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Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Manager of Procurement, Travel and Risk ManagementManaged the procurement, inventory, risk, and travel management functions for North America. Oversaw $65 million in annual procurement and travel related expenses with annualized savings of $3 million.• Leveraged volume and expertise levels across regions to generate new synergies and increase savings potential, employing a global vision and internal network to identify opportunities for volume pooling, supplier base rationalization, and benchmark operational best practices.• Ensured streamlined communications of category strategy execution and savings forecast to key stakeholders and regional global procurement teams.• Negotiated frame agreements with global/regional suppliers.• Managed regional competitive bidding processes for assigned categories.• Monitored various metrics and KPI reports.• Streamlined and automated transactions through the implementation of the Coupa procurement system and catalog enablement process.• Consistently received the highest Gallup engagement scores.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Director of Procurement and Distribution ServicesLed the procurement, mail room, fleet, cafeteria and distribution operations supporting over 65 domestic and international locations. Negotiated, developed and administered national programs, requests for proposals, and budgets. • Established strong networks and fostered internal collaboration across business and cross-functional teams (i.e. Finance, IT, Facilities) to address internal customer requirements.• Led the operational and financial performance strategy of the supply chain operation globally.• Managed over $100 million in strategically sourced contracts.• Negotiated major capital, fleet and service agreements realizing savings in excess of $15 million.• Established and reported on key metrics scorecard performance measurements for key categories.• Increased productivity while consistently improving employee satisfaction scores.• Coordinated the selection, installation, integration and deployment of Lawson 9.0 procurement and inventory software.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General, 3.82

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance, General