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Dallas, TX, US

Dallas, TX, US

• Leading a team of 14 Category Managers driving IT procurement, vendor management, contract drafting, strategic negotiations, and global sourcing initiatives for the Customer/Commercial and Infrastructure/Services.
• Collaborate cross-functionally, inclusive of the executive leadership level, to identify opportunities for cost savings, process improvement, and efficiencies.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities through historical and predictive spend analytics.
• Monitor and manage renewals including analysis of utilization for cost optimization.
• Responsible for delivery of procurement analytics and insights across assigned technology teams.
• Drive selection and implementation of a new Contract Lifecycle Management (Ironclad) tool for enterprise deployment in parallel with a new source-to-pay (S2P) platform (Coupa). Service as source-to-contract workstream.

Chicago, IL, US

Procurement and Strategic Sourcing:o Created global procurement, strategic sourcing, and vendor management discipline for high-growth technology startup across all spend categories including IT/SaaS, Marketing, Real Estate/Facilities, Insurance, Employee Benefits, and Professional Services/Outsourcing. o Negotiated key contracts with IT service and.

Dallas, TX, US

Lead multiple teams focused on operational support for the Supply Chain Management (SCM) department.SCM Analyticso Manage data warehouse, database administration, data modeling & visualization, KPI and ad hoc reporting for all SCM-related data with a focus on GL-driven spend data from SAP ERP.o Utilize advanced analytics software (Alteryx) and.

Dallas, TX, US

Dallas, TX, US

Oak Brook, Illinois, US

- Developed, executed and managed corporate sourcing initiatives for indirect and capital categories, leading strategic activities and perform complex data analysis to identify new sourcing and other cost optimization opportunities to generate cost savings. - Worked cross functionally with departments for negotiating complex and competitive programs and.

Dallas, TX, US

-Responsible for system and process strategies across entire Supply Chain Management (SCM) department including process optimization, policy development and enforcement, compliance initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.-Leading a multi-year Source-to-Pay Optimization program to drive efficiencies including touchless purchasing transactions.

Dallas, TX, US

-Transferred existing, as well as developed all new, functionality for a new SCM Technology Planning Team including implementation of new demand management function to support the long-term strategy of the Technology organization and related business units.-Developed and maintained strong relationships with Technology Leadership and Project/Program.

Dallas, TX, US

-Instrumental in standing up and maturing a new Vendor Management Office including implementation of best practices, creation of new policies and procedures, employee and supplier training, as well as structuring preferred supplier frameworks designed to support the long-term strategy of the Technology organization and related business units.-Delivered.

Chicago, IL, US

Director of Administration / Legal Associate, January 2013 to July 2014Procurement / Legal Associate, December 2009 to January 2013-Led all global procurement, budgeting, and related financial reconciliation services for a proprietary trading firm with offices and data centers in multiple international locations.-Recruited, developed, and retained a team.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Business Process Analyst, November 2008 to June 2009-Focused on improving productivity and scalability within the organization through the continuous evaluation and refinement of corporate processes and enterprise systems.Telecommunications Analyst, September 2007 to November 2008-Provided procurement, contract administration, and financial analysis.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Management

Jd, Law

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