Senior Manager Resume Bannockburn, IL - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Dynamic, results - oriented leader with demonstrated success in project and Confidential management.
Strategically focused professional, experienced in IT project management, process improvement, supply chain operations and logistics program management.
Skilled communicator with the ability to relate to all levels of an organization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Develop Project Plans
Lean Principles
Risk Management
Project Scope, Time & Cost
Corrective Action
Pricing Negotiations
Cost Benefit Analysis
WBS
Cross Functional Teamwork
Project Lifecycle Management
Total Cost of Ownership
Process Improvement
MS Project (expert), Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Visual Basic, SQL Server, SharePoint, SAP MM, SAP Ariba, Agile, Waterfall, ISO9x

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Bannockburn, IL

Senior Manager

Responsibilities:

Global procurement lead for supplier categories in hardware, software, UC and telecommunications.
Accountable for leading procurement categories in software, unified communications, mobility, managed services managing licensing and services agreements.
Responsible for managing transitional contracts and asset migrations for Baxalta Global IT sourcing through the acquisition from Confidential Pharmaceuticals.
Collaborating with category managers on existing contracts between Baxter Healthcare and Baxalta to ensure best practices are adopted for Baxalta/ Confidential .
Responsible for spend visibility aligning with budget plans for category suppliers reporting to department leadership during transition of Baxalta/ Confidential .
Partnered with Global IT and Confidential Management Office on developing synergies for cost savings/avoidance programs for Baxalta/ Confidential .
Negotiated and closed the Confidential Pharma deal with Zycus and implemented the same.
Review spend visibility of telecommunication contracts for new agreements with Baxalta/ Confidential leading to recommendations for business stakeholders.
Actively engaged with internal stakeholders on Baxalta/ Confidential Global IT initiatives.

Confidential, Hoffman Estates, IL

Senior Category Manager - IT Procurement

Responsibilities:

Accountable for leading procurement plans at Confidential Corporation IT Online business units in the contract execution phase.
Developed cost benefit analysis and risk aversion for existing software contracts with a negotiated cost savings of $300K.
Directs Request for Proposals and facilitates bid waiver process with business stakeholders leading up to business award and contract execution.
Collaborates with business stakeholders on consolidation of vendors to streamline processes to execute cost savings/avoidance programs.
Engagement manager and brand ambassador for the SHC loyalty program.

Confidential, Oak Brook, IL

IT Business Relationship Manager

Responsibilities:

Accountable for managing the development and execution of Confidential project readiness for IT projects leading up to the deployment to the U.S. market. This includes project initiation, contract management, WBS and risk management and problem resolution with key vendors and leadership.
Led coordination of projects deploying to 13,000 U.S. sites on-time and under budget. Responsibilities included project scheduling, budget, Confidential management and procurement documentation.
Drove cross functional teams to minimize risk to franchisee, corporate entities and suppliers. This includes the creation of key performance indicators, dashboard reporting and problem management synergies.
Led teams in process improvement through innovation and change management to improve customer satisfaction and building business confidence.
Managed supplier engagement role for Request for Proposal process on IT projects.
Led technology education and training sessions to enable department for effectiveness and efficiency through collaboration with the business.
Partnered on the project plan and execution for departmental SharePoint site including monitoring & reporting to senior leadership.

Confidential, Hoffman Estates, IL

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Utilized and demonstrated the project management process framework for IT hardware/software projects. Communicated effectively with leadership on status of projects providing status reports including risk management.
Created project plans for IT hardware & software initiatives ranging from $100K to $1M, managing multiple projects in parallel.
Responsible for IT hardware & software project plans for Siemen’s diagnostic imaging business unit. This included leading IT projects at the planning & execution stages, procurement functions, pricing negotiations with key vendors and contract management.
Conducted kickoff and post-mortem meetings to discuss risk and lessons learned from projects retaining information in a repository for future use.
Managed a strategic supply chain replenishment program with global manufacturers to meet business requirements.
Lead a systems integration team of 4 on deployment of IT hardware/software projects.