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Grinnell, Ia, Us

Omaha, Nebraska, Us

•Lead pricing and contract negotiations with vendors for the purchase of IT HW, SW and services, while collaborating with business owners, IT stakeholders, and legal. •Conduct selection of vendor IT products and services, and perform negotiation and procurement activities to reduce costs and mitigate risks•Design, create, implement and maintain the IT Vendor Management Program that outlines the policies and processes for vendor risk assessments and due diligence, vendor on-boarding and off-boarding, procurement and delivery of vendor products and services, and management of vendor relationships•Implement, administer, and maintain Contract Management program/processes using ServiceNow •Create, administer, and manage IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) program •Administer the IT Asset Management system in ServiceNow•Participate in creation of annual IT budget; conduct IT spend validation and quarterly budget variance reporting; provide budget analysis of IT spent throughout the fiscal year. •Train and mentor teammates •Participate on workgroups and cross-functional teams as a subject matter expert to provide guidance and shepherd new vendor and solution discovery, scoping, and evaluation•Develop and maintain business-to-business relationships with vendors •Perform third-party vendor risk assessments and due diligence to ensure that selected vendors hold and maintain acceptable security and financial postures in order to mitigate risks to the organization. •Generate purchase orders to vendors, track purchases, returns and payment processes, and report output.•Review accuracy of vendor invoices to verify delivery of purchased products and services, approve invoices for payment, or dispute inaccurate billing and seek resolution/reconciliation from vendors.•Manage inventory of purchased software and ensure compliance with applicable license agreements; perform annual true-ups (e.g.: Microsoft) and routine reporting

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

*Conduct contract negotiations for capital equipment and software acquisitions, maintenance, services, and outsource services*Review proposed contracts with legal counsel, consummate contracts, and monitor compliance to established contracts*Review, draft, redline, and negotiate contractual terms and conditions to ensure compliance with corporate policies*Coordinate implementation of completed contracts and execution of system-wide projects and strategic initiatives*Create RFPs, RFQs & RFIs, analyze vendor responses, create comparative matrices, and propose recommendations*Create and present financial analyses detailing vendor comparisons and total costof ownership*Collaborate and coordinate cross-function teams of stakeholders on system-wide projects and contract negotiations*Participate in product and vendor evaluations*Reported $6 Million of cost savings and avoidances for the organization through negotiations

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

*Negotiate contracts for system-wide maintenance and services, acquisition projects, and capital equipment procurement *Review, draft, redline, and negotiate contractual terms and conditions, which comply with corporate policies and guidelines*Review contracts and lease agreements to ensure accurate and fair pricing, completeness, compliance with corporate contracting and capitalization policies, vendor performance, and adherence to stakeholders’ requirements*Develop and perform comparative, financial and Total Cost of Ownership analyses in order to make recommendations*Present analyses and contracts to senior corporate executives for their review, approval, and signature *Identify and achieve cost savings through negotiation process*Negotiate lease agreements and coordinate operating lease process to ensure advantageous financing, as well as compliance with corporate policies and FASB 13 accounting guidelines*Manage Aurora Health Care’s system-wide leased capital equipment and vehicle fleet portfolios*Develop, consolidate, re-define, streamline and enhance workflow processes in order to improve productivity and efficiency

*Analyzed, interpreted, and ensured compliance with purchase and sale agreements, contracts, guidelines, and regulatory agency requirements in order to determine recourse, assure execution of appropriate actions, and mitigate risks*Negotiated resolution of disputes and outstanding demands via appeal, rebuttal, repurchase, or reimbursement of losses *Coordinated research and review of demands, and enforced contractual recourse and remedies to third parties*Formulated conclusions, presented recommendations, and took appropriate actions based on analyses and assessments*Identified credit risks through analysis of work flow and trends, and developed/implemented mitigation methods*Recommended, developed, and implemented processes, work flow improvements, and procedures in order to ensure efficiency and increased productivity

*Negotiated settlements and resolved disputes of litigated/contested foreclosures and lawsuits in order to mitigate losses, *Monitored settlements to ensure accurate implementation, execution, and accounting*Participated in settlement conferences, mediations and testified at hearings as corporate representative / subject matter expert *Managed contested/litigated foreclosure caseload by researching bank records, mortgage documentation, and legal documents while demonstrating knowledge of mortgage servicing practices, foreclosure processes, and legal procedures*Triaged litigated/contested foreclosure cases, reviewed legal pleadings to determine risk and urgency, and served as department’s “Single Point Of Contact” for Vendors, Attorneys, and Corporate Legal