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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

For too long leaders have sought to create value by controlling outcomes and enforcing compliance to get results. But control never leads to influence, so taking control costs lasting influence.It turns out that getting everyone aligned and motivated toward a vision through influence is not only more effective, but in the long run also more efficient. Influence has to be earned beforehand, but control has to be enforced afterward. Control is often faster and easier, but influence usually gets better results.The key to influence is trust, and the key to trust is relationship. Relationships require margin to grow, but they yield a lifetime of value. Sacrificing lasting value to get instant results is a short-sighted way of operating that creates more problems than it solves.It’s time to operate differently, for influence.

Loganville, Georgia, Us

Commerce, Georgia, Us

» Lead all aspects of supply management for manufactured goods product lines from initial sourcing and supplier agreement negotiation to ongoing purchasing, PO reconciliation, and vendor payment. » Report directly to CEO on supply chain KPIs including inventory aging, gross margin return on investment, order fulfillment rate, inbound lead time accuracy, and supply chain operating costs. » Prioritize and lead product development and product line refresh projects, sourcing events, vendor management, product pricing reviews, and custom quoting for managed customer accounts.

Alpharetta, Ga, Us

» Developed new corporate procurement department responsible for managing all enterprise-wide purchasing activities, bringing $185M annual sourceable spend under management, and driving cross- functional sourcing and process improvement initiatives to meet organizational budget imperatives. » Implemented cloud-based SAP Ariba P2P solution enterprise-wide, leading change management for both internal and external stakeholders through collaborative creation of a new procurement policy and proactive communication with key suppliers and other impacted stakeholders. » Realigned in-house travel agency as a procurement center of excellence (COE) with objective of delivering savings of $500k annually through vendor negotiation, policy review, and improved contract compliance.

Chicago, Il, Us

» Documented $7.1M cost reduction opportunity for healthcare client, finding savings by benchmarking against best-in-class facilities by category based on annual spend, market share, and contract compliance. » Implemented $3.1M in annual savings by forming and leading client teams through the process of identifying savings initiatives, optimizing vendor mix, executing RFPs, and negotiating with suppliers. » Provided spend analytics combining multiple fiscal data sources, and developed KPI reporting tools to verify and document the savings realized from each initiative to client CFO and COO executive sponsor.

Emeryville, Ca, Us

» Implemented project management tools and templates to facilitate coordination of deliverable timelines and scheduling of client meetings, presentations and reports across a multi-site integrated delivery network. » Prepared and reviewed client-facing deliverables to ensure accuracy and quality were consistent throughout engagement.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

» Prepared and delivered data-driven conclusions and recommendations regarding supply risks stemming from the poor financial health of suppliers and exposure to cost increases due to rising commodity prices. » Collaborated with cross-functional team to deliver three immediately implementable solutions to instantly reduce the quantity and cost of supplier invoice errors; result was $8.6M reduction in supply cost. » Designed and executed a SharePoint-based opportunity assessment tool, which was used annually to identify procurement savings initiatives; over $200M total opportunity identified in first year of use.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

» Initiated meetings with sourcing directors for the purpose of aggregating and cleansing global annual spend data from over 15 business units; result was an 83% reduction in over $1B of uncategorized spend. » Generated ad hoc reports to support supplier contract negotiations and prioritize contract renegotiations during conversion period from legacy reporting systems to SAP analytics.

Wichita, Kansas, Us

» Mitigated risk by communicating account risks to account managers, territory managers, and compiled periodic reports for cost allocation and value analysis of exposure reduction due to auditing. » Promoted to select group of field representatives largely responsible for the division attaining Shingo Bronze status within one year of implementing Lean Six Sigma process controls.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Operations

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Economics