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Strategic advisory firm helping mid-sized companies grow by delivering value through procurement.

Voluntary career break to spend more time with my family including my three middle/high school aged children; as well as pursue a few personal and professional passions.

Responsible for strategic vision and execution of spend analytics, strategic sourcing, category management, procurement operations and accounts payable for diversified insurance and financial services company.

Lead procurement operations for a multi-line global insurance and reinsurance company. Responsible for the development and execution of strategic sourcing and category management strategy, vision and goals.

Responsible for the development and execution of strategic sourcing activities across North America for a multi-line global insurance and reinsurance company. Lead cross-functional teams in execution of structured sourcing processes to maximize cost savings opportunities while maintaining alignment with broader organizational goals. Direct staff responsible for day-to-day oversight of Procurement owned categories and supplier relationships

Lead consulting activities for strategic sourcing client engagements for supply management practice of world-class management consulting firm. Gather and analyze information to identify cost savings opportunities and procurement process improvements. Work with client teams to develop and recommend sourcing and negotiation strategies and execute the agreed upon strategies. Train client teams in on-going category management best-practices after successful delivery of sourcing strategy

Develop, implement and manage strategic sourcing initiatives for Newspaper Support Services, an Advance Publications company providing shared services to 25 newspapers throughout the US. Responsible for development of business plans and cost models to support sourcing initiatives. Prepare and negotiate contracts with selected suppliers at the completion of each sourcing initiative

Manage Office Supplies category for a Fortune 100 national pharmaceutical distribution company. Responsible for quantitative aspects of indirect sourcing projects including data collection, benchmarking and RFP analysis. Prepare monthly savings, spend, and compliance reports for all Indirect categories

Responsible for client data collection and analysis for an international procurement services company, offering a B2B catalog exchange, web-based purchasing and auctions, and procurement consulting and outsourcing