Blackbaud Financial Edge
Brittany Velner
Perrysburg,OH
Summary
Dynamic procure-to-pay leader, adept in procurement management, and vendor relationship building. Expert in enhancing operational efficiency through innovative policy implementation and crisis management. Recognized for meticulous attention to detail and effective cross-functional team leadership, driving significant improvements in compliance and service delivery.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Financial Compliance
NeighborWorks Toledo Region
Toledo, OH
07.2024 - Current
- Directed procure-to-pay workflows for enhanced operational efficiency.
- Developed and implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with federal grant programs and 2 CFR 200.
- Negotiated agreements with external partners such as contractors or consultants.
- Played a key role in managing crises to minimize negative effects on business functions.
Purchasing Manager
NeighborWorks Toledo Region
Toledo, OH
07.2022 - 07.2024
- Manage weatherization purchasing process while ensuring internal accuracy and grant compliance
- Purchase Order creation
- Manage internal inventory process and inventory staff
- One half of the continuous improvement project team responsible for coordinating and implementing large projects (new software implementation, process creation and improvement, app development)
- Evaluate current vendors and source out new vendors for bidding requests.
- Identify systematic problems and root causes to resolve issues and improve service delivery.
- Admin level IT support
Purchasing Coordinator
NeighborWorks Toledo Region
Toledo, OH
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Designed and implemented an electronic procure to pay process that accommodates internal procedures while complying with federal grant requirements (2CFR200), state and private weatherization program requirements, and GAAP for our Weatherization program
- Personally developed electronic purchase request forms with automated approval steps in our low code database software
- Implemented new inventory workflow leading to substantial reduction in inventory loss, greater reporting capabilities, and total visibility from item reordering to home installation
CMMS Coordinator
Magna Exteriors
Belvidere, Illinois
02.2017 - 05.2021
- CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) support/administrator for assembly, bonding, and molding maintenance groups
- Maintained 1.9 million dollar spare part inventory by procuring spare parts for new assembly, bonding, and molding equipment, issuing parts as they are used, reordering/purchasing spare parts for replacement, and completing quarterly physical inventories
- Implemented and maintained PM schedule for all running production equipment for assembly and bonding maintenance groups with provided tasking.
- Maintained molding maintenance PM schedule after acquiring molding maintenance in March of 2020.
- Assisted with customer, corporate, and IATF audits in regards to PM’s and spare parts
- Purchased for maintenance and engineering projects by quoting out parts lists for most competitive pricing
- Provided training to all incoming CMMS support staff
- Launched CMMS at Magna Exteriors Belvidere during facility launch. Identified local vendors necessary for procuring spare parts, helped to facilitate partial inventory move from previous program facility, facilitated a CMMS software changeover, and assisted maintenance manager during first facility IATF audit
H.R./Payroll Assistant
Universal Marketing Group
Toledo, OH
02.2016 - 01.2017
- Used payroll software to verify new hires, correct employee time punches, get necessary information to benefit eligible employees and track employee attendance
- Tracked employee attendance, by shift, using hourly staffing reports
- Created all new accounts in two different platforms for incoming new hires
- Pulled reports from each platform, payroll software and management tracking to get each representative's working time for the week (for both payroll and disciplinary purposes)
Call Center Supervisor
American Broadband & Telecommunications
Toledo, OH
06.2013 - 07.2014
- Created a complete and comprehensive training program for all new Customer Service Representatives that included a training handbook and training checklist (all prior training was conducted word of mouth, and was very inconsistent)
- Supervised call center floor which consisted of 50 Customer Service and Sales Representatives
- Used QuickTel platform to monitor call volume and CSR answer rates
- Handled all Supervisor level customer service calls
Customer Service Representative
American Broadband & Telecommunications
Toledo, OH
07.2012 - 06.2013
- My daily performance records were used to set new hourly standards for the customer service call center
- Handled incoming Customer Service calls regarding all aspects of service (ie…repair issues, billing, plans etc…)
- Completed first bill calls to new customers
Records Management Technician
American Red Cross
Toledo, OH
04.2012 - 12.2012
- Processed incoming Blood Donor Records from the surrounding regions. This included preparing and scanning them into the ARC nationwide database for Blood Donor Records
- Filled urgent record requests from governmental agencies
- Completed projects as needed involving scanning in old documents into the ARC database
Education
High School Diploma -
Otsego High School
Tontogany, OH2008
Some College (No Degree) -
Owens Community College
Oregon, OHSkills
- Experienced with Microsoft Office applications
- Skilled in utilizing large-scale mainframe databases
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Skilled in vendor relationship management
- Able to multitask effectively
- Skilled in fast-paced work settings
- Experienced in conducting peer training sessions
- Procurement management
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Quick learner
Work Availability
monday
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Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 4 staff members.
- Achieved clean federal program audit by implementing a new procure to pay process with compliance, accuracy, and efficiency.
- Developed a purchase request application using Quickbase that is now utilized in the organization's procure to pay process.
- Implemented electronic purchase orders in an organization that previously utilized manual/paper purchase orders.
Software
Quickbase
QAD
IMaint
Microsoft Office 365
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsPaid time offTimeline
Director of Financial Compliance
NeighborWorks Toledo Region
07.2024 - Current
Purchasing Manager
NeighborWorks Toledo Region
07.2022 - 07.2024
Purchasing Coordinator
NeighborWorks Toledo Region
07.2021 - 07.2022
CMMS Coordinator
Magna Exteriors
02.2017 - 05.2021
H.R./Payroll Assistant
Universal Marketing Group
02.2016 - 01.2017
Call Center Supervisor
American Broadband & Telecommunications
06.2013 - 07.2014
Customer Service Representative
American Broadband & Telecommunications
07.2012 - 06.2013
Records Management Technician
American Red Cross
04.2012 - 12.2012
High School Diploma -
Otsego High School
Some College (No Degree) -
Owens Community College
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