IT Buyer Resume Profile

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Focused IT Buyer-Procurement Professional-Strategic Sourcing Specialist with 17 years' experience in a business management environment. Eight years computerized purchase order/ inventory systems in an IT supply chain management setting, with financial services IT support. Exceptional communication and organizational skills, with proven competencies in effort based planning, strategic sourcing, contract drafting, vendor and project management, and client satisfaction. Consistently develops and manages supplier relationships and dedicated to following the highest standards of ethical behavior.

Lead and facilitate cross-functional commodity teams through the strategic sourcing process
Detail oriented, with focus on outstanding customer service, forecasting, resource planning, and supplier phase out
Develop and manage supplier relationships both domestically and internationally while executing corporate sourcing initiatives
Identify Sourcing opportunities while conducting vendor due diligence

Specialized experience in Financial Services systems and software
Provide solutions through designated channels as a Communication-Facilitation mentor
Managed disaster recovery responsible for business planning, alternate work site testing critical emergency management.
Ability to work cross-culturally and cross-functionally to achieve cost reductions improve quality assurance
Experience with knowledge base updating methodologies PCL database administrator ARGIS and RADIA

CAREER SUMMARY

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Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Contracting via the Judge Group as a Strategic Sourcing analyst with PNC bank. Process RFI, RFP and RFQs, Manage best in class strategies to select suppliers, negotiate, award, and manage contracts. Manage projects, while working closely with key stakeholders. Ensure compliance within strategic sourcing while following best risk practices. Manage the process and relationships between Strategic Sourcing, the Legal department and the supplier diversity team. Create and maintain NDA, SOW and MSA.

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IS Planner / Buyer

Contracting through KForce Solutions as a Lead buyer 7-month contract . Forecast, plan, research, order, control technical inventory related to the hardware, software, accessories for global organization. Maintain record yearly maintenance / service agreements. Track all hardware, software, accessories within the organization ensure accuracy of inventory items through periodic cycle counts or other practices. Maintain all procedural / policy documentation needed for the IS Purchasing Organization. Forecast, plan, research software /hardware assets pertaining to acquisition, mergers, divestures.

Negotiated vendor contract details leading to cost reduction continuous improvement
Researched hardware, software, accessories for all areas of the company ensured that best balance of price, quality, delivery, vendor service is achieved
Created an Inventory Process Improvement plan while working with IT Management

Monitored supplier performance work with suppliers on issues management and change suppliers as required
Track technical assets including purchases-in progress lease schedules
Resolved vendor service quality issues, including delivery errors to ensure supplier performance expectation

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FTE in Key Bank's Information Security Department as the access control specialist for multiple applications. Full understanding of the underlying business processes of the application being administered, while determining whether a request for access should be granted or denied. Process critical business transactions, appropriate segregation of duties, and respect the overall sensitivity of data. Various systems are used, including the Access Control Workstation, Mainframe, Keynet, Hronline, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point and Identity Management IDM TPM processes to successfully implement systems conversion for eastern states.

Facilitated weekly Technical Team/ Client project status meetings executive status reporting, and cross team application reviews.
Daily verification of access leading to denial or granting of additional access based on reproducible criteria cost center/department/job code .
Keep current and control user population with employee additions, transfers and terminations.

Implemented activities and successfully converted application access of 30 K clients to updated application.
Ensure that IDM/TNS form granularity closely matches the roles in an application.
Performed periodic reviews annually, to ensure that users still meet define criteria and that access balances with the current TNS record.

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PC Equipment Specialist/ IT Buyer

FTE with Key Bank provided vital services to PC Procurement and Key Bank as a whole. Process all computer equipment orders from multiple vendors, with client interaction and full satisfaction.

Recognized for building and maintaining strong relationships with team members, and management as evidenced by client feedback.
Identify, resolve, document, and replicate simple to complex customer problems. In addition to owning issues escalated by level I associate.
Experience streamlining variance orders with Information Security

Successful troubleshooting of computer hardware, software.
Reconcile return merchandise requests as well as requests for information RFI or quotes RFQ .
Collaborate with the development team to ensure pricing, product, and service requirements are up to date on the web.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Applications and Tools:

ARIBA, PNC Buys, SEM, Advanced training in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, Internet Explorer, MS Project, SharePoint, and PCL database administrator ARGIS -RADIA research locating, upgrading, replacing or disposing of PCs . Lotus Notes R4.5 R7, Gateway Mainframe, Notes Sametime Meeting, Planview, Pidgen, Outlook 2010, Heat, Keypass2, MS One Note 2010, Oracle E Business Suite, ARIBA-TIPS, PNC-Buys, CMR Contract Management Repository , Supplier Relationship Management system SRM , CompTIA A Certification- July 2004,
Remote Desktop, PC Anywhere, VPN Remote Access, Avaya VPN Client, Cisco Any Connect

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