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Houston, Texas, Us

Supporting continuous improvements of procurement systems and the acquisition of Direct Energy by NRG

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

Lead the global implementation of Ariba in the North America Region, responsible for supporting change and communication strategies for the procurement system transformation project, while managing two full time employees.● Spearheaded a collaborative group of procurement professionals to act as champions for the project, ensuring both procurement and business stakeholders were kept abreast of all project developments.● Served as North American representative in all Ariba Quarterly Governance Meetings.● Worked with selected Source to Pay implementation partner to test, design and rollout Ariba modules to meet all functional requirements.● Conducted change impact analysis for the system transformation project, created a change management strategy to address the identified impacts and mitigate potential issues.● Developed communication strategy and created project communications utilizing Poppulo (formerly newsweaver).● Managed and trained two day to day support team members directly in North America, with indirect management of two global team members.● Counseled direct reports on career path options and development opportunities while guiding both to annual ratings that exceeded management expectations.● Monitored system incidents and support needs in a ticket queue and ensured that resolutions were provided in a timely manner. ● Served as an escalation point of contact for any identified concerns or issues regarding the system and associated processes.● Launched an adoption and improvement initiative to ensure Ariba continually met stakeholder expectations and that all available functionality was being properly utilized.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

As a key member of the Direct Energy Systems and Strategy team within Procurement, participated in the implementation of the eSourcing, Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM), Supplier Performance Management (SPM) and Spend Visibility modules of SAP Ariba in North America in 2015. Following a decision to globalize procurement in 2017, responsible for the decommissioning of SAP Ariba, migrating all contracts, and deploying Iasta Smart Source for sourcing and contracting. serving as an administrator for both Ariba as well as SEAL software.● Partnered with SAP Ariba Project Managers to test, design and rollout Ariba modules to meet all functional requirements, including Small Business requirements (FAR19).● Adapted Out of the Box User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scripts to Direct Energy standards, allowing for successful testing by new end users. ● Served as sole administrator for upstream Ariba modules (Sourcing, Contract Lifecycle Management. Spend Visibility and Supplier Performance Management). ● eSourcing Subject Matter Expert trusted to advise best practice usage of the system in order to ensure successful tenders and enable category managers to meet both savings and timeline targets.● Assisted in the development of a change management strategy to address the transformation of procurement from e-mail and paper sourcing and contract negotiations to cloud based activities.● Developed training and desk reference materials for end users using Adobe Captivate. ● Research and recommend continuous improvement opportunities related to sourcing and contracting processes and new Ariba functionality.● Serve as administrator and SME for Seal Software to discover contracts and create bulk upload templates for importing into Ariba.● Deployed DocuSign globally and served as North American administrator.● Assisted with process development for Small Business Administration program, and ensured that all relevant systems met requirements to enable a successful program.

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

As a key member of the Direct Energy Systems and Strategy team within Procurement, responsible for serving as a project member and administrator on deployments for both Ariba as well as SEAL software. Assisted in creation of Change Management Strategies for user adoption. Monitored supplier compliance using Dunn & Bradstreet’s Supplier Risk Manager.● Worked with Ariba Deployment Project Managers to ensure system configuration met stakeholder expectations.● Assisted in development of a Change Impact Analysis as well as Change Management Strategy plan for the Ariba deployment.● Created step by step Ariba training documents using uPerform for ease of use for stakeholders. Training documents covered eSourcing, Contracts Life Cycle Management and Supplier Registration.● Provided day to day administrator support for the Ariba suite of applications which include Sourcing, Contracts, Supplier Performance Mgt and Spend Visibility. ● Monitor and manage all Service tickets and issue/resolution with Ariba. ● Monitor Ariba Monthly releases and communicate potential changes impacting current business process.● Maintain and add content to the Procurement and Accounts Payable Intranet pages, Utilize SharePoint for document storage and sharing amongst team members.

Irvine, Ca, Us

As a key member of the recruiting team for the Houston Practice, responsible for a combination of human resources activities to source and screen quality professional management employees for the Supply Chain Management and Information Management practices. Helped ensure compliance with office procedures and all State, Federal, and local laws and regulations in hiring, termination, pay and other employment decisions. Social media manager and Linked In Recruiter seat holder for the Houston practice.•Assisted in the recruiting cycle including advertising, candidate sourcing, prescreening, and references. Worked with management to execute a recruiting strategy that continually replenished candidate pipeline based on market conditions and client project projections. •Maintained postings for open roles for the Houston office on job boards as well as Linked In.•Served as a point of contact for applicants, consultants and alumni. Facilitated mass availability check-ins to stay in touch with past and present interviewees. •Managed employee confidential data and files. Performed reference checks to verify candidates’ experience and employment history.•Self-trained to become a Subject Matter Expert in the recruiting functions of Bond Adapt. Responsible for maintenance and data entry in the system.•Designed, implemented, and administered an internal business development contest to increase incentives to find and close new Information Management opportunities.•Assisted in building a strategy for college recruitment from the ground up for a high profile client project.•Trained a new recruiting manager.•Utilized Vizio to create a flow chart to illustrate department responsibilities to new employees.•Kept abreast of trends, new sourcing techniques and recruiting best practices.

•Conducted research for an addendum to a Community Assessment. The addendum was then submitted for an expansion grant and approved.•Collected data through cold calls to various nonprofits and federally funded programs in the Bryan/College Station area. Recorded data in Microsoft Excel and utilized graphs and charts to illustrate data in the addendum report.•Completed other administrative duties as needed.•Guided and tutored 3-5 year old children in the summer school program.

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology

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