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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Scarborough, Maine, United States

• Spearhead a team of 5 Sourcing Analysts and guide Leadership in setting the Center Store and Private Brands sourcing strategy and event calendar, determining processes and tools for $2B in COGs, and establishing a change agenda with clear intentions to achieve scaled sourcing, while also preserving local.• Manage assigned category budgets, drive the achievement of customer targets, and strategize ways to support the company’s financial savings and sustainability goals.• Collaborate with the sourcing team and external stakeholders on rebuilding the entire Request for Proposal process.• Partner with 5 of Ahold Delhaize USA’s local brands to build strategic brand initiatives.

Scarborough, Maine

Scarborough, Maine

Scarborough, Maine

• Facilitated the direct sourcing process for partners by performing supplier discovery and qualification to create supply chain efficiencies and suggest an award strategy.• Developed and maintained trusted relationships with suppliers, third party providers,contract carriers, and inter-company departments during sourcing events.• Advised business owners on future risks/opportunities/actions to be taken regardingcommodity factors affecting their categories based on economic insights tools.• Developed presentations and reports representing scope, hypothesis,internal/external data, and market data; made recommendations accordingly.• Managed 25 vendors and promptly handled any vendor issues that arose.• Supported a merger project as a member of the company’s “Clean Team.”

Scarborough, Me

Bath, Maine

• Analyzed price escalation trends for various commodities to determine the most beneficial period to make purchases as well as estimate future risks and opportunities.• Prepared quarterly material Estimates at Completes (EACs) for tracking cost performance and review with the department Vice President and senior management.• Supported meetings and negotiations with Navy customer as well as government auditors on multimillion dollar contracts.• Created material proposals to give customers with compliant backup documentation.• Collaborated on the development of material sourcing and cost reduction strategies.• Audited peer work and provided input for corrections and improvements.• Developed strong relationships with suppliers and employees across all departments.• Audited suppliers’ cost data and worked with them to determine a fair price.• Ensured departmental compliance with Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR).

Lewiston, Maine

• Documented and evaluated client internal control procedures used to process, record, and summarize financial information.• Carried out applicable audit procedures with minimal supervision.• Determined control weaknesses in process and made recommendations for improvements.• Documented all audit steps and submitted audit results with any applicable findings to the Project Lead Auditor. • Performed testing for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance

Certified Strategic Negotiator

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting

Activities and Societies: Accounting Society, Accounting Tutor, Student Ambassador, Class Secretary, Art Club