SUMMARY

• 5 + years of experience as a Procurement / Business Analyst
• Proficient technical knowledge of Excel, Application Life Management (ALM), Cost Points, and SIMMS systems
• Experience in vendor management, sourcing new vendors, building vendor relationships, ensuring contract and federal requirements are met
• Performed regular internal company and external government audits as a consultant BA
• Written and reviewed vendor contracts and negotiated contracts terms and payment schedules
• Delivers bottom line targets through reduced cost of delivery by ensuring the better price, delivery and quality
• Research and analyze data and reporting results to develop accurate solutions
• Define and document business needs, objectives, and current operational procedures
• Effective at creating and maintaining productive stakeholder partnerships across all business units with an emphasis on planning and analysis functions
• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
• Accounting internship focused on invoice and billing processes

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Analysis: Document Business and Process Requirements, Business requirement

Analysis & Design Tools: ALM (Application Lifecycle Management), Microsoft Excel (V - look up, Pivot tables), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, CITRIX, Cost Points system and SIMMS system.

Methodologies: Procurement, Vendor Management, Waterfall, RFI / RFP / RFQ, Cost Reduction, User Acceptance Testing

Domain Knowledge: IT, Purchasing, Retail, Infrastructure, Medical, Education, Information Technology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Project Lead/Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Develop test scenarios, test conditions, input test data, and expected results for user acceptance test plan
• Maintain all data, schedules and reports in ALM (Application Lifecycle Management)
• Develop, update, and maintain testing standards and procedures
• Work with the IT team to plan user acceptance test
• Determine all testing environment requirements and tools
• Manage testers’ work throughout test plan development and test execution to ensure that testing is on time and within budget
• Measure and monitor progress during each test to ensure that the application is tested, and validated on time and within budget and that it meets or exceeds expectations
• Ensure that the team follows the testing standards, guidelines, and testing methodology as specified in the testing approach
• Review test and validation results to ensure that they meet the entry and exit criteria
• Develop and manage all aspects of the testing effort, including plans, interdependencies, schedule, budget, tools, and required personnel
• Document and communicate the status of testing progress against plans, taking corrective action as necessary
• Define, implement, and maintain project process guidance related to testing
• Provide leadership to project resources to meet testing deadlines and objectives
• Review project deliverables for completeness, quality, and compliance with established project standards
• Raise any issues to the appropriate management level for resolution and support

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Procurement /Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• In-depth data analytics in support of sourcing events and initiatives
• Understanding data sources and proactively seeks ways to improve data accuracy and integrity
• Conducting market and supplier research in support of sourcing strategies
• Coordinating the execution of supplier Non-Disclosure agreements through Confidential Legal organization
• Developing and maintaining RFx documentation in support of sourcing initiatives
• Assisting with the development of RFx scoring models for SpendSmart sourcing initiative
• Participating as the SpendSmart resource for all tactical procurement requirements related to US initiatives
• Supporting deployment and transition activities
• Following and creating project plans, deliverables, metrics and milestones for associated projects
• Developing technical efficiency with Ariba licensed sourcing software, including customized sourcing sites for each event and providing technical support to bidders
• Development & implementation of construction project, including organization & scheduling
• Planned, directed, coordinated, and budgeted according to project specifications including managing and negotiating the purchasing of materials, labor and services
• Supervised personnel involved with project

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Supply Chain Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Purchased over 2 million dollars for center needs for medical, IT, cafeteria, maintenance, residential, academic, trade and administrative departments
• Renegotiate contracts with medical, linen, maintenance and food companies
• Reported Department of Labor sub-contracting numbers to the corporate office
• Oversee warehouse inventory and responsible for federal property items
• Coordinate the processing of shipping/receiving documents
• Train new hire for warehouse and purchasing departments
• Conducted requirements gathering sessions, analyzing, and creates detailed documentation of business systems and user needs, including workflow, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
• Reviews, analyzes, and creates detailed documentation of business systems and user needs, including workflow, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Procurement Specialist/ Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Cost reduction of $150,000, negotiation and price reporting on manufacturing items
• Researched product prices and quality
• Assisted engineers with purchasing for R&D projects
• Maintained great communication between vendor and departments
• Special purchasing projects and analysis
• Process and expediting orders as needed
• Keep track of shipping for long lead time items and RFQ’s
• Reviews use cases and other technical documents with IT project staff to ensure business requirements are adequately reflected in technical planning documents.
• Business Rule Management, Process Modeling, Business architecture, Workshops, prototyping.
• Business requirement development, testing and validation
• Researched standards and common practices in business operations of specific industries.
• Analyzed and applied industry Key Performance Indicators in the development of Business Intelligence tools.
• Identified opportunities for developing new tools to increase efficiency of businesses in target industries.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Procurement Specialist/ Jr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supervised employees with daily purchasing for medical, IT, cafeteria, maintenance, residential, academic, trade and administrative departments
• Renegotiate contracts with medical, linen, maintenance and food companies
• Assisted with creating and editing the purchasing manual
• Negotiated product prices and researched product quality
• Maintained communication between vendor and department
• Special purchasing projects and analysis
• Processed and expedited orders as needed
• Complex Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills
• Reported on available data sources, datasets, and client requirements to identify the most applicable and indicative reports.
• Mined available data in order to find patterns that fit business models of different industries to assist with database design.
• Examined industry trends for third party tools and solutions within specific industries and/or business functions that improve the efficiency of business operations, and assist with the integration process.
• Assisted project managers with defining and documenting business requirements for future products and solutions.