Procurement Categories• Information Technology which includes sub-categories of: • IT Software • IT Hardware & Infrastructure • IT Services (implementation, staff augmentation, temporary resources, and consulting)• Professional Services• TravelAbout Ferrara Candy CompanyAbout: https://www.ferrarausa.com/Brands: https://www.ferrarausa.com/brandsThrough high-quality products, superior innovation, and a portfolio of loved brands, Ferrara continues to win in the sweet spot of snacking. We keep our finger on the pulse of what our consumers want: the legendary favorites they love and new flavors and products they desire.What does our future look like? From here, it looks pretty sweet! Our innovations are rooted in consumer insights and robust industry knowledge. We keep a pulse on trends and continuously delight consumers by quickly bringing new and innovative creations to market. Since December 2017, we have been backed by Ferrero, a global confections powerhouse with vast R&D resources to help propel our portfolio forward.Ferrara is a full-line candy company, producing gummies, fruit chews, fruit snacks, hard candy, and liquid-filled candies across a deep portfolio of well-loved brands, including Trolli®, Brachs®, Black Forest®, Red Hots®, Now & Later®, and Lemonhead®.

Procurement Category• Information Technology which includes sub-categories of:• IT Software• IT Hardware & Infrastructure• IT Services (implementation, staff augmentation, temporary resources, and consulting)About the Resource GroupThe Resource Group is a business transformation services organization that specializes in non-payroll spend management. Through its User-Directed Integrated Solutions, The Resource Group transforms the resource and supply function delivering value through Operations and Logistics Optimization, Strategic Sourcing, and Change Management. Although it specializes in these areas, at its core, The Resource Group is rooted in the ideals of hospitality and believes that success is measured by the satisfaction of the customer. and serve various healthcare systems looking to decrease non-payroll expenses and increase operational efficiencies. Today, The Resource Group serves over 2,500 locations including over 165 acute care hospitals across 21 states and Washington D.C.About Ascension Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable.Ascension is one of the nation’s leading non-profit and Catholic health systems, with a Mission of delivering compassionate, personalized care to all with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2022, Ascension provided $2.3 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes approximately 139,000 associates and 36,000 aligned providers and operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 139 hospitals in 19 states.

Procurement Category• Global Information Technology which includes sub-categories of:• IT Software• IT Hardware & Infrastructure• IT Services (implementation and consulting)• Telecommunications• Office print and IT solutions

Procurement category• Work place resources• Facilities• Physical Security and associated IT• Information Technology• Generalist (project based)Responsibilities• Strategic Sourcing Manager responsible for the development and execution of high value procurement related activities and projects• Independently manage and implement sourcing projects impacting multiple business units inclusive of financial viability analyses, supplier risk, negotiation plans, and supplier selection• Pivot between a set of categories while simultaneously operating as the liaison for the Procurement Operations team relative to execution of incoming sourcing requests• Leverage sourcing tools and processes to facilitate market research, identify optimal procurement scenarios, and facilitate supplier negotiations, while ultimately driving annual savings targets, improved efficiency and optimization of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)• Operate as the decision point relative to execution of sourcing strategies including RFx, multi-bid, market test, direct negotiations, and catalog negotiations• Develop, create and foster new projects for assigned high risk large spend products and services.• Create contract requests and operationalize contracts for high value procurement activities• Analyze procurement spend to provide visibility on key savings opportunities and assist in developing a roadmap for achieving savings targets• Develop relevant training, including process, tools, sourcing skills, etc.

Procurement Category• Retail operations• Logistics• Distribution• Security• Information TechnologyPrimary Responsibilities• Held concurrent responsibility for all global strategic sourcing initiatives related to projects within the retail and supply chain categories• Primary category oversight of the $195M North American retail operations and construction portfolios• Conducted 13 sourcing events within the IT, distribution, logistics, consultancy, retail construction, digital and media marketing, store fixtures, security, janitorial, engineering, consulting, human resources, and office consumables portfolios• Organized and sourced both project management and negotiation training classes for the strategic sourcing team• Identified and arranged several volunteer activities for the strategic sourcing team• Successfully implemented a new store construction bid process by leveraging a web-based tool, which increased cost transparency while simultaneously decreasing cost overages• Implemented a new general contractor construction contract that significantly mitigated risk exposure, cost inflation, and fundamentally shifted the decision making power to Levi's• Served as key decision influencer, leveraging industry expertise, and delivering value-added solutions based on researched facts• Cross-functional coordination• Supplier relationship improvement and conflict mediation• Cost control and reduction• Adherence to corporate objectives and contract compliance• Strategic sourcing process management • Price and contract negotiations

Procurement Category• Capital equipment• Strategic components (focus on industrial automation controls)Primary Responsibilities• Served as the category manager responsible for standing up a new portfolio within the recently formed strategic components team focused on industrial control systems, across all product lines• Oversaw global supply of various strategic critical components embedded within the machine level capital equipment• Decoupled the machine level manufacturers' ability to dictate component selection and subsequent price mark up, reducing purchasing complexity, supplier count, and total cost of ownership• Delivered $10M+ in annualized savings as a result• Created, honed, and executed new procurement strategies aligned with the engineering teams which enabled IOT practices through common industrial communication protocols• Reduced Apple engineers' travel and machine repair time by identifying, sourcing, and implementing higher quality components from more capable and contracted suppliers• Forged and strengthened relationships with strategic partners and global suppliers• Extensive international contract and price negotiations• Initiated supplier financial risk and manufacturing quality evaluations• Leveraged existing downstream manufacturer relationships to provide micro components to upstream suppliers in order to meet extremely high atypical production demands

Procurement Category• PackagingPrimary Responsibilities• Category manager for the $80M labels and related packaging materials portfolio• Leveraged BravoSolution's advanced optimization software platform to execute the world's largest and most complex labels RFP (according to Bravo and supply base) resulting in a $14M total portfolio cost reduction• Developed a comprehensive three-year productivity road map projected to reduce costs 5% year over year• Created and implemented a monthly productivity reporting process for the procurement team which enabled better decision making and leadership visibility• Strategic sourcing advisory and process management• Financial planning and cost management• Cross-functional alignment and conflict mediation• Uphold corporate ethics• Project management• Contract and price negotiations• Industry benchmarking

Procurement Category• Marketing• Logistics• Distribution• Merchandising IT• In-Store point of purchase merchandising displaysPrimary Responsibilities• Category lead for the In-Store Merchandising (Point of Sale Displays) $101M category spend, including the end-to-end supply chain for POS• ISM included print on demand, associated software technology, warehousing, 3rd party management, permanent, semi, and temporary displays• Delivered over $14M in annualized cost reduction over two years• Established a comprehensive productivity roadmap that yielded an incremental $13M-$15M savings within three consecutive years. • Reduced the supply base by 75% with a path forward to transform the remaining from transactional to strategic relationships• Increased supply base standard payment terms from 55 to 120 days net• In-sourced the brokered unfilled display procurement and production management within the US• Project managed the repatriation of fulfillment and procurement activities for the Canadian POS operation• Led the effort to remove 3rd party repacking production from distribution centers, thereby freeing up space, reducing costs, and improving operational efficiency• Provided analytical and project management support for Shopper Marketing, Ocean & Air Freight, Distribution, Pallets, Food Service and Print on Demand, and Sales Samples• Strategy creation, direction, and planning• Risk mitigation • Financial planning and cost management• Cross-functional alignment and conflict mediation• Productivity generation and cash flow improvement• Contract and price negotiations• Project management• Supplier relationship management• Process improvement• Received a global cross-functional award for accomplishments related to in-store merchandising

Procurement Category• LogisticsPrimary Responsibilities• Implemented and drove key logistics procurement initiatives• Provided bid process support to execute a mega bid for the North American Transportation Network valued at over $750M, including 125 suppliers across all business units, setting a new industry standard for transportation sourcing• Specific category savings of over $11M, capacity secured for three years, minimal network transition costs, increased network performance, and enhanced relationships with key suppliers in an extremely adverse market • Supported the strategic sourcing and planning of logistics services by providing data management know-how, optimization and analytical expertise to support category bid events • Provided statistical and quantitative logistics data that supported strategic and tactical decisions • Project management of key cross-regional projects and initiatives, including project work plans, timelines, resource management and alignment, stakeholder communication/alignment, benefits tracking and contingency planning• Supported logistics and procurement in the development and implementation of short and long-term plans that improve customer service, deliver significant cost reductions, lower inventories, and improve cash flow• Received a manager's award

Accounting Group• External manufacturingPrimary Responsibilities• Managed raw materials and finished goods inventory cost accounting of 6 external manufacturing plants• Integral in the SAP integration at Kraft, creating processes to bridge the gap between the legacy accounting system and SAP• Cost accounting• Product costing• Inventory oversight• SAP integration• Materials management• Financial reporting• Process improvement• Received a manager's award for process improvement work

Accounting Group• Finished goodsPrimary Responsibilities• Finished goods inventory accounting management• Corporate accounting• Accounts payable analysis and reporting• Divestiture accounting• Process improvement• Reduced the finished good reconciliation process from 2 weeks to 2 days by transitioning the manual paper reconciliation process to electronic• Supported the monthly reconciliation of the $1.2B finished goods inventory• Received a manager's award for process improvement

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