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Clayton, Missouri, United States

Analyze current processes, make recommendations, and implement process improvements. Develop and maintain relationships with County approved vendors. Make sourcing decisions, conduct negotiations including planning and development of strategy and tactics to reach procurement objectives. Compile and review sole source justifications for IT hardware, software, and services and other commodities as needed. Prepare various types of contracts and all related documents to include bonds, affidavits, insurance and information required to meet established standards.

Clayton, Missouri

Make sourcing decisions, conduct negotiations including planning and development of strategy and tactics to reach procurement objectives. Compile and review sole source justifications for IT hardware, software, and services and other commodities as needed. Issue Request for Quotes and Invitation for Bids. Prepare various types of contracts and all related documents to include bonds, affidavits, insurance and information required to meet established standards.

Ballwin, Missouri

Work closely with Individuals and small business clients to assess their financial health and provide them with the tax filing services needed to optimize their eligibility for deductions and credits while simultaneously minimizing their tax liabilities.Key Achievement:• Consistently able to reduce clients’ effective tax rate.

St. Louis, Mo

Developed and launched a new database designed for the storage, updating, and tracking of more than 200 contracts. Evaluated business procedures and contracts to identify areas of potential improvement. Made recommendations on ways to increase savings, boost efficiency, and streamline internal auditing. Renegotiated contracts to achieve better terms when possible.Key Achievement:• Renegotiation of agreement reduced FedEx expenses by 35%.

Greater St. Louis Area

Led the sourcing, selection, and contract negotiations to build beneficial business relationships with external product suppliers. Assessed buying trends to identify cost-saving opportunities, uncover new revenue initiatives, and set favorable contract terms during renewals.Key Achievements:• Surpassed savings targets every year throughout procurement career averaging $2.5 million in annual savings. • Use of an electronic storage portal for contract management while negotiations reduced costs by an average of 6.6%. • Identification and management of revenue initiatives resulted in $80K in new revenue.

Greater St. Louis Area

Managed procurement coordination efforts, RFP preparations, contract negotiations, and the rollout of complex company-wide projects to ensure deliverables were on time and within budget. Spearheaded the transition to a new third-party Logistics operator at primary grocery distribution facility. Handled the remediation process for a credit card breach. Led the increase in pharmacy capacity resulting from a Walgreens/Express Scripts dispute. Reviewed expenses and financial allocations to identify cost-saving opportunities. Served on the Pharmacy Compliance team which led the development of pharmacy inventory system (Enterprise Rx.)Key Achievements:• Key member of team that generated $12M+ of realized savings in a single year and $100M+ of projected savings over five years.• Management of E-auction models and negotiations saved $7.6M in a three-year period.

Greater St. Louis Area

Led the daily operations of three audit departments, delegating assignments to eight direct reports, and supervising the implementation of audit plans to offer optimal financial risk mitigation to the organization. Continually updated audit processes to improve control weaknesses, process inefficiencies, and resolve non-compliance issues. Prepared detailed audit reports for senior management.Key Achievements:• Proactive negotiation of new wire-transfer agreement resulted in $6.5M in savings and additional revenue. • Continuous Improvement initiatives resulted in $1.2M in savings and $1.6M+ in additional vendor revenue.

Greater St. Louis Area

Supervised seven audit professionals and responsible for operational and financial auditing of five functions including a department store division; credit granting, authorizations and collections; corporate operations; international buying offices and private label development; and insurance plans.