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Frisco, Texas, Us

Responsible for leading strategic sourcing activities for complex medium to large enterprise-level initiatives.Work closely with IT business owners to understand product and service requirements in order to develop and execute sourcing strategies.Utilize experience and expert knowledge to create and implement strategic, multi-year commodity plans.Manage all aspects of sourcing engagements, including price and terms negotiations, risk evaluation/mitigation and contract execution.Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure that contracted value is being realized.

Maryland Heights, Missouri, Us

Responsible for supporting World Wide Technology in a pre-sales Subject Matter Expert Capacity for Cisco Enterprise Agreements.Provide direction and advice to WWT Client Executives, Account Managers, and System Engineers while driving solutions-oriented outcomes.Deliver presentations to customers to communicate WWT's value-add across the sales lifecycle.Create financial models to demonstrate agreement Total Cost of Ownership to customers and drive the sales cycle.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Responsible for the development of contracts supporting Information Technology for the largest non-profit healthcare system in the United States.Work closely with Med/Surg, Pharmacy, Lab and Radiology to support the strategic direction of Ascension contracting.Promote cost-effective Information Technology utilization strategies through strategic sourcing process that engages Ascension technologists, physicians, clinicians, and senior executives in contract strategy, development, execution, and performance monitoring.Work collaboratively with Finance, Sourcing, and Implementation peers, as well as Health Ministry CIOs to ensure alignment and achievement of organizational goals.Lead cross-functional teams to ensure cost-effective contracts for clinical, diagnostic, and treatment IT solutions.Develop Ascension-wide strategies that drive cost reduction and reduce variability in both therapeutic and non-therapeutic areas.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Negotiated and managed agreements between Emerson and its software vendors.Responsible for negotiating the most attractive pricing for Emerson with appropriate contractual terms and risk allocation.Led team responsible for negotiating and managing agreements, as well as responding to software vendor audits.Responsible for negotiating professional services agreements related to software implementation.Raised awareness of vendor sales tactics and software compliance issues through creation and delivery of the following presentations: Vendor Tactics - presented to IT leadership staff meetings. Key Aspects of Software Compliance - presented to Group Information Security Officers and Internal Audit. Vendor Selection Process - presented to IT Division Meeting as well as RFP teams.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Broad experience developing and negotiating complex, large-dollar Information Technology contracts for hardware, software, and services.Managed business relationships with a wide variety of vendors.Presented complicated contracts to senior management through written and oral communication.Worked as a liaison between the Information Systems and Finance departments, ensuring CFO awareness of material financial commitments. Improved cooperation and communication between the two departments.

Graduate Certificate In Information Management

M.B.A, Finance

B.A., Economics And Sociology