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Developed and presented a Supplier Diversity strategy to integrate diversity initiatives into the procurement process, ensuring alignment and buy-in at Category Strategy meetings.Designed and launched an advanced Power BI dashboard to track Tier 1 and Tier 2 supplier diversity spend. Created detailed views for spend analysis by commodity category, diversity attribute, and individual supplier.Coordinated quarterly data pulls, collaborating with Supplier IO to enrich data with diversity attributes. Led data validation processes to ensure accuracy, and successfully uploaded the enhanced data to the Power BI dashboard.Expanded Tier 2 Reporting to include all suppliers in the Supplier Excellence Program, and developed targeted quarterly communications for category managers to drive participation. Efforts resulted in a 22% year-over-year increase in supplier reporting and an $18.6M rise in reported Tier 2 spend.Managed quarterly Tier 2 reporting processes across multiple companies, implementing a tracking system to monitor progress and streamline reporting requests.Partnered with Category Managers to understand RFPs and category nuances, identifying potential diverse suppliers and recommending candidates based on specific criteria.Created a monthly Supplier Diversity Newsletter to engage the procurement team, sharing Tier 1 and Tier 2 spend data, showcasing diverse suppliers, and featuring local businesses to support.Managed content and permissions for EP SharePoint sites, developing custom SharePoint pages to enhance team collaboration and streamline information sharing.Developed in-depth training courses on Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) systems using Articulate, improving user onboarding and proficiency.Active participant in WBENC and NMSDC diversity councils, attending seminars and networking events to identify growth opportunities for the Supplier Diversity program.

Analyze and respond to multiple requests for pricing (RFPs) weekly while ensuring the rates are accurate, competitive, and submitted within customer timeline requirements.Responsible for reviewing and analyzing RFPs for prospective freight management and final mile customers. Identifying and presenting on what the business and operational needs are for each pricing request.Reviewing the customer’s historical data for potential optimization and cost saving opportunities. Providing financial and cost analysis summaries of the final solution to the customer.Performing cost modeling and closely monitor economic conditions and competitor pricing to help understand the impact to our pricing strategy.Developed and implemented core lane strategies for pricing RFPS. Continuously work with individual brokerage offices to monitor and adjust our pricing strategies to ensure we are staying competitive as the market changes.Act as the primary liaison between account executives and internal divisions to ensure pricing is provided based on freight characteristics, customer needs, market imbalances, and expected operating ratios.Created tableau reports monitoring existing business and newly awarded business at the customer level and at lane level. Utilize the reports to determine overall margin performance and provide solutions for customers not meeting those expected margins.Assisted with end user testing and data validation during the implementation of new Salesforce and GreenScreens pricing tools. Continue to provide ongoing feedback on opportunities for process improvements.

Accountable for managing the entire bid process from the initial pricing requests to the awarding of new business.Responsible for reviewing all bid documents, gathering and summarizing pricing requirements, utilizing databases to compile a comprehensive file of existing volume and rates for pricing teams to review.Collaborate with various pricing teams across the company to offer the lowest cost solution as well as alternative options while meeting competing deadlines.Handle network bids with over $1 million in existing business which requires developing a bid summary over existing volume, existing revenue, and top incumbent lanes and origins.Manage bids with multiple rounds which requires analyzing and summarizing the customers feedback and communicating the results to the pricing teams. Providing the account executive a summary of the pricing adjustments made.Responsible for ensuring rates are either updated or cancelled rates in our system and for updating our award tracking system with newly awarded business.

Utilized CRMs (Salesforce and Talisma) to develop and implement recruitment campaigns to prospective and current students. Collaborated with multiple departments across the University to assess their needs and goals, developed and implemented a strategy toachieve their goals.Created analytical reports showing the results of implemented campaigns and provided valuable feedback for improvement of future campaigns. Provided ongoing reports to show campaign conversion rates.Project leader in the CRM conversion from Talisma to Salesforce. Assisted with the data gathering requirements, data migration validation, UAT testing, creating procedure manuals and training of end users on the new system.Project leader in the implementation of the recruitment tool Pardot. Assisted with creating and implementing current and new recruitment campaigns. Setting up lead scoring rules, tracking links, and email open rates.Created data analysis reports to identify duplicate leads and developed procedures for how to resolve duplicate issues.