Sara E. Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, Us

Category Lead overseeing the management of indirect global spend and the execution of sourcing strategies across General & Administrative (G&A) and Go-To-Market (GTM) categories. Focused on building and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships while providing strategic support to teams in Real Estate, Event Marketing, Facilities/Workplace Services, Travel, Legal, Finance, Tax, and Accounting. Lead and facilitate supplier selection, RFP's, and negotiation processes, achieving substantial cost savings and securing value-added terms.A proactive change agent, leading process improvements and supporting the evaluation of sourcing options that align with business needs.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Assisted in category management, including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship, and inventory management, with an annual budget of $25 million. Collaborated with teams within product, engineering, and legal to understand their business needs and facilitate purchases and ad hoc projects on their behalfNegotiated with potential suppliers to secure favorable terms, pricing, and contractual agreements, achieving substantial cost savings. Played a key role in managing Order platform (Coupa) and Contract Lifecycle tools (Certa), overseeing purchase orders, approvals, and supporting internal stakeholders.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Contributed to process improvement, strategic sourcing, and inventory management across all aspects of procurement operations. Managed dashboards for forecasting and ordering inventory for critical supplies and equipment over $15 million annually. Created the first ever swag process. Oversaw 250+ swag requests for events, marketing campaigns, and team-branded items, with an estimated spend of $500K.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

•Analyzed weekly business reports to track sales and determine action steps needed•Partnered with Merchant and Vendor teams to properly set up new items (skus) and maintain the integrity of the item in all systems •Provided product demand forecasting to the inventory team to leverage the best pricing for inventory position and maximize promotional effectiveness•Constructed omni-channel pricing, promotions, and marketing for the public website and retail stores•Proofed inserts, ad banners, and ad tiles•Maintained vendor funding and promotional tracking

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

• Executed and managed over 20 unique item maintenance processes such as RTV’s and cost changes across multiple systems and teams• Acquired content and images from vendors and assist them in uploading materials through FTP and internal servers. • Responsible for resolving any issues identified during the item setup process through data collection and thorough analysis, then presenting final solutions to the Merchant team and executing the solutions• Established and build relationships with all process stakeholders, including Merchants, Vendors, and support teams• Supported special projects when assigned, such as user experience for new merchandising applications

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

• Learned the fundamentals of User Acceptance Test and facilitated tests through STEP by Agile methodology• Worked on the IDMS Projected that focused on testing software application • Exposed to project management by working worked with developers, quality assurance and end users of application under development of software • Backfilled content and attributes for the Office Depot website though excel to make sure the content is up to date and correct.

Fort Myers, Florida, Us

• Contributor of the Social Media Takeover Team, where I help grew followers by 30% on Snapchat platform. • Planned, implemented and conducted activities and programs to build community and help meet residents' social, academic, and developmental needs• Coordinated monthly floor meetings and conduct frequent room drop-ins to ensure 42 student residents are kept up-to-date on all pertinent information regarding events, developments, and concerns• Communicated effectively with a team of 12 other RAs to help ensure that action plans for planned events are executed in a timely manner

• Reviewed 1.5K+ content links for writing errors and SEO consistency through Microsoft Excel and Word• Indexed product reviews from several software review sites for the sales team through Salesforce• Developed engaging blog and social media content for Twitter, Pinterest, and WordPress to drive website traffic and doubled viewer engagement on Pinterest • Monitored trends through Glassdoor, Trust Radius, and G2 Crowd • Worked on a Web Series called HR Spark to assist with the production and editing of scripts• Learned how to implement, launch and maintain social media content, campaigns and communities utilizing LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest

Burbank, Ca, Us

• Managed cashiering activies in the areas such as purchasing, returns, and exchanges • Demonstrated the ability to build and maintain relationships with guests from different nationalities and personalities • Ensured and exemplified exceptional Guest courtesy learned through learned through guest interactions. • Ranked first and second out of 15 Cast members for donations for the Disney Conservation fund for six consecutive months

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Marketing

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Marketing