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Philippines

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Philippines

Leading and Developing Global Accounting and Finance Shared Service Team focused on end to end Procure to Pay for 1.4B USD spend for US Based Publically held SaaS company.Vendor Master record compliance and spend type maintenanceInvoice processing optimization with Concur and NetSuite Manage process and compliance for One Billion USD PaymentsGlobal Expense report processing and paymentsGlobal AP Case ManagementGlobal Credit Card ProgramStrategic and Operational KPI design and delivery

Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Leading and Developing a World Class Global Shared Service team

Manila Philippines

Global shared service customer support: financial planning, operational forecasting, data analysis, and WFM for 1000+ Global Support Organization.

Philippines

Lead and Develop world class shared service AP Source to Settle team for end to end global payables including North and South America, South East Asia, Australia, and Europe. 21 People $700M USD SpendDeveloped metrics using advanced analytics to drive operational and strategic improvements.Transformed payment process to increase pay run from 1 to 2 times per month to daily as needed with 90% less effort and cost to prepare.Implementation projects including: Touch-less match and pay, Electronic Payments and procure to pay workflow.Created value added analytics within Vendor Master Record by adding relevant and meaningful categorization for vendors while at the same time reducing active vendor base by 40%.Identify savings and vendor improvement on payables.Capture revenue through linkage of professional service expense with customer billing.Financial control and SOX compliance.

San Francisco, California

Customer Support: Managed third party customer support for travel solution including escalations. For all other Support developed and maintained metrics for improvement.Developed and productized the world’s best and most diverse range of Indirect Purchasing RFx Templates embedded in any Purchasing solution. Also included templates with focus on semiconductor and technology related industriesProvided Solutions Consulting and Support directly to Fortune 100 customers as well as indirectly by supporting sales and marketing teams.Developed and put in place an electronic, cloud based, SOX compliant global purchase request approval solution that improved transparency, lowered costs and increased efficiency. Established and managed key supplier/partner relationships for Indirect Spend areas including; GDS, embedded analytics, travel fulfillment, information security, internationalization. Develop content for marketing and demand generation as well as consulting with teams on what content is relevant to Chief Purchasing Officers and how it should be presented and delivered. Business owner for internal implementation of expense reporting tool as well as writing new internal T&E policy and occasional direct operational support for expense processing. Provide internal consulting to the development and use of Travel and Spend solutions based on industry experience.Only real world Purchasing Manager with actual experience implementing Deem/Ketera Spend Analytics, Sourcing and Contract Management Solutions in the last 4 years.Both a Leader and Team member for major RFP responses.Developed script and talking points for spend analytic, contract management and sourcing solutions.Developed detailed models for potential customer cost savings by for travel, purchase and expense report solutions used for pre sales consulting.

Lead the development and improvement of total Purchasing performance for two production sites and other groups throughout Asia. Cost Savings in 2011 of over 12M USD. Increased capacity and infrastruce ahead of schedule and underbudget.Worldwide Commodity Leader for critical assembly materials for highly profitable legacy Mil Aero products.Developed EICC Policies for Supplier Management.Product Development Leader For Design and Implementation of internally developed global purchasing platform with integration to SAP that processing annual spend over one billion and 20,000 transactions. Developed Supplier Rating Model and Process.Led development of new Supplier rating process including improved online input of ratings and communications of results.Responsible for all Indirect materials for operation of 3600 people in Asia including travel, facilites, and logistics providers.Leader of successfull outsourcing projects that reduced costs and created ability to increase internal capacity for critical core process.Only Ex-Pat employee at site with 3600 employees.Prior to Asia Led Purchasing and for Front End bipolar, CMOS, and MEMS Fabs as well as supporting design and marketing centers around the world.By participating in many Professional Conference and organizations in Asia developed an extensive network of Purchasing and Supply Chain profesionals in South East Asia.

First member of team to develop department to integrate Medical Division Spend into Siemens worldwide Strategic Sourcing Strategy. Results were reduced cost and better supplier performance.Designed and implemented reporting tool for collaboration and reporting on critical projects.Key member of regional and global commodity teams for mechanical assembly, radiation therapy technology, and outsourcing of printed circuit board assembly.Conducted sourcing and developed lower cost suppliers.Conducted detailed technical and business cost modeling for critical materials to drive cost savings.

Silicon Valley Ca

Instructor for Purchasing Certificate Program for working Professionals in Northern California. Weekend Course. Students base ranged from Electronics, Semiconductors, Medical and Public Sector. Focus for many was to prepare for C.P.M. exam.Focused on core Purchasing operations and using the experience of ~ 200 total students/working professionals to developing benchmarks and networking in the Silicon Valley.

Led, Managed and Improved total supply and materials chain for a pre IPO Fabless Flash Memory semiconductor company.Supply Chain included Foundry partners in Europe, Israel and Japan and assembly/test partners in Korea and the Philippines.

Developed and Managed Strategies for Purchase of Backend Test Equipment and materials for burn in operations. Also work with Corporate IT to develop source strategy for expansion of IT infrastructure.Pioneered unique use of Purchasing card process to save cost and streamline technology purchases. Process recognized as best in class by Purchasing Magazine.Supported rapid ramp up for new RISC microprocessor introduction.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Ms, Procurement And Contract Management

Accounting Fundamentals, Accounting And Finance, 100%

Certicate # 14682073

Reading Financial Statements

Certificate #16754613

Executive Education, Negotiation And Influence Stratgies

On campus week long immersive program with global attendees delivered by Stanford Business School Professors and visiting Professors.