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San Antonio Tx

Manage Strategic IT Suppliers as it pertains to Contract reconciliation, Risk and new technology.Develop an Effective Organizational Model: Build organizational structures that support the establishment of flexible, responsive and effective ways of working with business and IT stakeholders.Establish and Evolve Governance: Establish SPVM roles, responsibilities and policies to manage risk while operating with speed and agility in a rapidly changing business environment.Engage With Stakeholders and Communicate Value: Meet IT and business objectives by building strong stakeholder relationships, developing well-defined KPIs and leveraging data insights to communicate SPVM functional value.Implement Innovative Sourcing Approaches: Develop and implement innovative sourcing approaches that address stakeholder concerns around speed, agility and effective market engagement and can be adapted to a wide range of business situations.

Sourcing Transformation within the Interactive Brokers current Procurement landscapeManage Software Suppliers and implement best practices for existing suppliers and potential Software Coordinate with internal Stakeholders to ensure best practices for Sourcing and Supplier engagement Identify cost savings, process improvements, and value add MRP (Material Resource Planning) inventory management and planning to reduce inventory levels to minimum targets Supplier selection, negotiation and performance management, including VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) program Negotiate SaaS, purchasing agreements with enterprise suppliers

San Antonio, Texas Area

Manage Telecom Suppliers and implement best practices for existing suppliers and potential Telecom Carrier Coordinate with suppliers in resolving outstanding invoices and GL management Identify cost savings, process improvements, and value add MRP (Material Resource Planning) inventory management and planning to reduce inventory levels to minimum targets Supplier selection, negotiation and performance management, including VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) program Negotiate SaaS, Telecom and Hardware purchasing agreements with enterprise suppliers

San Francisco Bay Area

Evaluate Profitability in prospective business at inmate county and state facilitiesCoordinate with Legal to comply with county and state proposals from a regulatory compliance perspective Determine capital feasibility to in depth state proposals and cost allocation to comply RFP responsesAnalyze Market Conditions within the Inmate Telecommunication space to price county and state bids accordingly

San Antonio, Texas Area

Coordinate and manage various vendor relationships as it relates to Telecommuications suppliers.Directed telecom expense operations in the vendor management division of a $16 billion dollar company delivering technology-enabled solutions for government and private enterprise customers. Conducted forensic reviews of existing long-term contracts and pricing terms that had not been analyzed in seven years. Discovered non-competitive market pricing and ongoing revenue loss. Reduced operating expenses by $500,000 annually over multiple business units.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Managed a department this is responsible for analyzing the profitability of individual business cases.Responsible for processing 500 perspective pricing deals per month while managing aggressive internal sales expectations.Implemented a comprehensive contract negotiation process which reduced sales cycle contract process time from 15 to 5 business days. Increased contract close ratio from 12% of all submitted deals to 20%, driving additional revenue.Received prestigious Chairman’s Club award for outstanding performance

Arlington Va

Directed the reporting and budgeting models for financial presentations that trend key performance indicators and operating expenses for services billed through vendors. Manage daily reconciliation and settlement activities relating to third party billing service bureaus. Coordinate with marketing to provide financial analysis and recommendations for third party suppliers. Developed reporting procedures for external auditors for the purpose of complying with the FCC as it related merger approval.