Leads team of sourcing professionals and analysts to advise category strategic sourcing teams based upon business requirements, analysis of categories, market conditions, and cost drivers to develop strategic sourcing plans and deliver on company’s cost savings / value delivery objectives. Researches and advises on strategy and approach based on industry best practice. • Delivers comprehensive category assessments • Conducts thorough analysis and exploration of sourcing levers • Delivers landed cost and total cost of ownership-optimized business awarding scenarios to category buying teams

Aligned domestic and international GNFR sourcing teams and global suppliers to leverage scale. Led planning and coordination efforts among U.S. and international markets to conduct joint business planning and develop joint sourcing pipeline for global/regional categories. Recruited and developed diverse team, enabling end-to-end supply chain knowledge and optimization.• Grew annualized savings each year, leading to $165,000,000 by year-end 2018.• Stood up embedded/customer-facing category support model.• Aligned Walmart GFR and GNFR teams and suppliers to maximize value.

Led team through scoping and delivery of strategic eSourcing events (RFI, RFP, eAuction) as well as bid comparisons and financial modeling. Managed internal team and external consultants to stand up program and maximize category as well as geographic coverage. Partnered with Walmart purchasing teams to develop competitive bidding and negotiation strategies.• Leveraged Ariba/SAP, Coupa/Trade Extensions, and market intelligence/supplier research tools to maximize competition and results.• Led process mapping, RACI identification, and implementation of seven-step strategic sourcing process.

Delivered tools, strategies, and insights to lower cost of goods sold (COGS) through improved visibility to cost drivers, supply base capacity, and item cost comparisons across markets. Worked to obtain leadership buy-in as well as introduced/managed deployment of cost tools in all markets, leading to savings of over $100,000,000 USD in 2011. Managed internal cross-functional teams and third parties during scoping, development, and deployment of cost visibility tools, aiding merchant negotiations.• Selected as FORGE (Future Organizational Readiness for Global Expansion) workstream lead to work locally with Massmart (South Africa) merchandising teams during post-acquisition integration efforts.• Partnered with Walmart International and U.S. merchandising teams to realize purchasing synergies, leveraging scale and lowering costs.

Provided analysis, reporting, and recommendations on Walmart and non-Walmart retail formats to department and corporate leadership. Served as project lead on trade structure repository initiative, including gaining buy-in and participation from key stakeholders in each market, with goal of improving retail format knowledge transfer between all markets in Walmart portfolio. Worked closely with suppliers and research companies to investigate market trends, developing reports and presentations containing actionable insights.• Developed tools to improve comparative analytical capabilities across Walmart and non-Walmart retail formats.• Significantly improved knowledge transfer between Walmart markets, formats, and banners.

Consumer insights and category management team focused on canned bean category at Wal-Mart stores.

Underwriting commercial loans. This involves analysis of financial information necessary to make credit decissions on current and potential borrowers. I provide advice on cash flows and loan structures as well as look for opportunities for additional products and services whenever value can be added.

Provided comprehensive financial services to the bank's high net worth clients. Provided credit analysis for the private banking department as well as served as financial services representative.

Provided merchant services sales and support as well as cross selling and relationship building.