It Procurement And Asset Manager
CurrentLeads discretionary budget spend, forecasting, procurement, and contract negotiation for IT across all Harbor Foods Group (largest independent distributor in the PNW with over $1B collective purchasing power)Project lead for research, purchasing, negotiating, and initializing of IT assets for MTC Distribution acquisitionResearched, evaluated, and rolled out a SAM/CLM tool across all companies for ease of license reclamation, compliance, shadow-IT discovery, renewal monitoring, vendor information, asset management, and contract evaluation. ROI of 437% in the first year.IT product owner for closure of Harbor Wholesale PDC. Saved $80K by reallocating licenses and equipment to other branches through negotiating with vendorsProgram owner for telecom upgrade across companies (UCaaS and CCaaS), annual savings of $30K from previous system while increasing user count by 32% from site acquisition and greatly increasing our customer engagement toolsNegotiate and reduced Verizon overage expenditures by 87% and plan consolidation/credit opportunities for a saving of $130K annually by 2025Prepared and negotiated with Microsoft Renewal team to combine complex licensing into current package for an 8% discount on the 3-year contract. Implement Azure Hybrid model for additional 13% savings.Reduced complex Adobe licensing costs by 32% by moving personal accounts into an Enterprise account for bulk pricing, SSO integration, and admin center toolsOversaw the company upscale from 400 to 1000+ users across three acquisitions, and the licenses, assets, and IT strategy for scaling with rapid growthWorks with internal department heads and numerous external vendors to implement new standard builds, reducing costs, and build relationships for future partnershipsParticipates in developing IT strategies with C-level. Trains leadership on new IT products and policies as needed
