Strategic Sourcing Director for a cohesive team of sourcing professionals with the primary mission of providing improved services and reduced costs for current non-medical contracts for Kaiser Permanente. Current responsibilities include:• Organizing and leading a comprehensive Category Management Strategy for a broad portfolio of current contracts that comprise of approximately $80MM in annual spend• Developing strategies specific to Supplier Diversity, Environmental Health and Safety, and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing • Maintaining relationships with strategic service partners to refine key shared efficiency goals to strengthen and streamline services• Identifying and developing baseline spend analytics for existing contracts supporting key categories of business• Developing market analysis and business requirements for RFxs (Request for information, proposals, and quotes)• Driving the sourcing process for RFx e.g. reverse auctions, face to face negotiations, etc.• Writing and negotiating contracts with the support of corporate counsel and key business owners• Developing Supplier Performance Statement of Work (SOW) and performance metrics prior to new contract award and implementation• Developing and managing multiple Supplier Relationship Management programs

• Managing multiple client teams, with a contract portfolio of $300+ MM in annual spend• Establishing training and professional development of two project managers • Working directly with Supplier Diversity, Environmental Health and Safety, and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing to develop key requirements for related projects and existing contracts• Developing, managing and presenting status updates for all active projects to client executive leadership• Working directly with business analysts’ and Service Line Directors’, to identify and develop baseline spend analytics for existing contracts (key requirement at the beginning of the sourcing process)• Managing the project timeline for sourcing teams and Kaiser Permanente stakeholders to develop business requirements for Requests for Information and Proposals (RFIs and RFPs)• Managing vendors through the sourcing process e.g. reverse auctions, face to face negotiations, etc.• Guiding the sourcing team and Kaiser Permanente stakeholders through complex contract approval requirements• Creating methodologies to consistently and accurately evaluate new products during the sourcing process• Manage implementation of new products and services upon completion of the sourcing process • Maintain Supplier Performance through quarterly update conferences, based on Statement of Work (SOW) and performance metrics.

• Responsible for managing multiple contract initiatives for Kaiser Permente stakeholder teams. Facilitates the required supplier management process that all stakeholder team must follow:1. Project Definition2. Gathering and analyzing the data3. Creating the strategy4. Strategy Implementation5. Management of the contractMust be the subject matter expert for all aspects of the project e.g. data analysis, documenting and managing business requirements, Request For Proposal management, etc. Responsible for managing the timelines for data analysts, Service Line Directors (contracting), and team stakeholders (experts in the related field being contracted).

Established managed services operations for new customers in the Western United States. Managed Services operations consisted of on-site management of chemical database systems, supply chain, and various service operations. Communicated directly with customers, established and maintained a Scope Of Work (SOW). Developed and managed all process milestones, project timelines, and training related to the project with multiple customers. Major projects completed:• Managed Services operations in supply chain management and operations for Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis OR• Chemical Management System for Gilead Pharmaceuticals, Foster City, CA• Managed Services operations in supply chain management and operations for Merck Rosetta, Seattle, WA• Prepared and presented performance metrics based on Statement Of Work (SOW) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Responsible for implementation requirements outlined by customers in the Western United States in the functional areas of invoicing, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Product Consignment, Customer Account Coding and Inventory Management. Responsible for establishing the Scope Of Work (SOW) for each customer and leading multiple internal teams to meeting fulfill SOW requirements. Served as a liaison between technical and non-technical teams. Responsible for training and updating all VWR associates working assigned to new customers. • Lead all projects related to custom invoicing for numerous Fortune 500 Companies involving approx. $10 – 30 million in annual sales. • Directed project efforts in the first time deployment of a new corporate venture, VWR International’s new inventory management system (Stocktracker). Created the implementation plan, training program, and rollout schedule for all customers in the Western United States.