Experienced in client manager I support the procurement needs of over 400 stakeholders on 2 continents over $140M spend. This activity requires that I not only purchase goods and services but do so with taking into account Zogenix Procurement Policy and SOX standards. This client manager role also requires that me to educate and train the same stakeholders I support. I educate them not only on Zogenix policy requirements on individual purchases but also on the importance of SOX compliant business practices.

Actively purchase IT equipment that ensures the safety and reliability of our 50,000 sq. mile grid for all southern California power users.Procure hardware, software, services for storage and direct consumption. All items are sourced at best price possible and on-spec for IT development project teams.Request and manage bids from list of suppliers for uncommon or project specific IT items.Use proper PO language by ensuring all language is compliant with master agreements, policies and terms.Daily interactions for product specifications, manage catalog items changes/discrepancies.Research and reconcile PO-invoice payment complications to ensure prompt resolution and payments to internal and external stakeholders.

Relocation from San Francisco to Los Angeles, CA. Professional development, training - Lee Hecht Harrison Pasadena, CA.Certification in Procurement and Contract Management 2019.LMU Extension Certification in Project Management- in progress

• Core Team member for Roche/Genentech latest business analytics & reporting tool (OPERA) supporting global procurement functions in (N. & S. America, Europe & Asia operations). Key Contributions:N. America contact for Contracts Query reporting & URS (User Requirement Specification) development• Collaborate with GRACE Systems(contracts authoring & repository) team to align tools and log requirements needed to support global operations. Leading the information gathering sessions provided the opportunity to create the global URS, meant to outline the needs for future global contracts data capture and dashboard reporting.N.America Lead for Supplier Diversity Query reporting• Responsible for driving the Supplier Diversity reporting initiative to help deliver government diverse spend reporting under the guidelines required by the US Government.

Responsible for managing $5M spend annual budget for this department numbering approximately 350 individual contracts annually. Experienced with contract auditing, drafting ensuring Roche agreed upon language, terms and the deliverable are covered along with project owners specifications.Key Contributions:Kaizen contract request and storage improvement I put into action resulted in:• Contract content accuracy improvements.i. Increased contract content accuracy by 19%, which is a reduction in re-work.ii. Improved contract First Time Right process from 64% to 85%.iii. Decreased defects from Current State to Future State by 50%.iv. Increased contract com-pliancy for all department projects.v. Reduced or removed unnecessary steps in the contract to PO requisition process.• Created a purchase order ticketing tool.i. Reduced contract request in cycle time by 30%.ii. Improved by 20% alignment between Finance department projected spend to actual spend.iii. Purchase requisitions and contract change requests tracking simplified.iv. Stakeholders' are more engaged and take ownership due to less ambiguity.v. Actual performance of myself and department activity recorded in real time.