Jessica Spencer, Ms, Ma Email and Phone Number

• Serves as a Procurement Technician (PT) on a Contract Administration Team and is assigned a group of contracts, of varying complexity, to review, modify, and/or reject.• Processes contract closing actions for contracts administered by the team.• Prepares modifications required to close contracts.• Maintains contact with customer and contractors under established contracts in order to discuss and attempt to resolve difficulties related to scheduling deliveries, availability of goods and meeting terms of purchase agreements.• Obtains initial documents required to reconcile disbursement conflicts.

• Oversaw a group of three (3) 7-Eleven stores and their owners (corporate and franchise)• Provided instruction to franchisees and managers on company systems and better business practices.• Provided internal customer service by developing and maintaining working contacts with franchisees and vendors; identified customer requirements and specifications via needs analysis, market research, and data integrity. • Acted as a consultant by advising on products and vendors, competitive pricing, guidance on how to reach business initiatives, and assistance in compiling, writing and reviewing technical and contractual specifications.• Supervised store replenishment orders• Monitored and ensured accountability for all aspects of store operations, providing advice, coaching, and assistance to store management. • Researched and analyzed customer and business issues; prepared reports and recommendations; developed and proposed purchasing policies, procedures and guidelines. • Assisted franchise owners, managers, staff and with performance evaluations, on the job training and improvement and resolved any issues.

• Managed a total global contract spend totaling $200M, with a signature authority of $500k.• Spearheaded business success achieving $3M in savings by favorably renegotiating existing transportation and warehouse contracts.• Headed competitive bidding processes, created bidding metrics, collaborated with business partners, and awarded contracts. • Managed all non-disclosure agreements, master service agreements, and statements of work and forecasted for potential changes in existing contracts.• Used Excel (VLOOKUP and pivot tables) to create reports from large data sets regularly to conduct data analysis.• Cultivated and implemented high impact acquisition strategies to achieve company goals and expand supplier base.• Created cross-functional team building exercises and presentations for keys stake holders and fellow contracting personnel. l

• Maximized organizational capability procuring logistical support for national and international training exercises, managing all associated contracts and metrics totaling $5M. • Conducted open competitive bidding process; composes and issues solicitations; composes advertisements; serves as a contact for vendor communications; conduct and moderate pre-bid conferences and pre-bid site inspections; writes amendments to RFP and RFI’s; conducts and manages formal bid openings; tabulates and evaluates bid prices, quality and delivery time to establish major lowest and best bidder; makes recommendation for award; negotiates an acceptable award or conducts re-bid process when recommendation differs from department recommendation or preference; developed contract document. • Provided external customer service by developing and maintaining working contacts with contracted vendors; interviewed prospective vendors to determine the prequalification status and their commodity and service opportunities; provided information on operations, purchasing and bidding policies, procedures and processes; referred vendors to appropriate departments.~ Planned, coordinated and executed senior level logistics functions to include supply, transportation,field services, and management of fiscal resources.