Stephanie Whitehead Email & Phone Number

Midlothian, Virginia, United States

• Provide Pet Sitting services, record visits, take photos of pets, maintain GPS tracking on smartphone, and assist in advertising and event
• Create advertising opportunities for Company through social media, magazines, and events
• Meet, interview, orient, and educate clients prior to initial service visits
• Provide pet visits and maintain safety for pets, premises, and general public
• Create and provide journals and photos for pet visits through Precise Petcare software app

Richmond, Virginia, United States

• Create and lead workshops, provide Pet Massage and Reiki, assist with advertising, events, and marketing
• Author/Instructor of “Breaking the Block” workshop to help writers break through writer’s block
• Founder of PLACE – Peaceful Learning and Community Enrichment – inspiring Kindness and Compassion to all through Kindness to Self, Community, and the World
• Marketing and Branding through social media, in-person interaction, and Workshop/Event notices
• Provide Pet massage and Reiki/Train owners to continue therapy at home

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Negotiate pricing for IT Software and Hardware, review contracts, and create good relationships with internal and external clients. Manage software license expirations and renew in a timely manner.
• Attained approximately $250,000 in overall cost savings and cost avoidance
• Used SAP (PowerMax), ServiceNow, Sharepoint, and MS Access to create POs, RFPs, etc.
• Used Ariba Software for Vendor Management and Qualification - SME for Ariba
• Requisitioned software/hardware, created purchase orders, processed invoices, created RFPs, etc.
• Performed complex contract negotiation

Richmond, Virginia Area

• Most recent assignment: Develop and execute effective negotiation strategies and contracts for the procurement of technology solutions in collaboration with the Law department. Train customers on procurement policy and.
• Ariba “SuperUser” and department trainer
• Created and implemented remediation in Ariba system for all IT Procurement Contract Workspaces
• Led and facilitated cross-functional teams requiring IT Procurement input for contract negotiation and execution
• Created contracts and facilitated negotiations between supplier, internal clients, and legal counsels

Midlothian, VA

• Manage purchase of parts and services, negotiate price reductions and qualify vendor suppliers for large global industrial clients.
• Obtained an average of 47% savings on POs in the first quarter of 2017
• “SuperUser” for new applications integration between JDEdwards and SAP/PowerMax
• Power User and trainer for SAP, PowerMax, PowerSource, MSOffice applications, and office equipment
• 2017 featured speaker for GE Talks
• Increased Critical Vendor Qualification completion nearly 70% in 4 months