Ruth Sutter Rauluk, Mba, Arm, C.P.M. Email & Phone Number

Harmony, Pa, Us

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

I was promoted from earlier roles in recognition of success in creating procurement and risk management operations from the ground up. I am known and respected in the organization for staying calm in a crisis, taking on new responsibilities, and solving complex problems. I led procurement, contract administration, risk management, insurance claims processing, the Identity Theft Prevention Program, external legal counsel management, and enterprise risk management for a private university focused on growth through entrepreneurial initiatives. I created and implemented compliance plans, guidance documents, tools, and training. PROCUREMENT: ➥ I slashed HVAC and repair costs 14% per year by renegotiating the annual agreement. ➥ I saved $350K/quarter by sourcing natural gas/electricity supply. ➥ I devised sourcing and contracting strategies to align with strategic procurement targets and business strategy. I procured the best-value products and services, with the optimal number of vendors via supplier optimization. ➥ I saved $250K annually by reducing outside legal counsel spend and expanding scope of contract review and negotiation role. ➥ I also negotiated and finalized high-impact, enterprise-wide master service, SaaS, software licensing, and intellectual property agreements. RISK MANAGEMENT:➥ I propelled efficiencies by transitioning enterprise risk management from a manual process to an ISO31000-compliant enterprise risk management (ERM) software platform. It saved the executives 4-5 hours per review cycle.➥ I partnered with IT and internal audit to assess network security and privacy controls using a leading-edge assessment tool. I then worked with the team to prioritize risks and develop mitigation strategies.➥ I also championed integration of ERM with strategic planning process and collaboratively established compliance frameworks.

I managed procurement, contracting, enterprise risk management, and the risk management/insurance program. In this role, I coordinated legal affairs for the organization, including managing outside counsel, responding to legal notices, drafting legal documents, and claims resolution. I oversaw execution of complex RFP packages for construction of $100M multi-theater performing arts facility. PROCUREMENT: ➥ I exceeded annual cost-savings and revenue generation goals by 300%. ➥ The newly enhanced score card I developed for mission-critical suppliers drove performance and supply chain sustainability. ➥ I expertly mitigated third-party risk exposure by introducing a published vendor risk management (VRM) program.➥ I achieved 40% combined savings by leading the selection of learning management system and ticketing system packages. ➥ I generated $100K in sponsorship by negotiating a renewal agreement with bookstore operator.➥ I slashed costs by 35% by competitively bidding insurance broker services.RISK MANAGEMENT: ➥ I managed VRM program, measuring perceived risk exposure scores for mission-critical vendors and promoting best-practice mitigation strategies. As a result, I cut network and privacy risk by 50%.➥ Having restructured organization’s major property & casualty and specialty insurance programs, I reduced costs while expanding coverage to meet new business initiative exposures. ➥ I slashed the probability of business interruption by 50% by sourcing business continuity software and leading the pilot program.

I led procurement, complex RFP execution, contract management, enterprise risk management, and the risk management/insurance program. In this role, I transitioned organization to electronic deployment of bid packages. I also managed cross-functional teams charged with competitively purchasing major enterprise-wide service requirements including food service, bookstore, housekeeping, and security systems. I directed food service, parking lot, and bookstore operations and attained high levels of customer satisfaction.PROCUREMENT LEADERSHIP: ➥ I reorganized procurement operation to manage additional responsibilities for auxiliary services, enterprise-wide contract review, insurance/risk management, and enterprise risk management.➥ I delivered $360K in revenue by negotiating wireless communication site management agreement, transforming rooftop into a revenue-generating asset. ➥ The energy hedging strategy I introduced achieved a 15% cost reduction. ➥ I streamlined RFX process and templates and decreased administrative costs by 25%. ➥ I decreased expenses by at least 10% by implementing systematic spend analysis for high-impact direct and indirect spend categories.CONTRACT MANAGEMENT LEADERSHIP: ➥ I sourced and implemented a workflow contract management system. It improved contract cycle time by at least 50%, decreased over-budget expenditures by 15%, and freed up 5 hours of staff time per week.➥ I cut legal expenses by 20% by developing contract templates and insurance standards for third-party agreements.➥ I drafted and reviewed professional service, software licensing, SaaS, construction, confidentiality, and intellectual property agreements. I also developed waiver and release agreements.

Education record

Mba

Certificate

B.A.