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Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Addison, Texas

• Implemented second sourcing strategies to identify alternate vendors for critical high usage products that represented over $500M in supply spend across 1,465 blanket vendor contracts • Assisted in the vendor selection process by performing research and due diligence on potential suppliers which included in-person site visits, requesting and evaluating bid proposals, and making vendor recommendations that led to optimal price, quality, and service outcomes• Managed the purchase order life-cycle within SAP which included purchase order creation, expediting, tracking and backorder management resulting in the seamless and on-time delivery of goods and services• Utilized negotiation tactics during supplier contract discussions which included successfully persuading one preferred supplier to match a competitive bid for services, which resulted in an impressive 18% cost savings• Designed and developed a sophisticated data analysis tool, using advanced features in Excel like macros, slicer, and pivot tables, which facilitated the data search and filtering capabilities for SAP purchase orders to improve buyer's productivity by streamlining the procurement process and enhancing overall efficiency

United States

• Supports core supply-chain management activities, including receiving, material quality inspection, inventory tracking, delivery and setup of academic supplies used throughout department• Leads customer service activities by acting as first line of support for common student inquiries and questions while directing more complex questions and inquiries to department professors and chair• Performs core office administrative functions, such as responding to student phone and email inquiries, filing and scanning documents, and performing data entry• Plans and coordinates the logistics and timely transportation of materials through mailroom, material staging, and warehouse locations• Assists and collaborates with academic professors by preparing presentations, performing academic research, and entering student grades