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Tampa, Fl, Us

Tampa, Florida, United States

Promoted to lead restructuring, expansion, and improvement of relatively new procurement function following several acquisitions. Manage, mentor, and influence team of 8 in overseeing company’s procurement function, collaborating closely with executive leadership, firm-wide practice groups, all office management, and third-party vendors. Spearhead contract negotiation and management to ensure optimal pricing while balancing quality, cost, and service; deliver status reporting to C-suite leadership and partner cross-functionally to address any issues regarding fulfilling contract specifications.➤ Positioned procurement division for significant future growth by leading comprehensive restructuring of division to scale with future acquisition, establishing strong internal brand identify within company, and building team of top talent.➤ Coordinated transition to outsourced contract management system while ensuring streamlined uploading and integration of 800+ contracts.

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

Managed global contingent labor and professional services portfolio of $150M+, supporting all levels of organization through senior vice president level while maintaining governance and operational responsibility. Led negotiation of new and existing contracts to drive cost savings; prepared, launched, and analyzed various requests for proposal (RFP). Resolved demand and delivery issues at various sites by coordinating investigation of contingent labor operations.➤ Created performance management metrics to monitor and track contingent labor supplier performance.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Led daily operations for contingent labor organization while leading onsite managed services program (MSP). Spearheaded contract negotiation and renewals of master services agreements (MSA) with supplier partners supporting multi-state entities. Cultivated and managed relationships with key suppliers to ensure achievement of strategic business vision.➤ Renegotiated and streamlined vendor portfolio from 35 to 15 contracts and introduced Preferred Vendor program while maintaining full responsibility for $80M in spend, representing 5% of total annual spend.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Promoted to lead contracting team, overseeing requests for information (RFI) and RFP from initiation through execution of high-value contracts ranging from $100K to $5M. Managed vendor selection with numerous suppliers. Developed and presented sourcing feasibility assessments to executive leadership. ➤ Delivered millions of dollars in annual cost savings through expert contract negotiation and oversight and introduction of round-robin-style vendor competition.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Recruited to lead daily operations of contingent labor group while overseeing vendor management of Information Technology Group (ITG) contingent labor suppliers and serving as key member of Purchase Order Solutions team. Managed dynamic operational environment while creating standardized processes by leading workflow redesign. Represented ITG contingent labor group as primary liaison to corporate procurement operations meetings.➤ Designed and introduced innovative sourcing methodology supporting resource initiatives for challenged areas of ITG and more closely aligning with VP’s strategic vision.➤ Conceptualized, developed, and implemented new vendor rating card for ITG contingent labor suppliers and established vendor metrics to measure vendor performance.