SUMMARY:

• Strategic sourcing professional with a diverse business background and eight years of experience in Purchasing, Vendor Management, and Procurement Administration. Extensive procurement background with experience developing strategies, drafting and negotiating contracts, and sourcing materials. Acute administration implementing and evaluating procurement programs to improve cost inefficiencies and savings targets.
• Vendor/Supplier Relations
• Strategic Buying
• Enterprise (ERP) Procurement Specialist
• Procurement Administration & Strategy
• Supplier Analysis
• Category Management Administration
• Contract Negotiations & Administration
• Continuous Improvement
• Purchase Order Entry
• Ariba 9r1: Buying, eInvoice & Reports
• SOW’s/T&M/Fixed Price Agreements
• Formal proposal drafting for RFP/RFQ/RFI
• Project Administration
• Oracle SAP
• Material Supply Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Ariba Buying 9r1
• Computron (AP)
• Epicor ERP v10
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Publisher
• Oracle SAP
• Visio
• ITIL Certified v3
• Advanced SharePoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Contract Sourcing Manager

Responsibilities:

• Review procurement requirements received from business owners & internal procurement team members. Execute and manage request for proposal process. Utilize appropriate judgment & procurement expertise when negotiating and contracting with suppliers.
• Actively participate in negotiations with suppliers on behalf of internal business partners
• Daily work within the Oracle SAP Procure - to-Pay system to manage procurement request
• Regularly interact with leadership team to provide cost analysis data and document/report cost savings generated
• Proactively identify and manage RFP processes and procedures to assist in effectively driving cost reduction initiatives for the company.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Buyer/Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Execute purchasing and project coordination for leading systems integration firm specializing in industrial control and power distribution systems for fortune 500 companies such as Pepsi, Kraft, Anheuser Busch and ConAgra Foods
• Work with vendors in semi-complex buying strategies to ensure adequate material supply, delivery scheduling/logistics, quality and pricing resolutions of materials and supplies
• Forecast purchasing demands while optimizing cost savings
• Prepare formal pricing and proposals for RFQ’s and assist in the development of new supply sources
• Serve as a liaison between vendors, engineering, manufacturing, shipping & receiving, and sales teams. Maintain strong relationships with vendors/suppliers and internal business partners and project managers
• Manage project budget and financials including PO processing, terms & conditions, margin improvement, project set up and invoicing
• Provide initial and on-going training for new hires & contract employees in the areas of purchasing, pricing/quoting, supply chain and parts logistics
• Volunteered as a member of the business development team to establish a new facility in Alpharetta, GA in an effort to grow business in the southeast region. Regularly travel to Georgia to set up local supplier relationships, facilities purchases and agreements, and support all projects out of the southeast office.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

S pecialist

Responsibilities:

• Negotiate & execute complex national agreements to obtain competitive pricing for all in-network facilities
• Work closely with Chief Resource Officers and Purchasing Agents to drive process improvement initiatives within the Resource & Supply Chain group to maximize cost savings at the local facility level
• Manage project plan for massive GPO initiative for approx. 150 vendors totaling $2 billion in annual spend
• 6 month contract extended an additional 30 days

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Contracts Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Project Management Office (PMO) Committee Member: Coordinate review/approvals for IT projects. Regularly monitor on-going projects and provide status updates on key milestones. Work closely with IT project teams to identify/resolve issues related to project staffing, scope, deliverables and timelines. Serve as key POC for IT project communications for the PMO group. Verify funding for projects and coordinate SOW drafts including review and approval. Execute purchase orders & change orders for approved IT project work. Coordinate review/approval for project related invoices.
• Execute SOW’s for project work and staff augmentation utilizing IT contractors
• Execute all department purchase orders for catalog and non-catalog requisitions utilizing Ariba 9r1
• Reconcile purchase order status, project budgets and contract renewal dates utilizing Ariba Reports
• Negotiate/review/approve contracts with IT vendors for service, software and resource agreements
• Manage “HR IT Support” annual budget ($19 million+)
• Achieved #1 in vendor spend category for utilizing strategic suppliers and low cost locations (global off shoring- Chennai, India)
• Coordinated review and approval of new vendors and consultants
• Via corporate training and self-initiative; quickly graduated to Procurement Policy Subject Matter Expert
• Execute purchase orders and change orders for (primarily) non-catalog purchases including; consultant agreements; software purchases and licensing agreements/renewals
• Work closely with Project Managers and preferred vendors to fill openings for IT staff augmentation projects
• Review/approve vendor invoices & handle escalated billing/invoicing issues