Category Manager Resume
Boston, MA
SUMMARY:
Ambitious, enthusiastic personality with the ability to lead various projects and operational programs. Solid Global Sourcing, Facilities Management, and Construction background. Engineer of numerous policies, procedures, and processes. Team leader and possessor of a proven record for maintaining professionalism and positive morale.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Boston, MA
Category Manager
Responsibilities:
- Category lead for Information Services & Technology ( Confidential & Confidential )
- Manage sourcing and procurement processes including; Sourcing Strategies, Supplier Relationship Management, and Stakeholder Management
- Lead sourcing initiatives valued over $100K for all technology goods, services, and software/SaaS
Confidential, Boston, MA
Sourcing Manager
Responsibilities:
- Category Management for Human Resources/Benefits and Financial services
Confidential, Framingham, MA
Category Manager
Responsibilities:
- Category lead in multiple areas of Professional Services:
- IT Consulting, Application Development, and Offshoring
- Fleet Management Program
- Temporary Labor and Staffing Program
- E - Commerce web Marketing Program
- IT Store Operations/Implementation projects
- Developed new strategies for the procurement of various implementation projects across 2,200 stores; e.g., eAuction, award procedure, and bundling
- Utilized Oracle Procure to Pay system
- Negotiated detailed Statements of Work while ensuring legal interests were preserved
Confidential, Waltham, MA
Senior Buyer
Responsibilities:
- Strategically sourced multiple Facilities Management categories including:
- Capital Asset Construction projects ranging from $250K-$10M
- Facilities service programs; Janitorial, Waste Management, Security services, Consulting
- Managed Human Capital programs in the Real Estate function
- Completed sourcing process for various Consulting and Engineering services
- Established and led category teams with focus on Total Cost of Ownership
Confidential, Boston, MA
Senior Procurement Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Managed North American Operations Procurement requirements (approximately 700 locations)
- Category Management Team ( Confidential ) lead in the areas of facilities equipment, commodity items, maintenance, waste management, and fire/electrical systems
- Developed Request for Proposal documents, negotiated contract language and terms, and implemented source to settle programs in various areas of operations:
- Commodities; corrugate/cardboard boxes, resin containers
- Facilities; Capital equipment, and maintenance
- Temporary Labor category, approximately $30M in annual spend
Confidential, Waltham, MA
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Program Manager for 600,000+ sq. ft. ($14M annual spend) of office space scattered throughout 50 locations in 26 countries
- Negotiated lease renewals, office closures, rent reviews, space reductions and expansions
- Centralized Portfolio Management to the Corporate Finance office under the direct supervision of Confidential CFO
- Conducted global lease audit, reviewed leases regularly and made recommendations to Corporate Legal Department during times of lease negotiations
- Managed US office renovation projects
- United States Procurement Analyst
- Sourced IT equipment, Software, Facilities and Office Products for 8 US locations
- Managed US Travel Program
- Financial Analyst responsibilities:
- Worked with Financial Controllers to complete Global Revenue and Operational Budgets
- Produced and published weekly revenue forecasts and matched them against quarterly budget
- Trained Global Sales Team to properly enter revenue data into Financial Planning systems
Confidential, Boston, MA
Vendor Process Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Purchased Technology, Facilities and Office Products requirements for all Confidential locations that include; Boston (four locations), California, New York City, Dublin Ireland, London England, Toronto Canada
- Updated supplier and purchasing data in Oracle I-Procurement system for integration with Accounts Payable and Finance for payment to suppliers
Confidential, Peabody, MA
Project Manager
Responsibilities:
- Completed the bidding, costing and timeline of all corporate client contracts ranging from $100,000 to $2 million
- Project Manager on several multi-million dollar construction sites for corporate clients
