Danielle Carpenter
Cohoes,NY
Summary
Accomplished Procurement Professional with history of overseeing multi-million dollar procurement operations. Strategic planner offering demonstrated track record and core strengths in key relationship management and inventory management as well as persuasive contract negotiation skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Vendor Management Office Manager
Northeast Shared Services
Schenectady, NY
01.2024 - Current
- Manage critical partners, collaborators, and strategic supplier relationships, including ongoing 1:1s with key partners, monthly interactions with strategic partners, vendor scorecards, and monthly/quarterly updates for the internal VMO community
- Serves as a liaison between internal partners and vendors in support of IT services contracts to curtail risks and ensure alignment with corporate, legal, client, and business objectives, statement of work (SOW), RFx (RFI, RFQ, RFP) responses, and supporting documents in line with our policies and procedures
- Leads development and adoption of Vendor Management Office (VMO) governance, tools, guidance, and processes
Procurement Analyst
NYISO
Rensselaer, NY
05.2023 - Current
- Lead negotiations with counterparties and manage legal agreements covering a wide range of transactions, especially customer-facing purchase agreements, subcontracting agreements, non-disclosure agreements, partnership agreements, and statements of work.
- Develop strong working relationships with colleagues across departments and educate the business development teams on key contract terms in the various templates and the company’s document execution policy.
- Collaborate with the business development and legal teams to make the contract management workflow effective and efficient, including 1.) administration of a database of contract templates and work requests and 2.) appropriate resource allocation based on deal priority and deadlines.
Sourcing Contract Specialist
CDPHP
Albany, NY
01.2020 - 05.2022
- Negotiate new and renewal, low to medium risk vendor contracts with input from internal business owners and legal; prepare contracts and/or contract amendments in accordance with company standards and within corporate compliance guidelines.
- Analyze completed RFPs; orchestrate responses to questions for all competing vendors; conduct references, prepare comparisons and tabulate scoring results. Work with sourcing manager and business leads on negotiation strategies; continuously provide vendor updates throughout the process.
- Responsible for managing vendor and contract administration including Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), contract dates i.e. effective, termination, renewal, etc.
Senior Buyer
Latham Pool Products
Latham, NY, NY
04.2017 - 01.2020
- Provide purchasing planning and control information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing data.
- Ensure supplier on time delivery of raw materials and inventory items to support manufacturing operations to guarantee orders are on schedule.
- Manage supplier relations while issuing RFQs for sourcing requests, stocking agreements and contract negotiations.
- Analyze market trends of commodities and other goods to determine availability of materials.
- Measure actual vs. planned savings and set forth action plans to meet annual goals and budget restrictions.
Promotions Assistant
Albany Broadcasting Company
Latham, NY
05.2005 - 12.2018
- Collaborate with multiple departments to create and execute promotions and events such as; remotes, community events, van hits and other various activities from start to finish.
- Met budget restrictions and provided engagement rates and return on investment of events held.
- Develop relationships with clients, listeners, community members and other stakeholders for the organization to help with growth and prosperity.
Procurement Specialist
Mazzone Hospitality, LLC
Clifton Park, NY, NY
02.2015 - 11.2016
- Acquired a non-profitable department and within 3 months boosted sales and attendance showing a profit over $20,000.
- Built process and procedures in regard to procurement department establishing the recording process for incoming bids, training and cost tracking.
- Coordinated with internal teams to help support the entire organization from marketing, finance and sales and responded to any vendor issues ranging from delivery, quality and payments.
Loan Closing Specialist
M&T Bank
Clifton Park, NY
04.2012 - 02.2015
- Responsible for closing and post-closing procedures of all loan products adhering to various State, Federal Product and Investor guidelines while bridging communication between internal and external clients.
- Oversaw Employee Engagement Committee for the entire organization. Planned, budgeted and delegated tasks to host company events and cultivate a culture of high engagement.
Senior Account Representative
MazzoneCovera Card Solutions
Albany, NY
10.2007 - 08.2010
- Oversaw the coordination, implementation and monitoring of operational projects for team of Account Representatives to ensure deadlines in conjunction with the responsibility of outlining procedures and controlling various reports in regard to contractual relationship management.
Education
MBA - Certificate in Organizational Leadership
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, NY05.2018
Skills
- Tracking Inventory Levels and Orders
- ERP Systems / CLM Systems
- Increasing Efficiency and Productivity
- Supervision & Leadership
- Team Building
- Bid Process Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Vendor Sourcing
- Process Improvement
- Quality Assurance Standards
Timeline
Vendor Management Office Manager
Northeast Shared Services
01.2024 - Current
Procurement Analyst
NYISO
05.2023 - Current
Sourcing Contract Specialist
CDPHP
01.2020 - 05.2022
Senior Buyer
Latham Pool Products
04.2017 - 01.2020
Procurement Specialist
Mazzone Hospitality, LLC
02.2015 - 11.2016
Loan Closing Specialist
M&T Bank
04.2012 - 02.2015
Senior Account Representative
MazzoneCovera Card Solutions
10.2007 - 08.2010
Promotions Assistant
Albany Broadcasting Company
05.2005 - 12.2018
MBA - Certificate in Organizational Leadership
The College of Saint Rose
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