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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Kirkland, Wa, Us

Managed SFP process including commercial and contract negotiations, procurement, and contract processes for hardware, software, hosting/cloud, SAAS, Telecom, and professional services. Developed and implemented best practices and content for strategic sourcing and contract processes. Established and managed supplier relationships; developed category strategies; and specialized in managing and negotiating strategic, complex, and high-risk contracts and projects.• Processed 100+ contracts, amendments, addendums, and SOWs within a 6-month period to meet implementation timeline for new Electronic Medical Record technology stack , including review, revisions, negotiation, risk assessment, and remediation.• Achieved 15% annual savings on Microsoft licensing by consolidating multiple agreements into an Enterprise Agreement, leveraging WA State contract pricing, and partnering with technical staff and leadership to establish processes for timely license management, licensing compliance, and cost-saving strategies.• Implemented streamlined Master Agreements process for recurring purchases and services, resulting in standardized terms, reduced contract/legal review of SOWs and order documents, simplified the procurement process, and reduced turnaround time. • Established and managed centralized IT procurement team, including leading, and managing RFX’s, and bid processes. Strategized to optimize costs, while also ensuring quality in the acquisition of IT equipment, software, and services.• Managed IT contract administration and lifecycle process, including contracts, amendments, addendums, SOWs, SLAs, order documents, operationalizing, monitoring, problem resolution, and terminations. • Independently led and performed comprehensive reviews, revisions, commercial and contract negotiations, risk assessments, and remediations in collaboration with Legal, Compliance and InfoSec teams to ensure compliance with organizational, financial, legal, and regulatory requirements.

Everett, Wa, Us

Managed source-to-pay (SFP) process including commercial and contract negotiations, procurement, and contract processes for hardware, software, hosting/cloud, SAAS, Telecom, and professional services. Developed and implemented best practices and content for strategic sourcing and contract processes. Established and managed supplier relationships; developed category strategies; and specialized in managing and negotiating strategic, complex, and high-risk contracts and projects.• Successfully negotiated a $23M+ Electronic Medical Record license agreement, ensuring alignment with the new EMR software implementation timeline. Administered the agreement, including processing ongoing amendments, addendums, and related third-party agreements. • Negotiated and administered Microsoft Enterprise and Cloud Agreements, including true ups, and partnered with technical staff and leadership to establish processes for timely license management, licensing compliance, and cost-saving strategies.• Established and managed centralized IT procurement team, including leading, and managing RFX’s, and bid processes. Strategized to optimize costs, while also ensuring quality in the acquisition of IT equipment, software, and services.• Created and validated cost projections for new locations, acquisitions, and IT initiatives to ensure that all applicable IT and business partner costs were included in the project budget.• Managed IT contract administration and lifecycle process, including contracts, amendments, addendums, SOWs, SLAs, order documents, operationalizing, monitoring, problem resolution, and terminations.• Independently led and performed comprehensive reviews, revisions, commercial and contract negotiations, risk assessments, and remediations in collaboration with Legal, Compliance and InfoSec teams to ensure compliance with organizational, financial, legal, and regulatory requirements.