Promoted into role managing a team of sourcing managers focused on driving engagement of diverse suppliers across Marketing, Enterprise Engineering, Corporate Support Services, Research, Facilities, Culinary & Construction categories.

Managed addressable spend across creative and productions categories.

Managed addressable spend globally for Creative initiatives and Meetings and Events activations.

•Managed addressable spend across Media, Digital and Consumer Experience, PR and Sponsorships, Shopper Marketing, Creative Services and Corporate Communications.•Oversaw media evaluation and consolidation yielding 40% cost savings on $40M in annual spend with Carat.•Led digital AOR, e-CRM and data strategy evaluation and consolidation achieving 35% synergies on $13M spend.•Managed traditional PR, influencer marketing, experiential marketing/sponsorships, corporate communications and crisis and reputation management market review.•Delivered $1.3M in synergies on Prepress spend across consumer and coffee strategic business areas.•Extended payment terms with agencies to gain $60M in working capital.

•Managed relationship with IHG Digital and Voice and Global Brands teams overseeing $110M in global digital marketing spend.•Sourced and managed responsibilities for performance marketing, search engine marketing, online marketing, web channels and social marketing.•Supported IHG WPP marketing agencies initiative and assisted internal stakeholders right source WPP agencies.•Accomplished 20% cost savings on initial investment in attribution modeling spend with Visual IQ.

• Promoted into this role and managed relationship with Home Depot Marketing teams to implement best-in-class marketing procurement strategies.• Sourced and managed responsibilities for print, paper, brand digital & CRM projects.• Supported Strategic Sourcing Manager with A-List Agency reviews and negotiations.

•Successfully ran $69M through the auction process resulting in $38M in savings for fixture projects.•Negotiated contracts and costs for products and services creating cost efficiencies for business partner teams.•Managed vendor relationships, including vendor evaluation and communication with vendors.

•Identified new business opportunities and resolve service issues to assure customer satisfaction.•Successfully managed, maintained, and grew UPS business customers around the country.•Supported a team that employs retention strategies and drives management initiatives to support and manage demanding businesses.

• Interned with the largest of the four electric utilities that are owned and operated by Southern Company.