Category Management actively developing and managing strategies and their implementation across key products for the Mortgage business.- Responsible for demand and supply management activities for multiple categories of spend with the goal of optimizing the total cost of ownership, managing supplier risk, while ensuring suppliers adhere to business timelines and meet contractual needs. - Partner with business leaders to drive collaboration, development and execution of category strategies, prioritization of business needs for contract support, and balance of resources to deliver value and risk mitigation.- Executed a refresh of contracts for title, valuation, and flood service providers. - Led meetings for diversity and market research enabling opportunities on our team.

Oversaw strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier management projects with a focus on supporting Corporate Assets, IT, and Wealth Management.- Revised the Third Party Management Policy and wrote the Third Party Standard providing clear guidance as these functions became centralized within a growing bank. - Partnered with the Corporate Assets team to create pools of pre-qualified suppliers to expedite and streamline sourcing of construction, architecture, and move services while at the same time providing consistent pricing and contractual terms.- Directed sourcing for construction projects across the bank’s footprint resulting in cost savings and a diversified group of validated general contractors.- Developed reports and PowerPoint presentations for executive management and stakeholders to communicate benefits of team changes or negotiation results.

Performed in an advisory role for a diverse range of projects.- Executed the selection and roll-out of an accounts receivable system centralizing manual processes into an efficient automated system. This simplified process was easier for staff and parents increasing collection and awareness of past due amounts. - Assisted on construction to convert a 60,000 square foot building from warehouse and call center to a school during a condensed 10 week time frame over summer break. - Coordinated sourcing and installation of a soccer field at one quarter the cost of new which enabled the academy to have a practice field for students.- Redesigned the employee benefits package to be cost effective for the academy in a way that would still help attract and retain staff.

Led teams within HR, Corporate Real Estate, Brand Marketing and IT on a wide range of sourcing initiatives with varying goals to drive savings or meet deadlines.- Project managed as many as 18 concurrent sourcing projects that resulted in average savings of 8%, process improvements, and improved quality of service.- Specialized in IT sourcing leading many key deals with spend of up to $20MM each and resulting in multi-million dollar savings such as when sourcing laptops, desktops, and monitors for all teammates of the company.- Guided many different teams across the organization through the sourcing process to purchase various goods and services while balancing customer feedback with company policy and procedure.- Sourcing Team lead for industry analysis, benchmarking, and sourcing best practices.

Prepared managerial financials for review, budgets, and forecasting.- Coordinated preparation of the PowerPoint study deck for our CFO in preparation for quarterly Earnings Calls and contributor to the monthly financial review presentations. - Corporate Planning subject matter expert managing the forecasting database for annual budgets and monthly outlooks.- Owned management reporting and variance analysis for a business segment.

Provided the Pacific Lumber Company division CFO with ad hoc financial guidance regarding company operations from mill, forestry, and town projects.- Completed financial analysis on a wide variety of projects ranging from forecasting profitability of mill operations, to timber harvest timing, and cost benefit of completing millwork in-house versus outsourcing.- Redesigned forecasting by increasing frequency and by involving key contributors in ownership of data to provide more reliable and insightful results.- Prepared financials for senior management and for presentation to potential outside investors enabling the company to secure new debt financing.

Managed updating the invoice process for all government contracts with the goal of streamlining invoice generation and collections.- Implemented an automated inter-company billing process significantly reducing errors. - Accelerated collections through teamwork with lines of business.