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California, United States

Irvine, Ca

Identifies needs and potential suppliers, solicits bids, strategically sources, negotiates and awards contracts.Manages procurement budget in excess of $100 million dollars related to school bookstores; including print fulfillment and the corporation’s copier fleet and postage equipment.Direct oversight of School Bookstore Operations within the United States.Direct oversight of campus based Cosmetology SPA retail operations in the Florida region. Oversees national office supply agreement for corporate office and campus locations.Manages national postage agreements and equipment issued to corporate office and campus locations.Manages national copy machine lease agreements for all IEC locations (UEI College, Florida Career Colleges and US Colleges including corporate office Copy Center Operations.School programs equipment and supply buyer.Develops /updates Procurement & Sourcing policies & procedures in conjunction with the IEC Corporation Legal Department and Policy Committee.Develops management strategies for annual vendor cost reduction plans in coordination with annual company savings goals. Oversees company real estate portfolio of campus locations and leasing requirements.Supervision of campus based internal Security Officers.Manages outsourced Facilities Management program.Management of outside warehousing and storage facilities. Manages school remodeling and construction projects related to location expansion.Manages a department of 2 internal associates, as well as 8 critical outside vendors.

Santa Ana, California

Identified needs and potential suppliers, solicits bids, negotiates and awards contracts.Managed procurement budget in excess of $150 million dollars related to school bookstores, including print fulfillment and the corporation’s copier fleet and postage equipment.Direct oversight of School Bookstore Operations within the United States and Canada.Oversaw national office supply agreement and directs fulfillment services.Managed national postage agreements and equipment issued to corporate office and regional school locations.Managed national copy machine lease agreements for all CCI locations including corporate office Copy Center Operations.Managed national print supplier contracts and fulfillment services.Administered Company PCARD (Purchasing Card) Program (American Express / US Bank).Developed /updated Procurement & Sourcing policies & procedures in conjunction with the CCI Policy CommitteeDeveloped management strategies for annual vendor cost reduction plans in coordination with annual company savings goals. Responsible for annual preparation of leasing budgets for all multi-functional copiers and postage equipment.Managed a department of 8 internal associates, as well as 10 outside vendors.

Santa Ana, California

Monitored day-to-day operations at all campus bookstore operations within the United States and Canada.Ensured that the daily transactions are properly transmitted from the school Point-of-Sale terminals and properly reflected in the appropriate student management system.Ensured that schools utilize appropriate processes, such as strict adherence to Standardized pricing for approved items, inclusion of TITLE IV inventory only on account sales, and Proper reconciliation of cash sales.Audits schools for compliance and proper utilization of system.Responded to Production Support work orders and monitored and reviewed work orders to determine trends / issues.Coordinated with Academic Affairs and Procurement and Sourcing on standardized pricing for texts and consumables.Liaison between Information Technology, Finance & Accounting, Student Finance, Procurement and Sourcing, HR Training and the schools for initial set up and/or refresher training.Developed/updated bookstore policies & procedures in conjunction with the CCI Policy CommitteeConducted and oversaw textbook negotiations with publishers which yielded overall savings in excess of $65 million dollars over 5 years.Managed Ambassador Educational Solutions Textbook Program in the United States.Monitored and maintained corporate/school regulatory compliance on key business controls.

Southern California Metro

Successfully maintained placement expectation of 90% for entire Southern California Metro region – which includes 3 Campuses and 3 CentersSupervised daily placement operations, including hiring, training, and evaluation of a staff of 14 full time employees.Plan and facilitate career fairs, as well as oversight of all auditing processes, and validation of employment reporting and operating budgets and internal reports.Develop management strategies in order to achieve placement of graduates in full-time educationally related positions within 6 months of graduation.Interact with Academic Department in order to maintain a thorough knowledge of all programs offered by the University and to identify industry trends, which may necessitate future curriculum changes.Identify and communicate to staff and graduates the economic and work environments in which they will be operating during the job search process.

Pomona California

Trained as Adjunct/Part-time professor in business related coursesSubjects covered: Principles of Management, Project Management, and Fundamentals ofE-Commerce

Southern California Metro

Responsible for operations, inventory, budgets and product forecasting; including performanceof pricing and variation analyses for 3 campuses. Participated in the planning, development and construction of 3 additional campus bookstores in the Southern California Metro Region.Coordinated and assisted Company’s independent accountants with the preparation and completion of inventory observations performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.Supervised, trained and evaluated campus sales and service team members.Recommended operational process and control improvements which resulted in increase of over 50% in sales volume.Participated and assisted in the development and implementation of Point-of-Sale (POS) software across all campuses within the Southern California Metro Region.

Mpm, Project Managment

Course studies included: - Managing Quality - Project Management Systems - Advanced Program Management - Project Cost and Schedule Control.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Operations

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