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Baton Rouge, LA, US

Baton Rouge, LA, US

• Purchasing of all IT related goods and services categories for the company by driving competitive sourcing and evaluating purchasing opportunities with existing or new vendors. Two million average annual spend within.
• Historical tracking, account consolidation and processing of all maintenance renewal agreements and service contracts in excess of five million annually. Initiated and implemented cost savings of over $250k in one year.
• Responsible for all full-size multifunction and copier devices at Turner offices and jobsites regarding product suggestions, ordering and service contracts.
• Engaged in Supplier Diversity and Procurement reporting needs by using Cognos, IBM FileNet Content Manager, Oracle JD Edwards ReportsNow, EnterpriseOne systems. Average diversity spend $7.8million annually.

Baton Rouge, LA, US

• Assist IT Department in creating hardware standards by staying current in product research based on specifications and pricing.
• Manage and cultivate relationships with suppliers by monitoring the effectiveness and services provided.
• Review and process purchase requisitions for all IT related products including software licensing, support renewals and hardware categories.

Baton Rouge, LA, US

• Established and maintained a centralized process for IT procurement for all computer hardware and software needs.
• Managed all leasing responsibilities for computer desktops, laptops and copiers.
• Primary contact in all problem resolution related to all software and hardware categories purchased.
• Responsible for ordering of all printable business forms and cards.

Baton Rouge, LA, US

• Coordinated all telecommunication activities for the company, including cell phone, pager service for jobsites. Average annual telecom spend $900k.
• Oversaw strict inventory management of 1000+ computers at internal and external client sites.

Miami, Florida, US

• Daily management of the Direct Sales department by executing ethical business principles with exceptional organizational and analytical skills.
• Supervised procurement and expedition of product by resolving billing issues, overseeing product delivery and customer service issues.
• Proactively developed a corporate procurement guide that was distributed and used company-wide to establish procedures for all direct sales departments.
• Responsible for all corporate account maintenance and RMAs for the department.
• Hiring, training, supervision and performance reviews of the Small Business Group and Business Sales Desk. Continuous guiding and mentoring of peers on strategy and industry best practices.