Mandisa A. Barnes Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Newark, New Jersey, United States

• I've steadily earned a series of promotions showcasing strong leadership and driving continuous enhancement of procurement operations at this prominent public charter school network.
• I manage purchasing operation work streams, procure-to-pay, travel and expense management, budget management, corporate credit card programs and ensuring strict adherence to organizational policies.
• I spearheaded the implementation of the Amazon Business punch-out in Coupa, driving product diversification, cost-savings and streamlined system automation.
• I lead a high-performing regional purchasing team, ensuring the prompt, compliant procurement of goods and services in support of 10,000+ students and 1,400+ instructional, facilities, and administrative personnel.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

• I led a high-performing purchasing team to successfully accomplish organizational objectives, ensuring consistent procure-to-pay business processes and state compliance.
• I expanded the AMEX corporate credit card programs to additional departments by implementing a precise monthly account reconciliation and payment process, improving company credit score, increasing credit line and.
• I collaborated closely with multiple teams to develop and execute a detailed project plan to launch extensive procurement operations for a new regional public charter school network in Miami, Florida.
• I led the implementation of Egencia Travel Management, resulting in significant cost savings, enhanced travel booking experience for personnel and improved travel data reporting.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

• I meticulously reviewed $20 million in requisitions to ensure accurate purchase orders and facilitate delivery of goods and services to schools and administrative departments.
• I collaborated with multiple teams to implement Coupa eProcurement software, to improve procure-to-pay business process, introduce automation, consolidate systems/tools and reduced purchasing cycle time lines.
• I collaborated closely with multiple teams to develop and execute a detailed project plan to launch procurement operations for a new regional public charter school network in Camden, New Jersey.
• I efficiently resolved 65+ Zendesk purchasing support ticket inquiries each month.

Newark, New Jersey, United States

• Accurately reviewed purchase requisitions to gain finance approval for Purchase Orders to procure goods and services for three public charter schools.
• I efficiently resolved 100+ Zendesk support tickets monthly, optimizing communication with schools and administrative teams and scaling business operations for future growth.

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

• Posted debit and credit adjustments to general ledger
• Maintained check register database
• Coded employee reimbursement checks
• Maintained file room for confidential financial documents

Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States

• Exceeded weekly quota of 25 loan application submissions to underwriting department
• Obtained support documentation from various agencies for loan applications
• Served as liaison between administration and loan underwriting department
• Maintained customer income and property appraisal data trackers