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Responsible for developing and executing the global category strategies and improvement plans for Facilities and Fleet categories. Incorporate best practices and align with the business requirements and company strategy. Roles and responsibilities:Enhance trusting relationships with the senior business / functional stakeholders and key executives with preferred suppliersLead cross-functional teams to ensure effective, collaborative and strategic sourcing decisions are made that satisfy requirements of internal stakeholdersDevelop, mentor, and coach category managers in close alignment with Regional HeadsSet targets / objectives and managing key vendors performance

•Assisted in the development of a new Indirect Procurement team. Development targets included: successfully developing senior stakeholder relationships, successfully growing the category project portfolio, and determining procurement strategies and objectives for the stakeholder departments•Managed Indirect procurement activities for departments with budgets totaling over $200 million per year, additionally managed procurement activities for special projects with varying annual budgets•Developed Indirect Procurement department’s CFO report for monthly briefing of department activities, including active projects, savings, and spend reporting•Procurement activities additionally consisted of significant IT procurement including procurement of a new Transportation Management System and Warehouse Management System•Assigned projects and oversaw the procurement project work of a Strategic Sourcing Associate•Utilized best practices to develop effective solutions for procurement, contracting, and reporting•Managed the coordination and execution of procurement activities for new distribution centers•Developed total cost of ownership evaluations and return on investment calculations with FP&A •Committee member for sustainability and capital equipment 10 year plan

A public, project-based professional services firm created to help clients execute strategies on a more cost effective basis by providing experienced and high-caliber accounting, finance, internal audit, information management, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals.Consultant, A Multi-Billion Dollar Consumer Packaged Goods CompanyCategory Lead •Appointed as Interim Category Manager for both pooled and whitewood pallets after successfully developing and implementing a new Supplier Relationship Management plan to bring client’s primary supplier into compliance.•Conducted first ever national Internal Survey to document category demand, spend, supplier relationships, and customer needs.•Performed numerous Global Freight RFQ’s to provide ocean and air shipping between client and customers.•Transitioned from North America Logistics Procurement Team to Global Indirect Procurement Team in February of 2013, extending existing engagement.•Functioned as Global IT&S Category Lead, successfully managing numerous procurement projects from RFX to Contract execution in a category with over $600 million annual spend. •Successfully negotiated $500,000 of non-compliance liability down to $0•Averaged 20% savings on projects completed to date•In addition to IT&S procurement, regularly and effectively managed procurement projects for Global Marketing Procurement and Manufacturing Equipment and Services (ME&S) Procurement•Nominated and currently scheduled to transfer to ME&S Procurement team full-time, to support client’s largest CAPEX project, extending existing engagement.

A public, project-based professional services firm created to help clients execute strategies on a more cost effective basis by providing experienced and high-caliber accounting, finance, internal audit, information management, human resources, supply chain management and legal professionals.Consultant, A Multi-Billion Global Energy CompanyCategory Manager •Managed indirect spend for a global organization in a broad variety of categories including industrial cleaning, waste management, software …•Analyzed spend for multi-location facilities… Pulling data from SAP and creating reports using MS Excel and Business Objects….•Identified and implemented complex procurement process changes to drive regulatory compliance that was impacting a major capital project.•Conducted negotiations for a global training software RFP resulting in savings of $1.9 million.•Implemented new procurement methodology for existing maintenance service contracts that resulted in savings of 22% of current spend.•Category/Commodity experience included: Maintenance and Turn-arounds, MRO, Training software, Waste Management, Environmental Services, Process Chem, Instrumentation and Electrical.

Worked extensively with senior corporate management to identify new savings and procurement centralization opportunities for Facilities, Pressroom, and Global Services commodities that accounted for over $60 million of spend annually. In addition to negotiated savings, I identified and implemented numerous process improvements and internal procurement practices with the support of our executive leadership. These initiatives reduced corporate expenses in excess of $100,000 monthly. Regularly assisted teammates in identifying new projects and in garnering leadership support for these new initiatives. Negotiated firm-wide pricing for business essential items that affect over 100 media outlets nationwide.Tracked metal, petroleum, energy, and chemical market indices in order to provide business units with pricing forecasts for accurate budgeting.Led commodity councils and conducted monthly meetings for knowledge sharing and the identification of new cost saving proposals.Co-lead of the operations buying team of a purchasing consortium that accounts for 22 of the 55 major U.S. newspaper publications.

Managed sourcing projects in excess of $5 million. Worked closely with senior level management to ensure company-wide and firm-wide savings while maintaining best-in-class service levels and quality for our internal customers.Regularly negotiated pricing and multi-year contracts for diverse product lines and commodity groups on behalf of one of the most successful financial firms in the world.Satisfactorily completed multiple professional development classes with world-class sourcing and negotiation consulting firms such as CM Partners. Managed interdepartmental relationship with facilities team and security team, capturing additional sourcing projects for my department and savings opportunities for my employer. Designed and built department website for Discover and Morgan Stanley intranet.

Established and launched a separate purchasing function that had been combined with Inside Sales area, as well as revamped inside sales, warehousing and inventory control for this building materials distributor.Developed and executed best practice purchasing policies and procedures to ensure cost effective procurement of $150,000 per month of stock and special orders.Initiated and implemented new sales techniques to move idle stock and increase bottom line during slow months. Introduced lumber procurement for stock instead of drop shipping that saved 30% average between all SKU's.Negotiated an open $40,000 PO based on wholesale pricing from a retail vendor; , $20,000 had been sold, with 2/3 of stock still on hand. Placed a class of high-margin items that averaged $6,600 in monthly sales on discounted pricing for 1 week; achieved gross sales of $4,800 during the week, and $10,300 in gross sales for the month. The increased movement of these items advanced the purchasing schedule, and allowed us to leverage negotiations and obtain longterm reduced pricing with the supplier.Expanded the existing product line in scope and depth, realizing substantial savings and profit.Established new accounts and vendor relationships.Assisted in designing and implementing enterprise-wide process improvements that were adopted.Additionally introduced new sales strategies that increased stock rotation and sales figures.Designed a budget for stock levels, and shared responsibility for dollars on the shelf.

Developed and implemented a comprehensive record-management solution for a large client in the contracting industry.Identified and catalogued all documents and drawings generated over a 20-year period.Performed proof-of-concept and beta testing for document-imaging pilot program. Executed the records retention program to comply with requirements provided by legal counsel.

Issued all purchase orders and tracked all purchases while managing the daily operations of the department. Provided essential support and performed specific duties that facilitated the transition from private ownership to a public company subsidiary.