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Development and refinement of regional sourcing plans that result in enhanced value, total-cost reduction and continuous improvement for spend with projects in a variety of Indirect categories including, but not limited to: Sales & Marketing, Professional Services, Consulting, Market Research, Software, R&D and other categories as assigned.Key deliverables include:- Relationship Management with internal & external Stakeholders across all divisions- Training cross-functional divisions regarding Purchasing and Finance policies and procedures- Driving spend and opportunities to Preferred Suppliers- Supplier Business Reviews- Flawless execution of key Sourcing strategies

Developed network of Suppliers that provided services and materials for growing account over $100M (U.S. & Global) through completing complex contract negotiations and statements of work, tracking supplier performance metrics, executing cost reduction projects and documenting savings for management. Key Successes:• Extended supply base, negotiating contracts and product pricing with over 35 Suppliers to leverage Preferred Supplier Program and managed associate rebate program collecting over $1.5M in incremental savings.• Conducted supplier and distributor business reviews while updating scorecards to inform team members of key performance indicators and achieved overall supplier performance goal of over 85%.• Supported business acquisitions through financial due diligence and risk analysis. • Developed user training documents for rebate collection process and led the training and development of team members.• Key leader in developing strategies to increase Operating Income. Managed large payment terms project to align over 4,000 Suppliers to standard terms and assisted in meeting the assigned goals for cost savings. • Identified and implemented operational process improvement (Kaizens) working with key stakeholders and suppliers to understand key value and cost drivers of relevant operations and categories.• Engaged in weekly meetings and communicated among cross-functional teams within Deluxe and subsidiaries assisting in problem-solving across the network.• Participated in Lean events with continuous improvement within the organization.

- Managed over $90 Million in Print Media budget for SUPERVALU, Inc. banners (ACME, Albertson's, CUB, Farm Fresh, Shaw's, and Shoppers). Responsibilities include working with third party buying agency to identify savings, provide financial reporting, follow up with shared mail and newspaper issues and maintain relationships with banner leads. - Partner with Finance department to establish and implement budgeting, expense reporting and invoice processing for multiple banners.

Managed newspaper and online buys and projects. - Negotiated competitive rates and developed unique programs for national and local retailers based on the appropriate buying strategy and client objective.- Responded to rate requests and general buy questions, strategically reviewed buys and made market recommendations.- Built and maintained relationships with newspaper decision makers.- Expertise in assigned publications as well as general industry and acted as a resource for account teams and business development.