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Syracuse, Ny, Us

Syracuse, Ny, Us

Drive operational performance and productivity using Salesforce, Excel and Power Bi to uncover insights.Find ways to be more efficient and increase revenue. Collaborate with sales and customer success teams. Track KPI's.

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Create and run data models. Analytics, yield optimization, inventory assessment, pricing analysis, Cognos, heavy excel use, and reporting in the media industry. Working with 18 markets nationally to make recommendations towards maximizing revenue and optimizing inventory usage. Using Rate Analytics pricing software. Learning Power BI. Ad hoc projects and analyses. Package building. Sports analytics. Political analysis and research. Trend analysis. Train and mentor junior analysts.

Syracuse, New York, Us

Led/administered activities related to 2 doctoral programs (PhD and Doctorate of Professional Studies) including recruiting, admissions, advising, event planning, event management, curriculum and course scheduling, student support, communications, assessment, process mapping, funding, student engagement, program milestones, awards and prizes, and alumni engagement. Managed student employees supporting doctoral program activities. Planned and oversaw events including on campus residencies, convocation, opening weekend and PhD admit day. Prepare new content and revise existing website information related to the doctoral programs. Volunteered as member of undergrad and doctoral committees, Graduate Council, and doctoral admissions committee. Interim Undergrad Program Mgr for one year concurrently.• Achieved 20% reduction in residency costs for DPS program by reducing waste and eliminating in-house costs.• Strategized an effort to reduce the number of long term students, shortening the time to graduation, and resulting in record years of graduates.• Developed, analyzed and updated data for 10K+ alumni, resulting in opportunities such as events, visits, and outreach programs to enhance and build development and alumni relations.• Formalized and mapped processes for all aspects of programs from recruitment through alumni phase.• Implemented process improvements and began an alumni outreach program to further connection after graduation• Led the annual assessment activities for both Doctoral programs, including the 4 year program review.• Served as a Procedural Advisor for the Office of Student Affairs.

Syracuse, New York, Us

• Collected, organized, and reported on alumni and development data pertaining to 10K+ alumni; verified and updated inaccuracies and outdated information. • Researched and analyzed alumni database to recommend opportunities for use in development activities, such as fundraising, events, visits, outreach, and programs. • Initiated, planned, and coordinated timetables and activities central to the iSchool advancement operation. • Prepared content for portions of the iSchool website.• Provided support to alumni events/relations director, iSchool communication director, dean of advancement, dean of the iSchool, and director of employer relations.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

• Reduced spending by identifying process improvements, efficiency enhancements, and cost-saving/margin improvements.• Led as project manager on data project that resolved disconnect issues and coordinated data collection from multiple sites. Created, tested, and fine-tuned system of reports and charts that captured data daily from five individual, autonomous systems at five locations, and produced a nationwide picture of performance and outcomes.• Collaborated with four different resources on Spend Database Project that collected spending history and patterns from two years into a database for analysis and more-accurate forecasting.• Performed troubleshooting and analysis on reporting practices across sites, proving inconsistencies in how metrics were tracked and calculated. Changes resulted in greater accuracy and uniformity, companywide.• Led Line of Sight Project that defined and measured metrics, charted processes, and provided an executive summary of all five US sites. Visited each location, interviewed appropriate people, identified discrepancies between sites, and made recommendations in an executive summary.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Advanced to new role in revenue management supporting sales and account mgmt. with global activities. Provided data and analysis for both new prospects and existing accounts including multi-country and/or multi-continent opportunities. Investigated data anomalies and expeditiously researched and resolved price increase disputes. Collected data and ran PA model analytics using an Excel based model. Maintained existing pricing programs while developing and implementing enhancements. Coached a junior analyst.• Owned pricing programs for Vault & Data Protection business lines. Managed and drove price increase efforts, resulting in incremental revenue increases of approximately 10% for vault and 4.5% for DP.• Coordinated and led global pricing discussions worldwide, resulting in a global network of contacts for RFP's.• Produced quarterly price metrics that showed net pricing trends for storage and services, by area, market, and business lines. Developed a database of executed pricing efforts.• Measured and produced the price increase metrics for the Data Protection increase process.• Handpicked for “lunch with the CEO”, a select group chosen to propose and discuss improvements.• Content management, and development of related pages of the Revenue Management intranet.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Developed user requirements identifying suppliers who can provide solutions, especially globally. Worked with key national suppliers, designed & implemented web based programs for ease of doing business as well as cost savings, process improvements, providing better controls and reporting capabilities. Supported implementation of procurement/sourcing strategies, programs and processes. Managed supplier relationships and programs on an ongoing basis.•Commodities supported include IT, promotional items, office supplies, marketing, and freight.•Led implementation of a UPS Campus Ship program throughout the company and launched a marketing effort to drive enrollment. Increased users by 92%.•Assisted with the RFP and selection of a purchasing card provider.•Initiated and completed a promotional products RFP for an estimated savings of $200K annually.•Collaborated on an exhibit booth RFP with marketing for trade show events.•Supported an Oracle iProcurement implementation. Activities include testing; working with suppliers to establish punchouts, bundles and catalogs; and creating process documents.•Developed a process for procurement of international projects.•Established relationships with IT and co-created standard bundles and a master IT Standards list to regulate the procurement of technology items. Provided an ease of ordering and reduced unnecessary/incorrect purchases, also resulting in increased leverage of buying power, more frequent purchase of same items and a smaller supplier base.•Negotiated a 21% cost savings and a shortened 6 month renewal on a software subscription.•Negotiated a 19% cost savings for privacy filters for an IT project.•Web content manager for portions of the procurement intranet, including redesigns and maintenance.

North Reading, Ma, Us

•Oversaw planning for electrical, power, computers, manipulators, sheet metal, catalog, plastic, instrumentation, thermal, chiller, probeassy, PCB, machine and assembly commodities.•Analyzed and evaluated MRP, released requisitions to ensure sufficient stocks of raw materials, and aligned orders to meet upside and demand pull-ins.•Monitored current inventory levels, forecasting and non-forecasting requirements, and daily backorders to determine purchasing requirements and prevent material shortages.•Initiated purchase requisitions, change orders and/or material transfers in response to changes in net material requirements as indicated by analysis of the Material Requirements Planning System.•Assessed quotes, selected suppliers, issued orders, developed relationships, and managed lead time issues with a global supplier base.•Analyzed, reduced and disposed of excess and obsolete inventory.•Resolved discrepancies and invoice variances with suppliers.•Ran excel models for the Supply Chain Express program, which reduced lead time and liability.

North Reading, Ma, Us

Supported the OEM-Systems and MRO (Indirect) groups, within Supply Line Management, by providing analytical and research support. Market Research: gathered market data, commodity information, identify market trends and industry trends, identified alternative suppliers, and gain insight into markets. Analysis: perform spend and cost analysis, develop an understanding of Teradyne’s spend characteristics, identify cost savings opportunities, and identify trends. Compiled performance metrics; perform benchmarking, document historic data for a total perspective, and other projects as required. •Created, implemented and maintained over 20 reports to measure various metrics such as delivery performance, purchasing statistics, and other topics determined by TQM methods and purchasing standards.•Created and maintained the Indirect Spend / Savings Report to track spend / savings, and presented to senior management.•Supported 8 commodity managers, 5 buyers, and 3 group managers.•Created and implemented an electronic contracts system, including a database that measures spend and counts of active contracts, and produces monthly reports.•Participated in five Quality Improvement Teams.•Assisted with the implementation and maintenance of a corporate purchasing card program, including the monthly tracking, reporting, and analysis of statistics.•Implemented automatic databases for spend information updated on a monthly basis and provided streamlined solutions to improve reporting processes.•Member of the TQM Recognition Committee, who’s goal is to further improve TQM at Teradyne through the pursuit of recognition methods. •Content manager of the SLM intranet as related to the areas supported.•Two time recipient of TQM Recognition Award and handpicked numerous times to participate in small, select groups that met with the CEO or CFO to discuss current issues and future plans.

Dresher, Pa, Us

Oversaw purchasing and related functions in an annual range of $8 to $10M. Managed inventory control, including compilation and reconciliation of monthly inventory reports, and performed cycle counts, that decreased inaccuracies. Supervised staff in purchasing, shipping, receiving, and general daily operations. Managed vendor relations.• Participated in corporate level company wide project resulting in a decrease in the number of suppliers used, significantly increased margins, and improved service levels of the supplier base.• Implemented and/or revised processes and procedures to improve and streamline ordering and reduce the number of RMAs.• Recipient of the "Old Values" award.

Owned and oversaw all purchasing functions in a geographical area. Coordinated technical and sales training. Assisted purchasing manager with spiffs, promotions, open houses, obtaining NFRs and evals, vendor reporting, and other assorted projects. Program Manager for Novell including all purchasing, reporting, and issue resolution.• Contributed to the overall cost-savings of the purchasing department.• Created a central database of vendor/manufacturer information for company-wide use.