Kathleen M. Eberle Email & Phone Number

Piscataway Township, NJ, US

Basking Ridge, NJ

• Developed and implemented a successful Customer/Supplier Relationship Program between Sourcing and Account Sales Teams, fostering collaboration and providing holistic view of companies who are both suppliers and.
• Served as Project Manager for 2 successful annual Supplier Summits which included content, award selection and ceremonies, an event planner, invitations, registration, venue space, food and beverage, and coordination.
• Analyzed and operationalized key supplier information which armed the business partners with actionable data regarding supplier relationships.
• Served as a key member of several teams with a focus on data management, including cleansing, investigation, and validation of companies and relationships including parent-child, ensuring consistency between multiple.

Piscataway, NJ

• Led cross-organizational teams to improve processes and provide sales team members with sales tools.
• Managed and coordinated various training sessions for the sales force, including over 300 individuals in 5 locations worldwide.
• Served as the Project Manager for all of the content presented during 5 successful sales conferences, including general sessions, technical break-out meetings, and entertainment.
• Represented Sales Management in weekly meetings with Legal, Finance, Tax and Human Resources related to international entities and personnel.
• Investigated and provided analysis to Sales Management related to employment law, entity establishment, and the use of agencies in the context of retaining 5 members of the sales team in 8 countries (Taiwan, Dubai.
• Led a cross-organizational team in establishing a Managed Service Program in the sourcing of contractors. Streamlined processes, reduced costs, and increased diversity expenditures.

New Jersey

• Managed the Telcordia Supplier Diversity Program, including participating in Request for Proposal responses, contract drafting, and negotiations with customers regarding supplier diversity requirements and commitments.
• Reported on the utilization of diverse suppliers from an overall corporate perspective, for specific customers, and the federal government.

New Jersey

• Managed staff of contract writers and buyers in the negotiation and administration of domestic and international contracts on behalf of Human Resources, Corporate Services, Information Technology, Sales, and Business.
• Mentored and provided guidance to procurement members in the preparation, evaluation, negotiation, acceptance, and management of commercial supplier contracts for service and commodity agreements.
• Represented procurement in numerous complex and sensitive corporate projects related to the company’s commercialization and future acquisition.

New Jersey

• Implemented and managed a corporate-wide web-based customer satisfaction program earning support across the corporation at all levels, including program alerts, corrective action plans, communications, and web site.

New Jersey

• Provided, as the primary interface between Legal and Procurement, counsel to Procurement managers, contract writers, and buyers on the interpretation and drafting of contract language, and developed and deployed.

New Jersey