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- Decompose high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements, evaluate and resolve complex internal procurement process challenges across three business units with varying business models and infrastructure identifying the data needs, creating system enhancements, dashboards, analytics, and communicating results to management and project teams.- Partner with procurement leadership, buying operations and sourcing teams to define, design, manage and maintain systems using Smartsheet and other technology to generate operational efficiency and effectiveness of processes and procedures. This includes creation of intricate sheets, reports, dashboards, forms, and automations. To date, I have constructed roughly 13 process solutions improving processes in strategic sourcing, buying operations, commercial infrastructure, commercial effectiveness, contract lifecycle management, cross segment reporting, supplier set up, supplier corrective action, and contract termination. - Support and maintain procurement systems and inventory solutions by ensuring data is current, the systems are working appropriately, assisting end users with technical support and maintaining data governance.- Lead cross-functional teams for procurement team-based projects by scoping work, clarifying dependencies, and completing projects in a timely manner, documenting processes along the way.- Contribute to supply chain strategic planning and analysis activities by identifying cost reduction opportunities, making recommendations to automate, and streamlining inventory forecasting and procedures.- Create and maintain P2P metrics with automated reporting mechanisms to help drive purchasing and invoicing efficiencies supporting strategic initiatives. Partner cross-functionally with IT, Legal and Finance teams to manage and maintain relevant reporting and analytics. - Maintain familiarity with the use of other procurement tools like Ariba, Coupa, ServiceNow, Oracle, and Power BI.

- Responsible for managing spend in variety of categories: P&O, Corporate Affairs, Travel & Events, Facilities, Construction, Operations, Marketing, and Finance. - Leading sourcing engagements and developing strategies for sourcing.- Identifying opportunities for spend improvements and bringing those findings to commercial leaders and stakeholders. - Establish strong internal partnerships with stakeholders for sourcing and contract negotiation.- Writing business allocation recommendations (BAR) for high value contracts to be referenced not only by senior leaders for financial approval, but also to ensure understanding of business reasoning, decisions made, thoroughness of sourcing and selection processes, document savings outcomes and other value achieved.- Training and mentoring buying operations colleagues in contract selection, contract management, negotiation, supplier risk, supplier relationship management, and stakeholder engagement.

- Primary partner to stakeholders for general purchasing questions and guidance. Escalating appropriately to sourcing team when required.- Developed strong partnership with sourcing counterpart and providing support for execution of sourcing events.- Processed all contract requests under $250K in spend. Averaging 400 contracts per year.- Provided reporting for buyer presentations highlighting outcomes of key procurement projects/contracts.- Delivered presentations to teams/departments driving the importance of commercial partnership and highlighting key best practices specific to their work. - Lead the development of a stakeholder playbook.

- Working closely with 3rd party logistics suppliers to deliver marketing, training and operational collateral to over 1,000 hospitals and corporate office teams.- Managed approximately $9M in print and promotional product from sourcing to inventory delivery and fulfillment. Printed material included brochures, job aides, marketing signage, kits, mailers, labels, and books.- Forecast and plan for inventory replenishment of over 700 SKUs of printed items and promotional products. - Closely monitoring delivery lead times (both domestically and internationally).- Managed all aspects of sourcing print bids, price negotiation, purchase order and invoice management, coordination of delivery to our distribution centers, kitting requests, and item creation through our internal ordering system. - Analyzed inventories to determine how to reduce waste and optimize service delivery.- Acted as the first line of defense to resolve inventory supply and distribution problems as they arise.- Responsible for company employee store product selection of apparel and promotional products.

- Provided administrative support to up to 4 D level executives in a variety of functions including human resources, procurement, marketing, operational reporting, medical support, and facilities.- Managed travel planning.- Monitored and adjusted calendar protecting time management. - Processed expense reporting.- Received assignments for projects including contract/invoice management, event coordination, and system implementation.

- Managed a group of 8 internal ISO auditors to conduct scheduled audits for several manufacturing processes. - Documented and revised all standard operating procedures for prepress, print production, bindery and shipping teams.- Responsible for investigation of audit findings, root cause analysis and solutions.