Job Description: - Strategically manage and conduct highly visible negotiations- Sole source negotiations- Complete and manage all stages of the RFx process- Strategically partner with Business Partners to create a roadmap that aligns with Corporate InitiativesDepartments Supported:- Engineering- Robotics- Automation- International and Domestic Supply Chain- Logistics- Facilities- Store Operations

Consultant Positions at Discover Financial Services and Microsoft.Job Duties:- Execute sourcing and category management activities for designated category- Partnering with internal stakeholders and external suppliers- Develop requirements for RFx events and manage the events- Negotiate pricing and commercial terms- Calculate and report realized savings- Execute category management- Utilize industry best practices to support the businessDepartments Supported: - Fraud- Finance- IT- Human Resources- Events and Conferences

Project coordinates and manages sourcing initiatives for all departments. Improve department performance through analysis and other new initiatives. Job Duties: - Create and manage the RFx process from start to finish- Identify the historic baseline, gathering relevant documents and spend- Conduct and continuously research solutions that will benefit our Stakeholders- Contract execution with ongoing management- Discover and research opportunities to create new efficiencies to reach company or department initiatives- Facilitate effective communication between internal and external entities to report cost- Present and create documents to present to various levels of the business- Reduce operational costs by streamlining and identifying potential synergies and opportunities for savingsDepartments Supported:- Logistics- Labor- Store and DC Operations- Shipping and Packaging- Employee Store and Marketing- IT / Retail Analytics- Packaging

Identify and source various items merchandise across multiple industries and continents. Job Duties: - Strategically sourcing and identifying new product opportunities for the clientele- Create bids for products that are sent out to multiple vendors to find the best pricing for our company as well as the client- Obtaining the clientele’s needs/wants and thoroughly researching solutions to present the best solution for the client- Gather and analyze all historic and future spend through POs and invoices to create a historic baseline for all analysis- Analyze potential spend amongst various customers in order to identify any and all opportunities to leverage the sourcing event- Manage all timelines and verify that the customer’s milestones are being hit and completed- Create new best practices for sourcing and bidding out buys to multiple vendors- Manage and verify that all deliverables are being met- Manage the final product and deliver all results to above satisfaction for the customer