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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Managed $200M+ budget for logistics expense by aligning with sourcing, materials planning, logistics operations, finance and third party providers to ensure accurate financials and support on-going opportunities within the supply chain.Developed weekly and monthly reporting for overall logistics organization resulting in visibility and correction of cost spill over earlier.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Managed relationship and performance of 2 external audit firms with contracts worth $20M+ and recoveries of $200M+ that included 10K+ vendors.• Generated multimillion-dollar expense reduction through negotiation in multiple indirect Request for Pricing (RFP) events.• Achieved $180M+ in recoveries and 30% reduction of erroneous claims by leading change on tool enhancements.• Realized 30% workload reduction by directing process change with vendors’ executive leadership, including conducting root cause analysis to determine payment discrepancies and researching best- in-class financial methodology to present to key stakeholders.• Created roadmap and set strategic priorities for global audit team, resulting in 80% increase in claims collected over prior year.

Managed accounting team for Target Canada indirect spend suppliers, including offsite storage facilities and monthly executive lease payments.Sourced and implemented Canada tax reporting application for proper tax filings, generating less-than-expected tax adjustments.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Created roles, end-to-end processes and cross-functional team for newly-implemented freight routing and rate application.Created and maintained partnerships with key partners in Distribution, bridging gap between carriers, contract owners, and operations teams.

Brooklyn Park, Mn

Drove efficient collection of outstanding balances by leveraging cross-functional partners.

Managed team of representatives that ensured timely merchandise vendor payments and adjustments.