Lance Dowden Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, IN, US

Reno, Nevada, United States

Indiana

Established sole proprietor consultancy, specializing in strategic sourcing, procurement, logistics, inventory, and business performance management. Identify potential clients, scope work, and conduct analyses and projects for work agreed on by clients.Project Highlights- Conducted analysis of Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning (SIOP) for $1 billion.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Hired to build centralized procurement function for private equity held rapidly growing company in healthcare technology and payment integrity sector. - Captured current spend data from multiple financial systems and identified categories to leverage spend and deliver significant financial benefits. - Created formal standardized processes and policies for.

Started and developed procurement and supply chain function for privately held financial turnaround in building materials space. Served as member of company’s executive team with initial focus on developing team and process to effectively manage materials procurement, supply chain, and inventory. Worked with President on strategic projects, including.

Hired to launch logistics and supply chain improvements for Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) operations. Following divesture announcement of the PBM four months into my tenure, role shifted to developing and implementing strategic initiatives and best practices for the Sourcing & Supplier Management (S&SM) group. Results were driven by developing best in.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Hired to build a central Strategic Sourcing organization and centralized procurement function for $1B+ provider of wholesale and salvage vehicle auctions and independent used vehicle dealer financing. Annual company-wide spend was $400M+ spread over 100+ sites in the U.S. and Canada with no standards for contracting or procurement. Generated an average.

Tasked with designing and implementing sourcing strategies for contingent labor, pre-employment and recruiting services and recruiting support software for Fortune 500 global power leader. Previously these services had been functionally purchased. Through partnership with the Human Resources team, generated $5M in benefits and efficiencies, while.

RRecruited and promoted to Assistant Project Manager with primary responsibilities for leading large change programs with client teams. Led teams on multiple projects that delivered over $100M in cost savings, while improving labor costs, inventory and customer service. Drove significant operational and financial improvements through process redesign and.