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New York, New York, Us

South Jordan, Utah, Us

New York, New York , Us

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New York, Ny, Us

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Oversee company-wide Procurement department and enterprise programs. Design and align corporate services with business priorities and ensure product and service solutions are cost effective and high quality with timely delivery and continuously improved. Assess organizational capabilities and map swift transition from manufacturing and logistics legacy into high-performing and nimble fintech services.

New York, New York, Us

Develop the newly formed enterprise-wide procurement organization including defining the company's procurement strategy and guidelines for all corporate functions, building and developing a lean procurement team and providing procurement support for regional offices. Align procurement goals into a broader multi-year integration strategy and design revenue generating practices leveraging procurement as a practice under NFP's Alterity consulting operations.

Rahway, New Jersey, Us

Lead enterprise functional development of Merck’s outsourcing and offshoring service delivery strategy across all lines of business and operations. Institute a model to plan and manage existing and future third-party services using structure of competitive advantage, quality, cost effectiveness, continuous improvement, risk management and speed to market. Expand capabilities in additional areas of specialized supplier engagements including Merck’s Supplier Diversity program and Global Supplier Management Group (GSMG) Strategy & Planning functions.

Cork, Ie

Designed, launched and managed new IT Global Partner Strategies (GPS) service tower; a primary component of company-wide transformation to reduce general and administrative costs in targeted back office functions including information technology, finance and human resources. Transformation addressed $2.5 B in spend and 12,000 full time equivalent resources.

Cork, Ie

Accepted progressively increasing levels of responsibility in all aspects of global design, implementation and use of sourcing, supply management, outsourcing & offshoring and asset management practices for the enterprise. Designed complex “top-to-top” 360-degree partner program including joint product development and go to market strategies.

San Francisco, California, Us

Managed strategic sourcing, procurement, and supply chain processes for information technology, telecommunications, bank operations, and enterprise support services (temporary and professional services, travel and office supplies). Provided enterprise-wide full lifecycle supplier management including risk analysis, contracting, performance metrics and regulatory compliance. Accountable for $1.4 B spend and 68 staff.

San Francisco, California, Us

Created and led enterprise-focused centers of excellence to incubate emerging technologies for rapid adoption. Designed and executed a launch plan including funding, operations management, growth and development, performance metrics, and resource optimization. Oversaw 77 employees, 6 managers, $16 million annual spend, and $11.5 million budget in 5 centers of competence.

San Francisco, California, Us

Planned and managed business office to ATG and enterprise research services. Led organization of 150 and a $16.5 million annual budget including $6.5 million in internal chargebacks. Served in leadership role to develop technologies supporting business strategy and operations.

San Francisco, California, Us

Managed key transformation initiatives for enterprise Automation and Operations. Developed and led cross-functional project teams. Managed budgets up to $25 million. Championed stakeholder involvement through advisory councils, steering committees, and executive sponsorships.

San Francisco, California, Us

Developed new bank-wide IT education organization ($2 million spend). Conducted knowledge gap analysis, designed curriculum, created class line up and computer based training materials, and trained employees across multiple technologies. Developed marketing plan for the newly developed education program.

Taught secondary and post secondary marketing education and business classes. Led community coordination by matching at-risk students with local job opportunities while teaching skills required by employers for work-release program. Provided on-the-job oversight and training to assist students in transition to work. Taught community post-secondary classes and training events for adult technology learning.

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Post-Graduate Certification In Technology Coordination & It Training