• Gather, arrange, process and analyze a large volume of data, be it structured or unstructured• Execute analysis that translates data into actionable insights and compelling presentation of data and trends for decision-making and problem-solving process• Proven expertise in dashboard design with intuitive visualization and in identifying the right metrics and layout based on business requirements• Maintain frequent interaction with senior management to measure goal achievement and determine areas of improvement.• Department Lead for our Procurement Global Processes and Governance• Procurement Data Stewardship role responsible for ensuring the quality and fitness for the organization's data assets, including the metadata for those data assets• Self taught professional who demonstrates passion for continuous learning and staying abreast on the latest technology

Charged with the successful implementation of global processes and experiences into acquired companies allowing the realization of global purchasing scale advantages. •Established global infrastructure in order to drive process and result consistency worldwide to support company’s global acquisition strategy.•Assisted with on-boarding functional knowledge and training programs of newly acquired companies. •Developed and deployed audit program to drive functional accountability and global process consistency.•Successfully project managed the entity transition from US to Hong Kong including the documentation of current state to future state by shifting responsibilities from US Corporate to in region and transitioning the order processing for 32 vendors/60 facilities by assuring that all key critical activities were met in a timely manner.

Business owner for HBI’s corporate procurement system and successfully led a team of 3 people to manage the day-to-day activities associated with the administration of sourcing systems. •Identified processes at risk, including procurement bypass, and implemented solutions to identify and eliminate.•Simplified Lawson Security review with direct connection to HBI’s Active Directory by eliminating a tedious manual review of 500+ end users and replacing it with automated solution.•Streamlined month end closing procedure reducing the process time by 25% by creating methods that would proactively identify all potential failure messages and correcting them before the process begins.•Reduced buyer messages by 61% within the first 5 months of assignment by establishing trend and root cause analysis on daily error reports regarding interface issues, receiving issues and item set up.•Reduced significant bottleneck and manual tracking of the vendor request process by creating an automated Vendor Master Request form with an efficient online approval workflow.

Responsible for building a governance model to translate the elements of the governance framework and policies into practices, procedures, and job responsibilities within the corporate governance infrastructure.•Successfully deployed approved standardized processes and ensured on-going engagement of sourcing projects.•Defined and provided the tools needed to accomplish corporate goals.•Implemented and utilized a balanced scorecard with metrics and targets to help manage the health and performance of the procurement function.•Assisted in the development and deployment of a comprehensive training solution for performing procurement activities.•Enabled the procurement function to better adapt to a changing environment by having a well-defined structure with standardized processes and procedures.

Responsible for establishing a framework for key metrics to improve the efficiency and effectiveness within the Procurement organization.•Established and implemented complex vendor scorecard and feedback program. Components included cost, service, quality, innovation and regulatory.•Developed a database that led the creation of the “best in class” spend management and savings tracking tools within HBI. The tool provided real time spend and purchase price variance information that enabled procurement to be proactive in making needed improvements vs. waiting until month end and reacting to the financial results provided by Finance.

Responsible for providing market analysis, forecasts and price assessments for the global procurement supply chain by developing cost models for each of the major categories in Procurement. •Analyzed Market Trends and Cost Drivers to ensure on-going success in both Inflationary and Deflationary environments.

Responsible for ensuring production schedules were met by coordinating with operations, engineering, purchasing and quality to attain production goals.•Reduced the average time of manually analyzing our net position of 32 contractors producing over 1.7mm dozens from 1 day to 10 minutes by developing new tools to expedite the forecast process and track our financial exposure throughout the supply chain.

Accountable for delivering superior customer care to execute all inbound/outbound customer interfaces and managing the order process for key accounts.•Demonstrated excellent problem solving skills during two out of state assignments by developing an adhoc process and leading a team to re-label/resort the finished goods within a 24-hour period of time. This resulted an on-time shipment, with reduced distribution costs, eliminated customer penalties and unshipped inventory to be closed out. This accomplishment led to a promotional advancement to the supervisor of Customer Service, a letter of recognition by the president of the company and awarded with Sara Lee Stock.

Responsible for analyzing invoices and payment processing information and working with vendors to resolve payment issues.•Earned two promotions within a 3 year period of time following superior performance •Recognized and rewarded for taking on additional responsibilities and new skillsets in support of organization needs.