Tabitha C. Beasley, Mba, Cpsm Email & Phone Number

Brentwood, Tn, Us

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

• Own the end-to-end establishment of the company’s first procurement department.• Create processes, policies, and procedures to support the procurement department’s framework.• Train employees and vendors on procurement requirements and supporting technology.• Partner with cross-functional teams to create and implement vendor strategies that align with company initiatives. • Implement and lead the evaluation process for new and existing vendors through vendor risk assessments, performance scorecards, vendor audits, and business reviews.• Lead the formal RFP, RFQ, and RFI processes for relationships valued over $100,000 annually.• Collaborate with Legal to negotiate contract terms and scope while ensuring contractual protection and vendor compliance.• Establish strong relationships with vendors and company stakeholders to deliver continuous vendor and process improvements.• Identify, hire, and develop a group of qualified candidates to join the procurement team. • Subject matter expert of procurement related plans that pose a company-wide impact.• Procurement representative for the design, build, implementation, and training of Oracle NetSuite’s ERP System.

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States

•Manage the life cycle of key multi-million-dollar supplier relationships to ensure full adherence of contracted terms and conditions •Negotiate contractual terms, conditions, scope and pricing with Suppliers, on the behalf of key stakeholders and business units •Provide leadership and insight to Executive Leaders and business partners in relationship to their supplier needs •Support delivery of category plans to improve supplier relationship quality and to reduce costs •Train internal and external customers on the proper contracting policies, procedures and best practices •Facilitate, monitor and create solutions to supplier disputes and discrepancies •Manage the governance strategy and activities for critical supplier relationships •Lead supplier initiatives and process improvements to meet growing business demands •Analyze overall business requirements, supplier relationship structure and processes to improve performance and overall value •Identify and implement improvements to enhance supplier governance approach and procurement process •Track aggregate supplier performance against measures and guidelines while reporting on each monthly, quarterly and annually •Manage spend analyzer process for accurate supplier reporting and strategy creation Key Achievements: •Facilitated supplier initiatives, resulting in $51.7M savings •Implemented Supply Chain best practices throughout the organization resulting in supplier risk mitigation, standardized relationship management and cost savings •Assisted with centralizing contracting and supplier management activities •Led Supplier integration efforts as the subject matter expert between Cigna, HealthSpring and affiliates •Selected to represent the Supply Chain Department as a member of the Finance Organization’s “Inclusion and Engagement Team”

•Directed and coordinated the procurement, warehousing, inventory control and distribution of various products and related services •Worked collaboratively with buyers and users of goods and services to determine the right sourcing approach, construct sourcing and contract documentation to facilitate vendor selection, and negotiate and execute agreements •Managed the completion of complex purchasing projects •Performed advanced research on market trends, market forces, pricing, supply problems and complex product specifications in order to make purchasing decisions •Negotiated supplier agreements to yield the greatest level of savings and contractual protections •Provided guidance to management, staff and suppliers on policies, regulations and procedures •Managed fixed asset control and the accounting functions for accounts payable, purchasing and fixed assets Key Achievements: •Developed the Fixed Asset policies & procedures •Managed the initiation & completion of the University's first electronic inventory •Revised and published the University's purchasing policies & procedures •Created and streamlined Purchasing processes under a newly created Purchasing Department •Selected by the University President to be the Co-Project Lead of a University Realignment Initiative

Franklin, Tn

•Represented 8 Service Centers and 32 Branch Offices in the U.S. and Canada during contract negotiations and vendor selection •Managed vendor base while creating new relationships that adhered to budgetary and service specifications •Administered requests for quotation for more than 40 service commodities •Negotiated pricing and terms of vendor proposals •Created analysis to support sourcing selection and provided training for the companywide procurement process Key Achievements: •Recipient of Director's Cup Award while serving as a team leader •Aligned service centers with purchasing directives •Developed and organized a buyer training manual •Established & reinstated vendor codes and taught purchasing procedures •Minimized use of 2nd tier vendors and associated fees, resulting in annual savings of $30,000

Master'S Degree, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Student Union Board of Governors Phi Beta Lambda, Business Fraternity

Honors Program

Activities and Societies: Student Council