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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

The Northern Trust Company – Chicago, IL – Personal & Institutional Financial Services Sr Consultant – Business Applications, Global Procurement - January 2024 – Present Leading and managing critical global business applications strategic sourcing and procurement, including contract drafting and price negotiations. Facilitate the RFx process, including development, project management, and award.

Merrillville, In, Us

NiSource Inc. – Valparaiso, IN - Energy & Utilities Consultant – Senior Category Lead, Major Projects – September 2023 – Present Leading the negotiation, implementation and management of Major Projects for Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) on the Schahfer Gas Peaker Generation Station. Facilitating the complete RFx process for Civil construction, Mechanical engineering, and equipment needs as related to the Schahfer Gas Peaker project. Leading cross-functional teams in the development of scope, requirements, and award criteria for Schahfer initiatives. Managing the operation and performance of Contractor work, with special attention to budget, vendor relationships, and safety compliance monitoring. Achievements: • Leading cross functional teams to develop and maintain category plans and performance • Developing spend, performance and market analyses to identify improvement opportunities • Managing supplier relationships and conducting Business Reviews with key stakeholders • Developing successful partnerships to achieve desired NIPSCO results

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Responsible for swift and accurate processing of contract-related correspondence, including amendments, addendums, change orders, notices and terminations, ensuring the applicable follow-up activities are carried out (i.e. updating all related transactions in supplier contract database, ensuring vendor master records are setup, etc.). Tasked with confirming all contractual documentation is appropriately documented and stored in the supplier contracts database

Chicago, Il, Us

Responsible for negotiating, implementing, and managing contracts for Capital Construction projects in the City of Chicago. Required to facilitate the RFx process for natural gas pipeline installation and infrastructure related to the System Modernization Program (SMP) for the City of Chicago.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

Working on behalf of Mergers & Acquisitions auditing contracts and agreements to determine dispositions in efforts to complete mergers and divestitures. Negotiating new contract terms and conditions to ensure business continuity during the transition, in addition to identifying and seizing opportunities to consolidate and/or transfer assets as necessary.Achievements• Assisting with the active divestiture of JCI’s Power Solutions

Eindhoven, North Brabant, Nl

Responsible for developing trusting relationships with global internal stakeholders and suppliers to manage sourcing initiatives in support of HERE objectives. Required to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure completion of projects via strategic contract negotiations and risk assessments. Served as a business partner to HERE’s internal stakeholders by being early involved, gathering requirements, compiling and analyzing data, researching new technology and liaising with service providers to execute agreements. Also tasked with tracking performance metrics related to products and services for HERE. Achievements• Excelled within deadline-intensive environment, ensuring accurate and on-time completion of projects• Worked with various HERE teams to source products and services conducive to HERE’s objectives• Advanced strategies to capture the most value at the lowest cost• Consulted with stakeholders and strategic suppliers to understand business needs and establish requirements• Created and maintained dashboards for sharing data and project information and metrics• Analyzed market data and statistics, presenting findings to key stakeholders and decision makers

Chicago, Il, Us

Tasked with reviewing Byline Bank’s Critical Technology Vendor contracts and providing gap analysis on contracts’ current state, compared to recommendations from the Office of Inspector General and FDIC. Also tasked with defining and creating vendor performance metrics and measures. Responsible for serving as the subject matter expert for contract administration and ensuring Byline Bank and its vendors were compliant with all regulations.Achievements:• Collaborated with Legal to draft Master Services and Professional Services Agreement templates• Created and executed vendor performance metrics tracking• Audited complex contracts and data for Byline’s critical technology• Created and maintained dashboards for sharing data and project information and metrics• Served as SME on critical technology provider contracts enterprise wide• Developed enhanced Critical Technology service provider selection criteria and contract alignment

Responsible for establishing, sustaining and optimizing the software license entitlement(s) provided by vendors integrated into Bank of America’s platform, enterprise wide. Required to work closely with Product Owners and Managers, Sourcing, Vendor Management, and Application Management to ensure adherence to contractual product use rights, reporting requirements, and usage, in an effort to reduce costs.

Worldwide, Gb

Conducted audit of Legacy Dentons’ and Legacy McKenna Long & Aldridge's contracts as result of a merger. Responsible for the review and analysis of the contract and license terms. Overall goal is to identify contract and/or service overlaps and gaps, and provide recommendations as to how to proceed with and/or implement future renewals and infrastructure and operations-related purchasing.Results:• Built and maintain IT contract database and dashboard regularly viewed by C-Level executives• Asked to re-vamp IT Contract database for optimal productivity and efficiency• Asked to take initiatives to global perspective• Identified areas to decrease costs• Identified areas to increase savings

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Vendor relationship management and infrastructure operations support. Responsible for promoting an efficient, consistent, and comprehensive coordination of vendor information, and building regular reporting that demonstrates performance, risks, and controls.Results:• Devised and currently implementing a vendor management process • Drafted and implemented policy for procurement process and procedures• Drafted and implemented policy for contract administration and management • Drafted and implemented policy for IT Asset Management• Preparing for MPLS RFP

Baar, Zug, Ch

Responsible for providing professional support for sourcing activities related to large, global law department. Duties include analyzing and benchmarking law firm and consultant rate requests, supporting engagement letter negotiations, and tracking the status of engagement letter and other agreements. Required to address requests and concerns from suppliers, attorneys and accounting staff. Also responsible for reviewing engagement letters, documenting savings accrued from commercial negotiations, and providing data analysis to support for legal sourcing.

Dublin 2, Ie

Required to manage the day-to-day operations and full lifecycle of Accenture contingent labor needs. Delivers expectations on-time and within budget from one or more customers. Lead process from requisition through completion, according to statement of work, service level agreements, and performance expectations Contribute to overall client satisfaction through delivery of multiple and complex spend and savings management initiatives and prompt resolution of client issues. Create metrics providing status and progress related to schedule, budget, resources, and deliverables, and equip hiring and/project managers with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively utilize them. Results:• Subcontractor Supplier Rationalization and Market Rate Analysis• Review and analyze financial and operational data specific to assigned projects, and reconcile discrepancies• Contractor Rate Card Analysis and Restructure

Houston, Tx, Us

Responsible for the strategic souring of commodity pork by conducting analysis to track and report key cost drivers, pricing trends, emerging market regions, and supplier capabilities. Work directly with various Team Leads to gather and validate data used to build an RFP business case to support successful negotiations and profitability.Results: • Vendor selection – Solicit and evaluate supplier bids for contracts, identified vendors to pursue and sunset• Determined which specific products to source where, through which manufacturer • Identified and reported deviations from expected performance• Implemented new sourcing structure for commodity pork, and tracked results and re-assess against current trends• Suggested and participated in the re-write of the Sourcing Analyst Training Manual

Obligations included development, maintenance, and support of products, processes, and procedures related to Global Infrastructure Services. Required to work with various project teams to outline scope and vendor selection, and coordinate project activities for multiple client services. Also tasked with establishing a technology agreements (consulting services, maintenance, licensing, outsourcing), vendor relationship management, and business area engagement.Results:• Created centralized database for IT infrastructure and Client Connection projects• Implemented a unified system for logging circuit capacities and restructured tracking process for IT projects• Analyzed supplier performance using a tailored rating system• Developed strategy for contract negotiations and management of MRO and indirect sourcing• Completed several projects for procuring and implementing hardware, architecture, and maintenance for data centers.

Glen Ellyn, Il, Us

Tasked with improving efficiency and profitability, identifying problems and recommending solutions. Expected to provide organizational change management assistance, development of coaching skills, technology implementation, strategy development, and operational improvement services.Results:• Streamlined tracking process for open, closed, and filled requests from internal clients seeking temporary placements.• Drafted surveys to connect with prospective Hiring Managers on needs and expectations.• Coached management on techniques to infiltrate businesses and successfully place candidates.• Coached recruiters on techniques to identify the best candidates for any specific request.• Increased job placements with companies Innovative Systems Group felt they were losing ground on.• Collaborated with upper management to develop a niche for target markets.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Act as a liaison for the department to internal and external clients, including all levels of management, suppliers, and the global procurement team. Provide subject matter expertise and advice to customers on standard procurement policies, and best practices, as well as assist in the drafting of RFP resulting Statements of Work, Change Requests, Non-Disclosure and Master Services Agreements for various MRO and developmental projects.Results:• Earned “outstanding” ratings on annual reviews for three years. Recognized for high-quality work, organizational strengths and exceptional customer service delivery.• Praised by supervisor for excellent performance as interim office manager (supporting ten staff members).• Saved the company an additional $20 million for the 2008 fiscal year by creating and implementing a savings process.• Excelled within deadline-intensive environment, ensuring the accurate and on-time completion of all projects.

Carlsbad, Ca, Us

Responsible for addressing client inquires via phone and in person, providing program information, scheduling weekly client appointments, invoicing, assisting in inventory management including forecasting and deployment, and processing client orders. Also served as manager for the centre’s consultants.Results:• Demonstrated the ability to learn and implement new organizational processes, workflows, policies and procedures with minimal ramp-up time.• Implemented tracking processes for loss prevention.• Created processes to improve and expedite customer service and satisfaction.

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology With An Emphasis On Pre-Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology