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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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.