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New Jersey, United States

• Created and expedited purchase orders for IT hardware, software, furniture, and Software as a Service. Bid pricing, delivered savings.• Contract Management: Reviewed business terms, redlined agreements and forwarded for further review to Legal, Risk and Compliance, and Insurance departments. Served as liaison between legal, internal stakeholders, and vendors during agreement review process, facilitating communication amongst all groups.

Neptune, Nj

• Procured various goods and services regionally and nationally, including IT hardware and peripherals, software, cabling, mobile devices, promotional products, production supplies and equipment, video equipment, office supplies, web conference tools. Generated cost savings in every category.• Managed corporate travel program for 4.4K travelers, improving vendor travel programs and system processes, creating corporate travel communications, negotiating car rental agreement, and generating $400K in cost savings.• Conducted formal and informal RFPs, RFQs, questionnaires, evaluated bids, created spend analyses, cost analyses, and high-level summaries.

Neptune, Nj

• Administered enterprise e-procurement system, maintained vendor catalogs, provided end-user support, troubleshot issues, created training documents, and conducted training sessions.• Created POs for IT equipment, and processed mobile phone and device orders, nationally.• Achieved $275K per year savings in 2014 and 2015 on PC and Mac purchases by consolidating spend and negotiating pricing with suppliers.

Neptune, Nj

• Managed local and regional contracts and pricing of various goods and services, including on-site vehicle fuel services, lubricants, bulk propane, printing plates, ink, outside printing, and capital equipment for Gannett NJ Group. Evaluated vendor proposals for price, product, quality, service capabilities, and sourced new vendors.• Negotiated 2-year newspaper poly bag purchase agreement for Atlantic Coast Group, saving $350K (17.5% reduction in cost), and achieved further savings by encouraging testing and moving to less expensive blend.• Saved $250K (25%) on newspaper advertising notes by sourcing new supplier, collaborating with key departments, and ensuring new products and specifications performed to expectation.

Neptune, Nj

• Reviewed and approved purchase requisitions.• Prepared and expedited purchase orders and ensured timely delivery of goods. Trained users on company pilot e-procurement systems.• Developed and maintained various spreadsheets and databases, tracking and reporting purchasing activities and savings, and driving informed decision making.• Bid outsourced printing jobs consisting of over 70 magazines and insert programs, saving over $80K per year.