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Phoenix, Az, Us

Developed a new procurement organization to support limited agencies, boards, and commissions (97 agencies) for all procurement functions.

Phoenix, Az, Us

Lead & developed a procurement team of 14 Procurement Officers and 25 Buyers in support of the $1.2B annual budget for the Department of Corrections. The procurement team was recognized 4 years in a row for excellence in procurement awards.I have been recognized for my accomplishments by receiving 6 Corrections Director's coins and 1 Department of Administration Director's coin for the best ERP implementation by an Agency. Promoted 6 people in my 4 years.

New York, Ny, Us

Managed 3-year project for all software contract reviews, notices, and negotiation of software licenses for production and backup data center migration (moved from an active, passive state to an active, active state) on-time and exceeded savings goals. Cost Avoid of $2M Software licensing for midrange, mainframe, and SaaS, (SME for BI software) with over $12M in savings.RFP, supplier selection and negotiated contract which supported Global Enterprise Payment Service Hub which eliminated 120 legacy systems and exceeded cost savesResponsible for $25+ million annual spend for inbound and outbound third-party call centers Lead Project Manager for RFI/ RFP on-line end to end process in support of American Express CampaignsLead benchmarking via industry standards such as Gartner, Forrester, CEB, and industry feedsNegotiated Master, Schedule, and Work Order Agreements while applying business unit strategies and maintaining compliance with applicable regulations. Lead team for supplier on-site provider call center reviews in support of supplier final selection Active contributor on process improvement including DocuSign electronic signature within Ariba contract work space testing and rollout, Tech Sourcing Tracker, Procurement Customer Engagement Website and Waste Reduction TeamLead Industry Research by participating in: Procurement Leaders, Call Center Annual Summit, on-line webinars, white papers, and relationship building with internal customers while contributing to Tech It Out monthly internal newsletter

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Directed equipment and logistics team of 4-6 employees in assisting 4000+ franchisees and Corporate hardware, software and MROUndertook equipment spend of up to $35 million annually in support of up to 350 store openings per yearValue engineered equipment packages which resulted in savings of 5-15% from standardLed all aspects of RFI, RFP, supplier selection, onsite reviews and contractingDeveloped equipment standards across brands to leverage total volumeLaunched National quarterly maintenance program which reduced field failure by 30%

OPERATIONS MANAGER DIE SALES DIVISIONMet all operational goals and objectives including on-time delivery, quality and COGSManaged 4 shifts over 2 sites and 30 employees which improved throughput by 10%.Owned all planning, inventory control, shipping and receiving functionsPURCHASING AND MATERIALS MANAGER (K& S Division)Managed staff of 3-7 employees for all procurement, inventory control, shipping and receivingDirected total procurement of $18 million annual commitmentAchieved 8.5% cost savings on direct materials and critical componentsTeam Leader for Activity Based Cost Modeling Team which achieved 30% reduction in COGSLead in U.S. and International supplier audits and business reviewsParticipated in QS-9000 audits and implemented ISO-9000-2001PURCHASING AND MATERIALS MANAGER (Cerprobe Division)Managed staff of 20 for all procurement, inventory control, shipping & receiving activities for 3 manufacturing sites (AZ, CA and TX)Directed total procurement of $12 million annually. Major commodities included hardware, software, printed circuit boards, mechanical probe wire, electrical components, chemicals and capital equipmentAchieved inventory reduction of $2 million annually and 10% cost savings on direct materialsProvided monthly materials metrics (inventory turns, PO commit, cost savings, supplier OTD, delivery to quality and performance to budget) to upper managementParticipated in the cross functional team such as quality improvement and safety.Played integral role in merger and consolidation efforts

Chicago, Illinois, Us

PURCHASING COORDINATOR (Bio-Tech Division)Managed all procurement activity for two sites (AZ and IL.). Major commodities included hardware, software, synthesized DNA, chemicals, scanners and medical lab suppliesDeveloped the organization structure and Standard Operating Procedures for purchasing, inventory control, shipping and receivingPerformed vendor qualification, price negotiation and contract agreement for all suppliers with a savings of 6%Performed as a functional lead for the Oracle 11i implementationSITE PURCHASING, SHIPPING AND RECEIVING MANAGER (Flat Panel Display Division Managed a staff of 6 for all supply chain activities. Major commodities included hardware, software, glass, phosphor, electrical components, board assembly chemicals and metal fabricationsDeveloped a cost savings of 10%Provided monthly material metrics (inventory turns, PO commit, cost savings, supplier OTD, delivery to quality, and performance to budget) to upper managementPerformed as a functional lead for the Oracle 11i implementationSENIOR DIRECT MATERIAL BUYER (Semiconductor Division)Responsible for all direct material and subassemblies procurement with a cost savings of 9%Performed qualification, price negotiation and contract agreement for new suppliersImplemented Oracle 10.7 Financials, Inventory, BOM, WIP and Engineering for two inventory organizationsMRO BUYER/ SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORPerformed as a System/ Contract Administrator for End-User to supplier on-line catalog with over 100 suppliers and 4 sitesNegotiated hardware and software contracts to meet tech standards with a 12% savingsResponsible for multi-site procurement of all commoditiesNegotiated annual contracts with over all savings of 7%.Documented and trained all end-users on system usage