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Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Va, Us

Des Moines, Ia, Us

• Lead cross functional teams in pursuit of multimillion-dollar requirements including stake holders, legal, taxation, and risk management departments. Ensuring that terms and conditions, cost elements, risk, incentives and other critical value components are protected. • Perform Strategic Sourcing for various large categories • Training of teammates in SCM principles, policies and procedures, SAP and electronic bidding (eSourcing and Ariba) in both group and individual settings.• Develop and lead buyer team meetings to discuss issues and meet with various departments to advance the team.• Mentor new employees and interns on best practices within SCM.• Serve as a team lead on issues regarding SAP, eSourcing, Ariba (Sourcing and SLP modules), HotDocs, and SCM procedures.• Develop RFP’s and conducting detailed bid reviews and analysis of proposals for price, performance, capability, quality, delivery, compliance with order terms and consistency with sourcing strategy.• Creative strategic cost savings results through negotiation, competitive bidding, need analysis and cost avoidance.

Richmond, Va, Us

• Lead cross functional teams in pursuit of multimillion-dollar requirements including stake holders, legal, taxation, and risk management departments. Ensuring that terms and conditions, cost elements, risk, incentives and other critical value components are protected. • Perform Strategic Sourcing for various large categories • Training of teammates in SCM principles, policies and procedures, SAP and electronic bidding (eSourcing and Ariba) in both group and individual settings.• Develop and lead buyer team meetings to discuss issues and meet with various departments to advance the team.• Mentor new employees and interns on best practices within SCM.• Serve as a team lead on issues regarding SAP, eSourcing, Ariba (Sourcing and SLP modules), HotDocs, and SCM procedures.• Develop RFP’s and conducting detailed bid reviews and analysis of proposals for price, performance, capability, quality, delivery, compliance with order terms and consistency with sourcing strategy.• Creative strategic cost savings results through negotiation, competitive bidding, need analysis and cost avoidance.

Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Va, Us

Negotiate price, delivery, performance, issue resolution, and terms and conditions for suppliers. Analyze all cost and process aspects of purchases. Lead and assist with RFQ and award process for multi-million dollar equipment buys, as well as, services by conducting major spend analyses.

Richmond, Va, Us

Manage large contract for the outsourcing of invoice processing. Validate product and services while comparing inventory to invoice. Verify charges per contracts with specific vendors and ensuring payments are posting correctly. Coordinate pick up of disposed assets including tracking of inventory. Preparing extensive Excel spreadsheets for payment processing. Research with SAP to investigate billing information and provide cost information as needed to internal customers.

Order and troubleshoot problems with cell phone and pager orders, including assisting at the Executive level. Validate product and services while comparing inventory to invoice. Verify charges per contracts with specific vendors and ensuring payments are posting correctly. Prepare extensive Excel spreadsheets for payment processing. Update supporting databases for accuracy. Monitor contracts for expiration and notify proper sources and provide information for contract negotiations. Research SAP to investigate billing information and provide cost information as needed.

Planned and led a nationwide signage conversion project to introduce new logo and overbrand to over 700 offices. Prioritized tasks to ensure deadlines and budgets were met. Creatively solved problems to ensure prompt resolution of issues. Worked with internal customers to ensure their needs were met; as well as, corporate branding standards followed.

Managed RFQ processes, purchases, expediting, delivery, and implementation for all office fixed assets and services for sites. Purchases exceeded $30 million each year. Assisted with development and implementation of intranet sites to assist end users with information and costs of products and services. Established planned replacement procedures and schedules for fixed assets.

Purchased and maintained inventory for an ISO9002 and QS9000 manufacturing plant. Negotiated, improved and reduced delivery times and prices with suppliers resulting in over $500k savings. Led a task team to address regulations and other quality restrictions governing foreign countries for receipt of goods.

Developed strategies and initiatives for a newly formed procurement department and start up company. Managed purchases and contracts for large capital improvement construction projects. Supply chain management responsibilities for Telecommunication Hubs and large amounts of technology purchases.