Sr. Procurement Specialist Resume
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SUMMARY
Related Experience:
Confidential,Sr. Procurement Specialist 03/08 – 07/09 (Chicago, IL)
- Served as primary contact with suppliers and negotiated bulk pricing initiatives for all hardware and software
- Coordinated purchasing details with vendors, including pricing changes, order cancellations, discontinued items, acceptable substitutes and delivery date revisions
- Managed acquisitions documents (Request for Quotes, Proposals, Purchase Orders, etc) to ensure receipt of proper quality and quantity; researched and resolved discrepancies
- Performed thorough review with legal department of top supplier contracts and provided recommendations to the CFO, assisting in contract re-negotiations
- Reviewed and approved all purchase orders
- Developed and implemented training programs company-wide to ensure compliance with procurement policies
- Prepared and presented detailed analysis to Senior Management on monthly basis to ensure compliance of budget plans and provided recommendations
- Analyzed cost structure across organization to identify productivity and/or cost savings
- Created ad-hoc financial reports for Department heads to assist in planning and forecasting
Confidential,Change Project Manager05/06 - 03/08 (Stamford, CT)
- Served as project manager for the Americas between internal clients and IT Infrastructure teams (Wintel, Unix, Networks and Storage)
- Recommended hardware solutions and managed procurement process to ensure deadlines were met
- Leveraged outsourcing capabilities to procure EOL servers
- Provided comprehensive reporting on a regular basis to management relating to core business IMAC requests
- Prepared documents, presentations and process flows in an effort to achieve global standardization
- Negotiated one-off transactions between key internal stakeholders to maintain Service Level Agreements
Project Manager - Office of the COO
- Provided comprehensive updates to senior management on the status of Change The Bank (CTB) projects
- Created “Business Security” process document to communicate for Bank compliance purposes
- Prepared and updated project plans, presentations and risk documentation to ensure project effectiveness
- Compiled and validated Non Anti-Money Laundering (AML) satisfiers and regulations for Canadian entities
Confidential,Tax Projects Coordinator 12/02 - 05/06 (Armonk, NY)
- Evaluated process flows for North American Tax Group to assist in compliance documentation for Sarbanes Oxley
- Actively managed vendor subscriptions; saving the department in excess of $150,000
- Prepared Board of Director materials; including presentations and required biographical information
- Updated and maintained all budgeting activities relating to cost savings and efficiencies
- Documented, analyzed and reported on projects tracked through a comprehensive (excel-based) timesheet system; preparing presentations to core business groups showing client time allocations
- Proactively set up new, customized platforms for each staff to maintain and update their projects to the Director
- Sought out and evaluated overall department processes, developed game plan, obtained sign-off, and implemented new standards
Other Experience:
Confidential,Analyst – Homebuilding (New York, NY)
Confidential,Analyst – Generalist (New York, NY)
Confidential,Research/Industry Analyst – Risk Management Group/Data Analyst - Private Data and Audit Group (New York, NY)
Education:
MBA - Finance
B.S - Business Communications
Computer Skills: Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access, Visio. LEXIS-NEXIS, Oracle