Ray Bowling Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Herndon, Virginia, Us

• RFP Process – Conducted RFP, RFQ, and RFI activities via Ariba, by compiling requirements and questions, serving as single point of contact, publishing the RFx, responding to vendor questions per the RFx timeline, create scoring matrix and compile reviewer’s scores.• Contract Negotiations – Negotiated contracts for assigned categories, communicating strategies with business owners while including appropriate stakeholders for compliance, regulatory, and pricing requirements. • Manage Travel – Managed relationships and contracts for airline, rental car, hotel, travel agency and travel related needs as well as maintained the company travel policy.• Supplier Diversity – Compiled and evaluated spend data to produce internal and external reports, identified opportunities/strategies to shift spend from large suppliers to diverse suppliers to meet contracted spend goals requirements.• Vendor Management – Monitor vendor performance to insure compliance with service level agreements.• Cross Functional Teams – Lead cross functional teams for numerous sourcing activities, completing the projects on time and within or under budget. • Promotional Items – Managed relationships with vendors within the promotional items category, request and compile quotes for bulk orders.