differing skill proficiencies. Played lead role during analysis of department wide workload evaluation. Collaborated with peers to leverage workload data to shift category responsibilities in time for 2024 calendar year.

Supported procurement transformation at Unum Group, playing an integral role in the design & implementation of sourcing practices, policies, technologies, & team development. Led category management activities for $30M of indirect spend, across HR Services category. Shifted category from immature to mature state by leveraging technical & soft skillsets. Met or exceeded annual goals each year, delivering cumulative hard savings of $10.6M.Initiated strategy of using operational metrics as performance indicators & boosting cross-training opportunities across manager’s team to create more efficient & effective team. Leveraged cost & price analysis during 3 bids sourced multiple times previously. Successfully negotiated $2M in additional savings or 15% avg. savings yield for addressable spend of $10.1M.Implemented 1st generation contingent workforce management program at Unum, leading E2E efforts from opportunity identification through launch. Generated $1.1M savings while consolidating & centralizing a fragmented spend category.Led efforts to establish a new model for annual project planning, savings forecasting & for the development of category strategies within Strategic Sourcing. During the process, collaborated with peer Category Managers, proposed planning model, gained their buy-in & implemented the new model in time for FY 2020.

Aquanima is a global procurement services firm that serves Santander Group, the 16th largest banking institution in the world. Delivered procurement services to large banking institution, acting in a consultative capacity. Led category management activities for $180M of indirect spend across Marketing, Banking Services, Back-Office Operations & Corporate Insurance categories. Oversaw the planning & execution of sourcing activities for team of 4 sourcing professionals with junior skill proficiencies. Supported team expansion & growth of U.S. operations by rapidly hiring 4 analysts & training to address immediate sourcing needs.Delivered a cumulative savings of $2.5M by developing sourcing strategies that were executed by analyst team members.

Topco is the largest American retail food Group Purchasing Organization, supporting grocery chains across the US to reduce costs and compete with larger retailers.Delivered procurement services to regional grocery store chains across the US, acting in a consultative capacity. Managed $27M of indirect spend for Retail Operations categories & yielded an average savings of 9% for addressed spend.Facilitated E2E Strategic Sourcing Process, facilitating bids in a fast-moving, client facing role. Identified opportunities to aggregate spend, developed market analysis to highlight value & presented to client stakeholders to influence participation.

Associated Grocers of New England is the largest retailer-owned, wholesale grocery Distribution Center In New England. Serving the needs of Independent Retail Grocers of every store size and format across a 7-state footprint. JUNIOR BUYER & BUYER Oversaw purchasing activities for 3 perishable food categories with inventory representing $24M in annual revenue. Executed purchase orders, managed inventory levels & assured supply continuity for assigned categories. Met a 98% target fill-rate for 2K+ SKU’s, while sustaining safety stock & balancing promotional buy-in’s. Achieved $2.1M YOY COGS reduction by enhancing purchasing strategy via safety stock analysis. Proactively enhanced perishable reporting across 5 category dept., boosting visibility for on-hand inventory. QUALITY CONTROL SPECIALIST Supported Quality Control Manager with maintaining the quality of purchased food products across perishable, frozen, & dry grocery products within a 380K sq ft distribution center. Adhered to USDA standards with inspections of inbound perishable food shipments & warehoused inventory. Designed reporting model using shelf-life parameters to reduce perishable inventory loss, communicating findings internally to maximize sales potential.Positions Held:Buyer | Feb. 2014 - June 2014Junior Buyer | Sept. 2012 - Feb. 2014Quality Control Specialist | Feb. 2012 - Sept. 2012