Laurie Bailey Email & Phone Number

Issaquah, Washington, United States

Business consulting and project management services focused on procurement related merger & acquisitions engagements.

Bellevue, Wa

● Business Liaison and essential project team member for the development and implementation of Ariba P2P (Procure to Pay) Solution used globally by Concur Procurement team, Accounts Payable and Internal business partners & stakeholders. ● Identified and scoped enhancements in Ariba P2P to drive further compliance with Procurement policies and procedures. ● Developed & nurtured Stakeholder relationships, both locally and globally. ● Conducted RFX’s, Sourcing, Supplier onboarding / Supplier performance management, Contract Terms & Pricing Negotiations, and Strategy planning for the following categories on a global level: - Software, SaaS, Cloud, IT Consulting Services, IT Hardware (procured via standardized, negotiated catalog). - Marketing Solutions for Demand Management & Lead Generation, Marketing Events, Media & PR, Content Development, Videography services.- Facilities Indirect Services, Employee Transportation benefits contract, Catering, Grab-n-go and Vending services, Building security access badge reader equipment and monitoring services, Fire and water detection monitoring services for Data Centers, Global Janitorial services, office equipment leases, office supplies (standardized, negotiated catalogs). ● Recruited Contract workers to support heavy workload volumes within Procurement team:- Developed detailed job description(s), interview candidates, hire & onboard new resource(s), train each Contract worker annually (14 total) over the course of 5 years, oversaw and managed performance & provided feedback, communicated & rolled out new processes, procedures & policies to FTE’s and Contractors.

Precor, Inc.

Developed strategic focus specific to Shared Services, Indirect/Operational spend categories. Created & implemented sourcing, negotiating and contracting strategies for all Indirect spend categories, as follows:• Conducted extensive Operational spend analysis via SAP & Concur reporting tools.• Prioritized actionable spend categories and scheduled sourcing projects to achieve annual cost savings goals & process improvement initiatives. • Developed standardized RFP templates, Contract templates and Engagement documentation to support interface with internal business clients. • Drafted Scope of Work, RFx's and Negotiated & implemented Contracts to support business services requirements across the organization. • Documented & submitted best practice recommendations to Finance related to Corporate P-Card Program Policy; Received approval from Finance to implement policy revisions to influence appropriate use of company resources. • Collaborated with IT to negotiate contract for Outsourced Managed Print Solution, including 22 standardized multi-function devices & consumables. • Partnered with Human Resources to draft RFI & RFP for two significant projects: Outsourced Staffing Vendor for contingent labor and an (ATS) Applicant Tracking Solution, both of which are targeted for implementation in 2014. • Selected to serve as project lead on the business side, to evaluate, develop and implement new SAP CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) tool for use across Precor. Wrote & published all desk instructions & training material for CLM, Scheduled and conducted training sessions over 2 week period for 35 internal users for new CLM tool.• Develop and administered RFI & RFP for LTL Freight services analysis and contract. • Interviewed, hired, trained & directed 5 employees to support Indirect/Operational Shared Services function.• Active team member for Corporate Social Responsibility Committee, focused on sustainability and green initiatives across organization.

Monroe, Wa

Developed & implemented a restructuring plan for department staff; Oversaw all aspects of the team consisting of Supervisor, Sr. Client Service Account Managers, Sr. Sourcing Buyers and Administrative staff resources. Directed all sourcing efforts, order processing & inventory replenishment, vendor qualification and performance management as well as development of client relationships. Facilitated collaboration across departments to streamline workflow, identify and implement process efficiencies, reducing vendor lead-times & improving service levels to internal and external clients. Instrumental in developing scope and requirements for custom, branded online client ordering websites.

Seatle, Wa

Built and managed a team of 25 Procurement professionals. Sourced & negotiated complex services agreements for internal business clients, contributed cost savings of $42 million over 30 months. Gained support from CFO to develop and implement a centralized procurement initiative to drive consistency for contracting, vendor performance and cost savings. Over an 18 month period, grew the rate of influence & engagement with internal clients from 16% to 78% moving from decentralized to centralized procurement by developing & promoting the expertise of Sourcing Staff resources and improving service implementation timelines for internal business partners.

Redmond, Wa

Conducted negotiations and purchasing of corporate IT desktop & network hardware, software licenses & maintenance for enterprise. Partnered with corporate IT department to develop strong team relationships and improve communication. Managed performance of all strategic IT vendors, through quarterly & annual scorecard reviews. Responsible for all IT RFI, RFQ and RFP's scope development, analysis, negotiation and contract award. Drove cost out of IT acquisitions, managed and communicated equipment roadmaps/lifecycle and coordinate hardware refresh schedule with IT staff & key vendors. Sourced and implemented a strategic vendor program for the purpose of reclaiming used hardware to reduce the cost of disposal & eliminate the liability of decommissioned equipment. Sourced a vendor partner to support a secure "Hot Swap" depot to achieve a 24 hour deployment of laptop replacements in support of 1,200 Field Claims Representatives across the US.

Fife, Wa

Managed sourcing department for all indirect/Operational spend materials & manufacturing consumables. Consolidated spend to a short list of strategic vendors, reducing cost by 14% in 6 months. Developed standardized requisition and contract forms to streamline purchasing process and reduce turn-times. Oversaw facilities maintenance staff & prioritized work orders, including a Tenant Improvement project for the addition/expansion of new shipping stations. Collaborated on the analysis & evaluation for (RFID)Radio Frequency Identification for the inventory receiving and shipping system.

Kent, Wa

Executed all MRO purchasing (Maintenance, Repair & Operating expense items) for Indirect spend categories. Negotiated with strategic suppliers, achieving cost reduction of 19% over 10 months. Lead cross-functional teams to standardize materials and production processes for manufacturing teams, reducing cycle time and supply inventories by 35%.