PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Seeking a position as a corporate procurement specialist in sourcing strategic working with statements of work utilizing indirect/direct procuring services in marketing, purchasing and travel & entertainment experience in the high technology industry as well my understanding of vendor sourcing in support of business operations including IT, Facilities, R&D, HR, Sales and corporate marketing events.
• Also, skilled in negotiation and contracts review execution from initial to final completion and including, administrative and customer support to legal and cross functional team.
• I make every effort to have everyone all around me effective, up - beat, and in doing so, I can see it makes everyone feel supported, supplied, and involved.
• Strategic Sourcing and vendor management; reviewed vendors performance, quarterly business reviews, program management, contract negotiations for telecommunication, acquired companies, software/hardware renewals based on company’s legal terms and conditions with the end result of $9mi savings
• Analyzed and developed internal Adobe software license audit which resulted savings of over $20K
• Launched supplier invoice policies and enriched electronic billing invoices which reduced payment processing time
• Global liaison IT support, PR/ PO, and problem solving
• Capitalized on global MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) and T&E expense policies
• Simplified Oracle (11i) PR/PO processes, workflow notification and approval alert - PR in process (every 2 days), PO T&C, and PO creation. Diagnosed and reconciled purchased documents through Oracle ERP purchasing module. Eliminated paper PO circulation via electronic routing. Provided solution to maximized office space storing historical AP records, including follow-me-print which no abandoned printed documents
• Centralized CAPEX documentation online through Oracle procurement process while partnering with IT group
• Consolidated company freight bills (Federal Express, DHL, UPS) through 3 rd party transportation support
• Facilitated centralized online ordering of office supplies / business cards / facilities supplies through selected partners program
• Standardized fulfillment orders of promotional merchandise through joint venture transactions

COMPUTER SKILLS:

ERP: Oracle (11i), NetSuite, QuickBooks

Applications: Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Lync (internal communication) Word, Excel, PowerPoint)), Adobe Pro (contract review/redline), Egnyte, Apttus/Salesforce (contract management) EchoSign

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Menlo Park, CA

Contract & Sourcing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Work in partnership with business stakeholder and cross-functional team to recognize sourcing need, plus communicate expectations and targets for suppliers.
• Facilitate and support sourcing projects, including obtaining quotes, examining proposals, and analyzing bids.
• Groupings work on marketing, advertising, and market research.
• Apply strategic sourcing procedures, ensuring stakeholder correct responses to intake questions, completing statements of work and contracts, contract negotiation (T/C), and constant communication with business partners.
• Provide to end users on procurement processes, perform root cause analysis on procurement.
• Work with legal and other stakeholders to ensure contracts are aligned with appropriate terms and conditions.
• Plus, oversee contracts d Confidential base, prioritize project demands including assisting other cross-functional team and backup peers.

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

Sr. Buyer Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Ensured ideal suppliers for indirect (MRO)/direct categories including Marketing, IT, Travel, Facilities, and Professional Consulting staff services.
• Performed contracts review and negotiation, supplier selection/management and strategic sourcing.
• Acted as the lead contact for commercial issues and coordinated delivery times.
• Tracked records cost savings using excel spread sheet in conjunction, coached and guided cross-functional team.
• Lessened and conserved consulting staff services support spending.
• Helped improved and expanded understanding of company’s purchasing policies, processes and procedures through email communication and .
• Also, partnered with NetSuite business analyst strengthened PR/PO processes, initiatives, and production support.
• Established rapport with Confidential Travel Agency/Concur to simplify monthly travel reports and worked closely with AP/business analyst to help improved internal monthly reports while using NetSuite ERP system.
• Also, work together with legal performing contracts review and negotiation from start to final execution and, keeping record files in a central location to manage.

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

Supply Chain Manager

Responsibilities:

• Secured elite first/second sourcing vendors for supply chain products, partnered with CMO (contract manufacturer, PCBA supplier), indirect (MRO)/direct and focused on daily procurement transactions (AVL, issuance PO).
• Provided forecasting needs to business partners, supervised vendor’s performance, developed and produced logistic and repair depot solution, achieved company compliance with business partners, and included inventory control using pcMRP tool.
• Plus, supported CEO and COO with day-to-day administrative activities including answering incoming calls, office/kitchen supplies, travel plans. Including, provided administrative support to senior architect and supply base manager.

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

Sr. Buyer (Indirect/Direct Procurement)

Responsibilities:

• Executed and negotiated PR/PO contracts for daily approved activities based on forecast/needs and ensured vendors timely delivery (intransit receipts, materials transfers).
• Monitored and planned requirement shipments of consigned inventory worldwide with logistic partner CEVA Logistics, administered recurrent metrics and purchasing statistics processes, provided monthly/quarter reporting (spend, lower cost of doing business, on-time delivery) utilizing NetSuite ERP, including maintained purchasing policies using Egnyte tool and trained new hire (purchase requisition user, Netsuite) company wide.
• Communicated corporate purchasing policies and materials through announcements internal department homepage.
• Worked closely with AP invoice issues, including and not limited to securing best selected vendors for indirect (MRO)/direct types towards IT, Facilities, R&D, Sales, Marketing, and HR. Also, evaluated and negotiated contracts of goods and services and, extended administrative support to cross functional team to carrying out tasks from start to finish.
• Also, developed and implemented office equipment combined with janitorial and catering program supported by stakeholders through selected business partners.

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

Sr. Buyer, Corporate Procurement(Lead)/Travel Program Mgr .

Responsibilities:

• Operated and centralized procurement activities, held weekly collaboration meetings with strategic vendors based on roadmap while lowering cost of doing business.
• Managed vendors cost by aligning strategic vendor agnostic VAR’s; IT, R/D, Facilities, Marketing, Sales, and T&E activities.
• Observed and reduced indirect (MRO) IT, R/D and Facilities spending utilizing current technologies (Oracle, excel). Controlled and reduced budgetary spending of over $9mi with cross-functional teams on infrastructure and indirect requirements during RFP contract negotiation process.
• Sustained purchasing department daily activities which included negotiating contracts (Apttus/Salesforce system), RFP, vendor selection (Oracle) and partnering together with legal team to maintaining records, T&E policies and annual hotel RFP using Sabre RFP program.
• Formalized and al program to understand company’s purchasing policies, processes, and procedures.
• Documented and published purchasing and travel policies through internal department homepage link with the help from marketing webmaster broadcast announcements including changes.
• Plus, team up with Oracle business analyst prioritized projects, improved PR/PO processes, and production support. Headed and managed travel program including audited corporate travel P-card program.
• Added to, provided administrative support to legal completing contracts from start to finish and including, monitored and up-keep amended files.