Derrick Chen Email & Phone Number

Irving, Tx

- Manage multiple enterprise accounts in GPO portfolio by providing consulting support for supply chain cost reduction platform, Savings Actualyzer. - Identify $25M+ med/surg commodity savings annually for 15 to 20 healthcare organizations (Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, NewYork Presbyterian, etc)- Collaborate with multiple business units --- client management, portfolio executives, network collaboratives, etc to identify external customer needs and offer analytics deliverables that alter customer behavior patterns for greater cost savings, price reductions, and operational & data management improvements- Support Vizient's Supply Chain Analytics revenue targets by improving the delivery process --- in terms of timeliness, accuracy, and quality of interpretation- Articulate value proposition and recommend process/operation improvements to external clients that increase supply chain efficiency- Work in a matrix and cross-functional environment to create deliverables and quantitative/qualitative assessments to help members and external clients make cost-saving business decisions

Plano, Tx

- Supported pre-commitment and medical negotiators by providing financial analysis of supplier price proposals and product cross references for conversion analysis- Created presentations with offered contract recommendations by presenting supplier pricing impacts to Medical Advisory and Executive Steering Committees- Validated customer spend/utilization and research category products to improve gap coverage- Communicated and coached suppliers to provide quality healthcare to customers at an affordable price through either sole source, dual source, or multi-source contracts

Dallas, Tx

- Analyzed technical design and change analysis for client eligibility files, validating and enhancing business test cases as required to meet implementation goals- Served as primary point of contact for data conversion between the carrier and client- Coordinated, implemented, and resolved issues for various eligibility files sent to various carriers for multiple clients encompassing employee benefits- Managed and maintained a numerous accounts for benefit eligibility of various industries, ie. school districts, hospitals, casinos, retail companies, etc.- Addressed benefits system errors and directed these issues to proper members of the development team; Recorded resolved issues based on SAS70 guidelines and compliance- Administered relationship management with internal and external parties- Provided data analysis and data processing support for new and ongoing eligibility files

- Communicated with VPO Finance and members of Financial Planning team, ensuring timely completion of financial reports pertinent to the CEO & key individuals within the company- Assisted with research and analysis of various company initiatives, including: demand-side management spend, future SG&A spend, and potential community solar projects - Updated comparison consolidation model, benchmarking TXU Energy financials against Reliant Energy on a quarterly and as-needed basis- Provided support for Sales Transformation Project, creating reports for customer call centers in the Philippines, Guatemala, and Palestine, TX that determined incentive rates for its sales agents- Contributed to organizing end of year All-Hands conference for all TXU Energy employees by- Coordinated with Residential, Small Medium Business, and Large Commercial Industrial Directors to collect 2007 performance reports for each business segment- Created PowerPoint presentations and agendas for managers and directors- Forecasted cash flows of various demand-side management initiatives to evaluate cost-benefit

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Provided product support for new Adidas products; Trained store employees and managers on Adidas technology and new products

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Analyzed client investments using various software programs: Morningstar, Thomson Financial, MS Excel, Envision®. Organized events and seminars for current/prospective clients.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Updated client portfolios of fixed income and equity. Created and update cost-basis analysis of funds for clients.

Bba, Finance

Activities and Societies: - Cox Prospective Ambassador (business school ambassador) - Cox School Mentor (business school mentor)

Finance, Finance

Activities and Societies: - University Student Senate Scholarship Committee - Emerging Leaders Mentor (leadership organization mentor).

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