Procurement Specialist
Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area
• Managed relationships between internal business units and some of the company’s largest professional services and software vendors. • Worked with internal business customers to define and develop specifications, determine "wants" and “must haves," evaluate supplier capabilities, generate and evaluate options, identify Total Cost of Ownership and BATNA's, and establish negotiation strategies. • Negotiated non-disclosure agreements, master agreements, software licensing agreements, and work orders. Purchased software and contractual services. Monitored contract implementation and compliance requirements. • Lead data analyst for the company’s rental car spend review team that negotiated State Farm’s first national contract with providers. Resulted in $20 million annual savings. • Analyzed enterprise-wide spending across the commodities of lodging, cell phones, travel, and household replacement items to guide negotiations for the first national contracts with such vendors. Made presentations on results to senior leadership in Purchasing, Claims, and Strategic Resources Departments.