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Dallas, Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

Electric T&D Construction Category Management - North American T&D Utility• Led category management projects for electric distribution and transmission construction which achieved $117M in total cost savings across the electric distribution construction portfolio.Gas Distribution Construction Category Management - North American T&D Utility• Designed an organizational category management framework and stage gate process and executed a pilot project in the gas construction category to not only refine the process but achieve $45M in total cost savings and $42M in cost avoidances.Sales and Internal Delivery• Led or contributed on five winning proposals valued at $5.5M+ USD in total. Contributions included sales origination, proposal and commercial model development, oral presentation preparation and delivery, negotiations, and scope of work development.• Presenter at the 2018 Utility Supply Management Conference on "Improving Ties to the Business Through Category Management"

Houston, Texas, United States

Logistics Strategic Sourcing - Global Oilfield Services Company• Managed a North American trucking strategic sourcing project which achieved 13% annual savings by re-designing rate structures and conducting a targeted competitive bid.Procurement Operating Model Assessment - Global Paint and Coatings Company• Conducted a procurement operating model assessment and re-design including executing a time study designed to gather work activity data on roughly 600 supply chain professionals located across six different continents.Procurement Optimization - Nuclear Generation Utility• Led a spend assessment addressing $330M in nuclear division direct and indirect spend, identifying $85M in addressable spend and producing immediate recommendations for targeted, quick win savings.Sales and Internal Delivery• Finalist in the 2016 Accenture Management Consulting Development Program Case Competition.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Executed strategic sourcing projects for a wide-range of clients across a number of indirect spend categories including IT software, hardware, services, and logisticsEstablished and managed project scopes, timelines, and staffing hoursLed a team of analysts in delivering sourcing projects on-time, to scope, and at a high level quality Composed, published, and managed RFx and Auction events on eSourcing platforms and analyzed supplier bids for contract award decisions

Durham, New Hampshire, Usa

Recruited students from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Mongolia for the undergraduate program at the University of New Hampshire. Traveled to Mainland China and Hong Kong to strengthen partnerships with education consulting agencies and other key in-market stakeholders. Marketed program and generated leads and opportunities through participation in exhibitions, seminars, presentations, client meetings, and social media. Managed applicant tracking and promoted conversion. Engaged students and parents and encouraged enrollment in the program through a high level of customer service from the application phase to arrival on campus.

Wuhan, China

Provided information and assistance to clients from around the world. Managed price levels and updated clients on fabrication price changes.Responded to client inquiries regarding sourcing from China and provided price quotations.Monitored and streamlined client supply chains.Served as a Project Manager for foreign clients on projects in Mainland China. Found and audited suppliers in Mainland China. Maintained detailed records of past and ongoing projects.

Beijing, China

Inspected and improved both the quality of goods used in Rubb Textile products and the quality of goods sent to other Rubb Group companies.Monitored production levels and regularly provided other Rubb Group companies with updated production schedules.Provided Rubb Group companies the necessary production and shipping estimates and helped to find price-levels that encourage sourcing from China.Produced shipping documents, communicated with shipping agents and arranged for the timely and cost-efficient export of products.Prevented inefficiencies through the analysis of production time and cost standards.Assisted in financial management through the review and analysis of financial data. Adjusted price levels and limited costs in a manner that ensured Rubb Textile was profitable but still remained a cost-effective source for Rubb Group members. Maintained and improved the standing of the Rubb Group with Chinese suppliers.

Bsc, Business Administration

Ba, East Asian Languages And Literature

Ms, International Logistics