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Corvallis, Or, Us

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

-Provide leadership and direction over the procurement and contracting functions of major university wide programs.-Responsible for $300M indirect spend in a decentralized procurement environment.-Collaborate with university partners and stakeholders when assessing the university’s procurement and contract related needs or programmatic changes.-Lead strategic planning efforts and establish short‐term and long‐term goals.-Effective change management leader of remote workforce maintaining teamwork and connection.-Develop and empower staff to ensure the achievement of high standard of delivery.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

-Managed operations of procurement, contracts, payables, travel, PCard, and vendor management, including identifying and prioritizing business process improvements.-Developed strategic plans and implemented effective solutions to build resource capacity.-Utilized eProcurement spend analytics tool to determine strategic sourcing targets.-Established performance metrics, internal controls, and procedures based on best practice.-Increased OSU annual administrative fee revenue $240K by expanding the partnership with the National Joint Purchasing Alliance and improving national use of contracts for office supplies.-Developed improved OSU Procurement Standards combining construction and procurement rules while allowing more flexibility for departments.

Corvallis, Oregon

-Directed operations for procurement division, including development of strategic goals and objectives aligning with university’s overall strategic plan. Led sourcing strategies that achieved cost savings using practical sourcing models and leveraging university spend.-Supervised and coached staff, including organizing resources to engage creativity, enhance professional development, and build an overall cohesive team.-Generated $1.2M in soft cost savings and $205K in hard cost savings campus‐wide by leading eProcurement system implementation.-Enhanced operational efficiency by proposing, leading, and implementing effort to integrate Accounts Payable, PCard, Vendor Management, and Travel units with Procurement and Contracts—assumed direct supervision of these units.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

-Led strategic initiatives to create effective resource utilization, efficiencies, and savings while leveraging university annual purchase volume.-Built specific strategies for risk mitigation, cost management, business continuity, and cultivation of supplier relationships that maintained flexibility and provided competition.-Developed a business case for purchasing an eProcurement procure‐to‐pay solution for OSU. Conducted outreach activities to market and promote procurement and the eProcurement initiative.-Saved $712K by negotiating contract invoice dispute for the OSU managed copier fleet.-Brokered a 2% additional category savings on CDW‐G contract.-Negotiated and established two contracts selected and promoted for public use nationwide by the National Joint Purchasing Alliance and E&I Cooperative.

Corvallis, Oregon

-Led procurement staff and aligned operational activities with organizational goals.-Reviewed solicitations, contracts and standard terms and conditions for updates and consistency.-Negotiated highly complex contracts with suppliers and stakeholders.-Evaluated quality of services to determine areas for improvement while meeting the changing needs and resources of the university.-Improved operational efficiency with development and implementation of consistent internal procedures and documented them in an internal operations manual.-Increased ability to pursue complex solicitations with development of templates that simplified processes.-Attained compliance with timelines and outcomes by determining methods for plan adherence and project performance measures.

Corvallis, Oregon

-Draft, review, negotiate, manage and administer over $207 million dollars' worth of department and program specific contracts.-Work closely with OSU General Counsel, Office of Risk Management and other university departments to insure contracts are compliant with regulations.-Maintain thorough knowledge of current contract regulations and legal policies at federal, state and university levels.-Promote the Contracts Office programs on campus and throughout the university community.-Provide supervision and oversight of the Contracts Office including policy development.

Oregon & Alaska

-Perform a variety of complex, professional, and analytical duties including policy analysis and development. Monitor compliance with federal, state and local laws and rules.-Manage multiple budgets in accordance with GAAP and GASB. Advise on expenditures, revenue and budget allocations. Prepare revenue and expense projections, establish budget management systems, create pricing structures and perform financial analysis.-Establish performance measurements to ensure compliance and outcomes.-Create long-range plans for department structure and direction considering industry trends, technological developments, equipment capabilities and university needs.-Develop and monitor logistical services for accurate receiving, distribution and storage of materials. Manage asset recovery, disposal of capital equipment and contracts for copiers and high-speed copy center.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism And Public Communications