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Phoenix, Arizona Area

•Identify, hire, train and develop Sourcing Managers.•Responsible for negotiating, drafting, reviewing and maintaining contracts and other business documents with major suppliers.•Introduced process improvements for project prioritization and tracking, contract negotiations, resulting in significant savings and cycle time reduction. •Led Contract negotiation for Health Benefits that resulted in $7MM a year savings.•Led Collection effort from a sourcing perspective that resulted… Show more •Identify, hire, train and develop Sourcing Managers.•Responsible for negotiating, drafting, reviewing and maintaining contracts and other business documents with major suppliers.•Introduced process improvements for project prioritization and tracking, contract negotiations, resulting in significant savings and cycle time reduction. •Led Contract negotiation for Health Benefits that resulted in $7MM a year savings.•Led Collection effort from a sourcing perspective that resulted in $10MM in recoveries.•Succeeded at building positive and proactive customer relationships with FRE, Accounting, Finance, IT, and HR departments Show less

Phoenix, Arizona Area

•Responsible for managing all purchasing activities for Facilities and Information Technology for The University of Phoenix and other Apollo Group Inc subsidiaries, directing an annual spend of 200 million dollars. Duties include organizational development and directing staff of up to 10 employees, responsible for contract review, and approval, employee training, performance reviews, as well as the overall organizational performance.•Succeeded at building positive and proactive customer… Show more •Responsible for managing all purchasing activities for Facilities and Information Technology for The University of Phoenix and other Apollo Group Inc subsidiaries, directing an annual spend of 200 million dollars. Duties include organizational development and directing staff of up to 10 employees, responsible for contract review, and approval, employee training, performance reviews, as well as the overall organizational performance.•Succeeded at building positive and proactive customer relationships with over 100 internal customers resulting in more efficient and smooth contract negotiations, approvals and process compliance. Developed standard contracts and boiler plate agreements to ensure consistency, legal integrity and enhanced efficiency of departmental contracts. Helped employees contract and consolidate several nationwide suppliers. Ensured staff training by approving a minimum of 30 hours a year per employee. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona Area

•Responsible for managing purchasing efforts for Telecommunication and Construction related projects which included negotiating contract, and purchasing agreement for terms and conditions, rates, and issues with customers to ensure the company received quality assurance and cost savings.•Handled Construction Tenant Improvement Contracts, and Purchasing.•Developed Contracts for project based constructions, and Reoccurring construction contractors, managing annual spend of 30 million… Show more •Responsible for managing purchasing efforts for Telecommunication and Construction related projects which included negotiating contract, and purchasing agreement for terms and conditions, rates, and issues with customers to ensure the company received quality assurance and cost savings.•Handled Construction Tenant Improvement Contracts, and Purchasing.•Developed Contracts for project based constructions, and Reoccurring construction contractors, managing annual spend of 30 million dollars and responsible for achieving cost savings of 3 million dollars annually.•Completed yearly RFP for infrastructure Contractors, which involved 12 potential vendors.•Saved over 3 Million Dollars on an 18 Million Dollar Data Center, by removing unnecessary expenses, and negotiating lower prices. •Managed budget and infrastructure contractors for New Data Center. Provided a single point of contact for various internal departments involved with the Data Center. Also provided single point of contact for external and internal customers/contactors.•Progressively promoted from Buyer I, to Buyer II, then Senior Buyer within a period of 4 years. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona Area

•Hired as Accounting Coordinator in Accounts Payables processing invoices and reconciling accounts.•Promoted to General Ledger and Accounts Receivables team.•Processed journal entries for GL and audited budget variances.•Reconciled bank accounts, handled petty cash, and bank deposits•Resolved internal customer concerns and provided excellent overall service.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.)

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Electronics Engineering Technology

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology