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Greater New York City Area

Responsible for strategic sourcing and supplier management activities related to indirect and IT spend categories. Performed duties include sourcing new suppliers, contract negotiations, and optimizing supply chain procedures to maximize efficiencies.• Negotiated enterprise agreements with major software publishers.• Developed request for proposals, negotiated pricing, drafted and revised contracts and coordinated implementations.• Commodities sourced include third party wireless expense management solution, intranet solution, revenue tool, various professional services.• Communicated extensively with stakeholders, to drive best practices and standardization across business units.

Greater New York Area

Responsible for strategic sourcing initiatives for indirect spend categories.• Led sourcing initiatives including requirements gathering, solution/supplier evaluations, and supplier selection activities.• Led several major sourcing initiatives for Non-IT Contingent Labor, and multi-functional device and print solutions.• Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify savings opportunities. • Developed request for proposals, negotiated pricing, drafted and revised contracts and coordinated implementations.• Created cost avoidance through supplier rationalization for non-contingent labor.• Executed the Supplier Relationship Management framework to ensure supplier performance post contract.

Greater New York City Area

Managed strategic supplier relationships to ensure maximum internal client satisfaction, improve reporting, contracting/renewal process, maximized the value of negotiated agreements.• Led spend management initiatives and managed sourcing efforts of indirect spend, including but not limited to Logistics Management, Non-IT contingent labor, TEM, Records Management, Real Estate and Facilities.• Responsible for coordinating vendor management and periodic reviews for ongoing successful service provider/client partnerships. • Implemented internal compliance to procurement and preferred vendor policies.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, identifying key pain points and potential improvement opportunities. • Implementation team member tasked with process issues within business units during P2P implementation.

New York, Ny

Special Manufacturing Purchasing Supervisor Responsible for working with creative and marketing teams, managing the categories of commercial print. Developed and cultivated relationships with creative and marketing teams, worked cross divisionally with BusinessWeek, Standard and Poor's, and Architectural Record.• Facilitated vendor selection, RFQ distribution, bid analysis, negotiations, fulfillment, distribution and mailing.• Managed complete manufacturing of Promotional Products; printer selection; governed paper inventory; oversaw press, lettershop, and mailings.