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Gwendolyn Rogers

Durham

Summary

Professional Contract Specialist with strong background in contract analysis, negotiation, and compliance. Known for delivering impactful results through effective collaboration and adaptability to changing needs. Expertise in contract management, risk assessment, and regulatory requirements. Reliable team player with focus on achieving organizational goals.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Sourcing & Contract Analyst/Recall Coordinator

UNC Health Care
01.2022 - Current
  • In conjunction with the Value Analysis team, understand and monitor current commodity market conditions/trends, developing technologies, supply chain capacity/capability, product knowledge, customer requirements, total commodity spend and supply/demand challenges.
  • As a member of a cross-functional team and sourcing process, help guide the selection, development, and management of strategic suppliers to meet commodity cost and performance goals.
  • Help develop and implement sourcing driven spend management strategies, including supplier assessments and rationalization, negotiation for best total cost of ownership, make vs. buy analyses, vendor managed inventories, inventory reduction programs, cycle time improvements, security of supply, supplier diversity, continuous improvement, EDI, and procurement/engineering collaboration.
  • Support and sometimes lead negotiation and completion of contracts with strategic and preferred suppliers to maximize benefits across UNCHC and its affiliates. Establish a strong network and foster collaboration with customers, suppliers, key stakeholders, and team members.
  • This contributes to a rigorous and disciplined process for managing the supply base including leading periodic business reviews, monitoring, and managing supplier performance (quality, cost, delivery, technology, service, and leadership), managing supplier relationships, in addition to developing and monitoring supplier improvement plans.
  • Analyzed business problems and provided solutions for supply chain.
  • Analyzed financial reporting in Business Objects and Lawson to find Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) vendor maintenance for supply chain.
  • Developed Excel dashboards to visualize key business metrics that aided in decision-making process.
  • Worked with healthcare IT implementation of a new ERP system to integrate business function, improving supply chain management software.
  • Built a finance dashboard with Excel for senior management to analyze fiscal data of 4.4B annually.
  • Managed product recalls for healthcare system.
  • Developed procedures policies for supply chain warehouse.

Purchasing Specialist

NCCU Purchasing
09.2016 - 01.2022
  • Position oversees a wide range of commodities and services for the University in the most effective and cost-effective manner and in accordance with State procurement laws and regulations; UNC General Administration/University policies and procedures.
  • Responsibilities included processing of requisitions for supplies, services, and equipment: Approve requisitions resulting in Purchase Orders. Conduct mandatory pre-bid meetings/site visits. Prepare and solicit documents (IFB, RFQs and RFPs) for commodities and services. Evaluate formal bids, quotes, proposals, and award contracts. Including mission critical software and procurement system providers using SciQuest, Ellucian and BANNER. Assist with management of the University BANNER INB and Historically Underutilized Business (HUB). Work closely with the Office of Legal Affairs to ensure the University complies. Ensure purchasing policies and procedures are followed including requisitions approvals. Maintain strong vendor relations, resolve disputes, and serve as a university representative at vendor fairs.
  • Serve as the Purchasing Department Information Technology (IT) liaison: Assist with the electronic procurement system processes operation and initiative between the Purchasing Department and Information Technology using BANNER and SciQuest.
  • Serve as TeamDynamic Administrator for the department.
  • Manage and maintain the Purchasing webpage. Manage and maintain Web Focus reports. Assist IT with all issues related to BANNER INB.
  • Serve as Contract Management Administrator for Purchasing, vendors, Office of Legal Affairs, UNC System Office, NC Contracts and Procurement using SciQuest systems and NC eProcurement.
  • Position evaluates changes to purchasing policies and procedures related to collection, storage, retrieval, formatting, reporting, use and purging of all purchasing and vendor data; designs and creates a broad range of scheduled and special ad hoc reports for the department, University officials, State Purchase and Contract; train on new technologies for the campus on BANNER 9 and Jaggaar 17.3.

Financial Manager- Staff Assistant

Duke Women's Studies
06.2002 - 07.2014
  • Position reported to the Chair and Business Manager to oversee a $16.6 million annual budget with ten departmental operational accounts, ten faculty research accounts, forty-five endowment accounts, six faculty federal grants, accounting, human resources, payroll, procurement, purchasing, reconciliation, accounts payable using SAP/PeopleSoft.
  • Assisted division heads in administration of Women's Studies and Sexuality Studies Program salaries and expenditures. Maintained departmental budget and fiscal obligations of a complex and confidential nature in support of major program activities to support the Business Manager.
  • Managed and processed financial operations by performing complex accounting services related to preparing, analyzing, maintaining, and reviewing various financial statements, records, and reports.
  • Work cooperatively with Business Manager, and other staff to facilitate the smooth operation of Women's Studies and the Sexuality Studies Program.

Staff Accounting Specialist

Duke Undergraduate Admission
08.1999 - 05.2002
  • Position reported to Administrative Business Manager. Assisted department and division head in administration of Undergraduate Admissions with a $6 million budget with accounting, human resources, payroll, reconciliation, procurement, purchasing, and accounts payable using SAP/PeopleSoft.
  • Maintained administrative payroll, budgetary and financial duties of a complex and confidential nature in support of major program activities to support Business Manager and maintain efficiency in organizational operations.

Accounting Clerk Senior, Sr.

Duke Law School
06.1995 - 07.1999
  • Position reported to Director of Administration Office. Assisted department and division head in administration of Duke Law School with a $12.5 million dollar budget with accounting, human resources, payroll, reconciliation, procurement, purchasing, and accounts payable using PeopleSoft.
  • Managed budgets and fiscal obligations of a complex and confidential nature in support of major program activities to support the Business Manager with efficiency in organizational performance.
  • Supported financial operations by performing complex accounting services related to preparing, analyzing, maintaining, and reviewing various financial statements, records, and reports.
  • Reconcile and manage eighty faculty research accounts. Processed 150 students’ employment and supervised six students yearly. Collaborate cooperatively with the Provost, Business Manager, faculty, and other staff to facilitate the smooth operation of Duke Law School.

Education

Master of Science - Education Technology

North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
01.2020

Master of Science - Human Growth and Family Studies, Minor In: Education

North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
01.2015

Master of Education - Education Special Learning Disabilities

North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
01.2011

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration and Business Information Technology

North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
01.2008

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Customer-focused service
  • Procurement management
  • Effective team player
  • Human resources management
  • Effective communication skills
  • Financial management
  • Analytical thinker

SKILLS

Ability to organize and concentrate on a variety of tasks. Established reputation and proven history as an individual with learned ability to examine/analyze existing methods. I have a strong background in Accounting, Payroll, Purchasing, Procurement, Accounts Payable, GAAP, Information Technology, SAP/ PeopleSoft, NC eProcurement, Statewide Term Contracts, NC Bids, Ellucian Banner, SciQuest, Lawson, InFor, Web Focus, Argos, Microsoft, Customer Relations, and Post Award Compliance Training.

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

  • Languages: Java, C, A Language, My SQL, PHP, HTML
  • Operating Environments: UNIX, MS Windows 95-XP, MS-DOS
  • Business Tools: MS-Office and MS-Office Suite

Timeline

Sourcing & Contract Analyst/Recall Coordinator

UNC Health Care
01.2022 - Current

Purchasing Specialist

NCCU Purchasing
09.2016 - 01.2022

Financial Manager- Staff Assistant

Duke Women's Studies
06.2002 - 07.2014

Staff Accounting Specialist

Duke Undergraduate Admission
08.1999 - 05.2002

Accounting Clerk Senior, Sr.

Duke Law School
06.1995 - 07.1999

Master of Science - Human Growth and Family Studies, Minor In: Education

North Carolina Central University

Master of Education - Education Special Learning Disabilities

North Carolina Central University

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration and Business Information Technology

North Carolina Central University

Master of Science - Education Technology

North Carolina Central University

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