Sourcing Manager Resume Chicago, IL - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

A procurement professional with extensive experience leading strategic sourcing engagements.
Generate strategic business and procurement plans, demonstrate and negotiate cost savings and reduction, develop and implement contract management programs and compliance, and provide training and instruction to key stakeholders.
Successfully manage both customer and vendor relationships to resolve opportunities including but not limited to price, quality, service, and timeliness of delivery.
Thorough root cause analysis and corrective action implementation lead to stronger partnerships and streamlined, strategic supplier engagements.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

E - Sourcing: Coupa, Ariba OneSource, PeopleSoft

ERP / MRP: Manage 2000; Made2Manage; Fourth Shift; Mercola; BPCS; JD Edwards One World, Oracle (PeopleSoft)

Staffing / Recruiting Software: IQNavigator; Fieldglass; Oracle.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Sourcing Manager

Responsibilities:

Stakeholders included members of facilities management, construction and distribution centers.
Programs included procurement of capital expenditures, consumables and maintenance and repair services for a major US retailer.
Overall spend was $34M; overall savings was $4.4M.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Procurement Agent

Responsibilities:

Led strategic sourcing projects and contract negotiations with a team of three managing $1.4M of indirect spend.
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54% saved in HVAC equipment.
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41% saved in Secure Document Shredding.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Client Category Lead, Services

Responsibilities:

Negotiated contracts and led strategic sourcing efforts supporting four of client’s divisions: Refining, Logistics and Technology, AirBP, Global Fuels Technology and MRO for Refining and Marketing’s MSE Division.
Negotiated over 100 contracts in supporting the four divisions.

Consulted as part of client team ensuring quality suppliers are engaged in driving initial cost - savings of $2M, cost avoidance, while improving business performance.
Built strategic supplier relationships and identified opportunities to increase cost savings to client.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Supplier Contracts Manager

Responsibilities:

Managed $50 million spend for contingent labor workforce as the Master Services Provider (MSP) / Vendor Neutral program.
Led strategic sourcing efforts with Dell Human Resources and Procurement ensuring quality suppliers were engaged in driving significant cost-savings and cost-avoidance for the client.
Demonstrated $10 million cost savings in FY2010; $30 million cost avoidance in FY2008 through rogue spend initiative.
Became legal subject matter expert during contract creation, negotiation and compliance for all MSP accounts.
Accounts included Sara Lee, Reyes Holdings and Waste Management.