Reporting to the VP of procurement, I manage total yearly category expenditures and create strategic direction for the Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) area for the second largest US internet and cable provider. I help the procurement team grow and develop by engaging in strategic hiring, coaching, mentoring.• Initiated and led multiple multi-million dollar RFx for products 2023, while supporting supply chain risk assessments to ensure effective procurement strategy.• Negotiated contract terms, including periodic bill of materials review to ensure suppliers maintain market competitive pricing in a challenging supply chain environment.• Created and implemented an annual procurement plan for the CPE space, leveraging insights from forecast and budgeted projects to identify cost-saving opportunities.

In this job role, I was in charge of the $1B+ in CPE and network category expenditures, managing enterprise spend across numerous business units to assure market-competitive terms and price. I coordinated communications with cross-functional teams and established connections with key suppliers and stakeholders while partnering to identify long-term category strategies. In a competitive bid environment, I led RFx and discussions of price and contract conditions, while aligning final agreement terms with corporate stakeholders.• Managed pandemic-related pricing adjustments, negotiating with suppliers and coordinating with internal supply chain, product, and engineering teams to guarantee supply chain stability amidst a period of significant component constraints.• Led team of CPE category managers, resulting in collective accomplishment of significant capital and operational savings for 2021.

In this job role, I aided several business divisions, including customer operations, human resources, retail operations, and digital marketing, by directing cross-functional teams to independently source software and technology solutions. As part of strategic software procurement activities, I collaborated with the company to define and communicate category goals at all levels, while also finding and pursuing opportunities to decrease risk and utilize spending volume.• Implemented formal software sourcing actions, including the Space Management RFP that resulted in significant savings.• Oversaw RFP and negotiations for Charter's enterprise visitor management software project, achieving multi-million dollars of YoY savings in 2019.

In this tenure, I was in charge of construction, facility operations, health and safety, real estate, corporate physical security, travel, and energy spending. To guarantee successful procurement, I did research to discover sources of supply, vetted possible suppliers, and administered formal RFx processes. I collaborated with stakeholders to establish strategic category plans focused on accomplishing company objectives, while also creating and educating stakeholders on contract processes and procedures.• Led negotiation and contract management of enterprise-wide purchasing engagements for various products and services, such as corporate travel management, first aid and safety, security integration services along with building construction, and architecture/engineering.

As Procurement Manager at a global engineering, architectural, and consulting business, I led the federal procurement unit. I oversaw daily subcontract administration team activities ranging from simple and ordinary to very complicated, including all dollar thresholds, contract kinds, and degrees of risk. I created and implemented companywide federal procurement rules and processes, easing adoption by creating training materials and giving in-person presentations to other HDR offices around the country. I assisted with internal and external auditing and reporting obligations.• Supported the testing and implementation of "Procure to Pay" processes for federal procurement team during the 2015 - 2017 accounting system transition from PeopleSoft to Oracle EBS.• Supervised senior subcontract professionals during the negotiations process and provided final review of negotiations documentation and approvals.• Established and executed team training on various topics, such as contract types, consent, insurance, negotiations, file documentation, RFP process, cost and price analysis, and reporting requirements.As Senior Federal Contract Administrator, I aided project managers and project teams by executing contract administration for federal, state, local government, and commercial customers across all contract types and cost levels, including FFP, T&M, FUR, and CPFF. Ensured that contract administration met with FAR/DFAR regulations, corporate policy, and any state and local government laws.• Negotiated price and terms between clients and project teams, reviewed, developed, and submitted cost proposals, and handled rate development, overhead and escalation calculations, and financial analysis.• Managed client contracts from proposal to negotiation, project execution, and closeout.

Prior experience as Contracts/Purchasing Specialist | Contracts/Purchasing Technician, Southwest Regional Contracts at CH2M Hill, Inc., Englewood, CO