Evan Higgs Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Responsible for managing third party contract negotiations, spend management, and procure to pay processes within multiple categories at 2U inc. (GTM, IT software and hardware, marketing campaigns, consulting, and content creation categories)Negotiate agreements over various dollar thresholds leading to 150k in monthly savingsFacilitate Request for proposals within various categories to gauge market pricing and consolidate vendor services.Colead integrating third party vendors, contracts, and spend for edX LLC, which 2U acquired in November of 2021.Lead the implementation of a contract management software solution for our procurement and legal team

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Support procurement operations as a strategic buyer for the CoStar Group Inc. , IT, Research, product development and finance departments by negotiating and executing contracts, statements of work and master service agreements.Achieved a million plus dollars in cost avoidance and year over year savings through software consolidation, identifying opportunities for RFPs, and contract negotiations for new purchases. Helped design and implement a category management strategy for the CoStar IT department to identify important stakeholders, strategic vendors, savings opportunities, and a path to deal with budgeting constraints. Submit around 100 purchase orders a month, and ensure the procure to pay end to end process is as efficient as possibleModel and analyze third party supplier spend data covering over 450 million dollars, and analyze future YOY savings opportunitiesDevelop and document standard operating procedures and train stakeholders throughout the organization on Oracle cloud ERP, procurement policies and best practicesSet up, test, and monitor punchout catalogs in order to make purchasing large quantity indirect items much easier for stakeholdersPull reports from our Oracle Cloud database, and build data sets in order to generate KPI metric reports for executive management. Manage the supplier setup and evaluation process for over 4000 active suppliersPlan and perform scorecarding with suppliers we spend the most money with in each major category

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Used 6sigma techniques to improve Costar's sales log processCreated a series of sales finance reports using Excel tools(vlookups, Pivot Tables, ect.) to provide into monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales data for each sales regionActed as a liason for 12 different sales directors in order to insure accurate sales reporting and commission statements

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for reviewing, executing, and logging apartments.com advertising contracts, calculating Net revenues used for commission purposes. Saved company thousands of dollars in over payments to sales reps by improving commissions reports Analyze and report critical financial metrics to finance director, EVP of sales, and VP of finance. Participated in a Green Belt Six Sigma that increased sales capacity, resulting in larger Net revenues each month. Generated new process improvement ideas that allowed the team to function more efficiently with less people, and allowed employees to be transferred to other departments where needed Advise and assist sales reps on how contracts are processed, and what they can expect to make in commissions on each deal they submit. Consulted in a software testing project that enabled our team to implement an automated sales log in order to eliminate multiple manual processes. Instructed new hires on how to operate the sales log, implement contracts, and record net new revenue

Washington, Dc, Us

Conducted interviews with clients in order to acquire information about their commercial property, listings, recent deals, and ensure data accuracyCreated detailed market reports in order to assist sales teams on prospective deals Forged and maintained relationships with a designated portfolio of multifamily real estate professionals in a specific market Analyzed trends and current events in the market to better provide forecasting and analytic data to clients Effectively branded the company through exceptional customer service and data accuracy in order to gain clients and solidify their understanding of the company

Daytona Beach, Fl, Us

During my time as an intern for the Ladies Professional Golf Association, I had to develop both print and digital marketing strategies in order to maximize ticket sales, and procure donations for the International Crown golf tournament. Also as part of the marketing team I helped managed various social media sites to generate public attention and interest. Additionally, I managed expo vendor's merchandise as well as developed and created product placement ideas for expo vendors, and coordinated marketing strategies throughout the duration of the tournament. Finally, I aided LPGA upper management to ensure proper event management and planning.

Mclean, Va, Us

I performed many day to day duties for two straight summers (2012 and 2013) that included updating investor and property records, entering data into strategy, filing and organizing company records. Occasionally i went out of the office to participate in lease audits. Also I was assigned from time to time to help underwrite a 300 million dollar Freddie Mac loan.