Leading the IT Vendor Management Office

Lead the IT Vendor Management Office, built and deployed the Vendor Management Framework

Lead the IT Vendor Management Office.

Lead the Global Quality Assurance and Release Management teamDocumented various teams as-is Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processesDeveloped one standard SDLC Framework for agile, waterfall and iterative change managementCollaborated with Internal AuditPartnered with IT teams such as SAP, PLM, Corporate Applications, Manufacturing Systems, etc., and assisted with the remediation of audit findings related to segregation of duties and change managementWorked to reduce our technology footprint of quality assurance and change management tools, which will allow us to standardize our KPI's and reporting

• Responsible for Talent Management, Environmental & Safety (EHS), Facilities, Legal and Aviation portfolios• Responsible for working with business partners to build and maintain multiyear strategic roadmaps for technical solutions• Responsible for managing incoming demand for ideas, which include identifying and measuring business case / benefits, managing request for proposals (RFP), contract negotiations and communicating progress to Executive Directors and Vice Presidents.• Responsible for coordinating with various IT groups to review the proposed solution architecture meets Adient standards for data privacy and technology• Responsible for managing project staff, primarily project managers and business analysts, and direct reports for all projects that fall under my areas of responsibility• Responsible for enforcing proper governance processes are followed during all stages of the ideation collection and project management• Responsible for leading Steering Committee meetings for larger project initiatives• Responsible for managing multi-year and multi-million-dollar budget for Workday program

Senior Project Manager, HRIT

Responsible for portfolio management for global IT which includes establishing governing standards, developing methodologies and tools for project managers to manage projects, collection and reporting of project metrics, tools to establish alignment to corporate strategy and support and mentoring of project managersEngaged with business unit Vice Presidents and Directors for strategic direction and prioritization of IT portfolioResponsible for leading software selection for global products and consulting services to support implementation.Responsible for managing capital and expense budgets related to project and software maintenance

Directed global cross-functional teams in mission-critical initiatives; performed business analyst duties, defined, gathered, and managed user requirements; facilitated negotiations between business and development teamProvided expertise in analysis, process re-engineering, software implementation, and process design; supported strategic objectives of organization and needs of line and plant managementDesigned and developed various reports and report requirements for corporate useDeveloped, defined, and managed all aspects of execution of project plan; including scheduling and allocation of resources, risk management and change managementManaged stakeholder expectations, communications among participants, milestone deliverables and quality metrics; drives team to on-time and on-budget completion of all milestonesMember of the IT Global Governance team whose objectives were to set the standards for tools and processes to manage IT initiatives and projectsManaged external consulting budget and users supporting help desk for Trans4m (ERP) help deskImplemented change and risk management methodologies; facilitates end-user trainingManaged application security and system administration for ERP, PLM and Financial Consolidation applicationsResponsible for formal request for proposal process (RFP), critical in the vendor software selection processResponsible for reporting to steering committee members on project status

Directs cross-functional teams of up to 25 professionals in mission-critical initiatives; defines, gathers, and manages user requirements; facilitates negotiations between business and development team.Provides expertise in analysis, process re-engineering, software implementation, and process design; supports strategic objectives of organization and needs of line and plant management.Designs and develops various reports and report requirements for corporate use.Develops, defines, and manages all aspects of execution of project plan; including scheduling and allocation of resources, risk management and change management.Manages stakeholder expectations, communications among participants, milestone deliverables and quality metrics; drives team to on-time and on-budget completion of all milestones.Implements change and risk management methodologies; facilitates end-user training

Responsible for managing the ERP help desk for 11 facilitiesResponsible for solving level 1 and 2 help desk requests and collaboration with vendor to resolve level 3 issuesResponsible for change management for large enhancementsImplemented and maintained supplier and customer supply chain communications, which includes EDI

• Responsible for direct materials purchasing, inventory control, production planning, customer and supplier EDI setups, Bill of Material, Material Requirements Planning and Routing setups, etc.• Responsible for implementing the following ERP modules; Direct Materials Purchasing, Shipping, Receiving, Inventory Control and assisting other teams with their configurations• Responsible for pulling customer orders and producing shipping schedules