Joan Ellis Hawkins
Winston-Salem,NC
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Small Business Program Manager + Procurement Manager
Deloitte & Touche, LLC.
11.2007 - 12.2019
- Managing and administering subcontracting plans under various Government Agencies.
- Supervised Subcontract Administrators and Buyers to effectively process and administer subcontracting plans and purchase orders.
- Provided small business reports to determine on-track opportunities for all small business categories.
- Managed small business goals; submission of SF294 and SF295 reports.
- Met with account partners to provide status of subcontractor/vendor performance.
- Performed site visits with potential Small Businesses, as part of the validation process.
- Performed site visits to Government Agencies to determine upcoming opportunities for small businesses.
- Created documents to assist in project discussions and forecasts with the firm Partners.
- Ensure analysis of spend portfolio aligns appropriate strategies, and secure spend visibility to deliver on savings and drive compliance towards procurement policies, and proper categorization and maintained accurately in the system.
- Identify and drive procurement projects to deliver cost savings and ensure project plans and related savings are documented and maintained in required project/savings tracking tool.
- Building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders (e.g. Finance, IT, Marketing, HR, Supply Chain, etc.) to drive performance on all categories in close collaboration and to ensure effective working relationships and successful outcomes.
- Identify new suppliers and pre-qualifying them to ensure ongoing supplier compliance to company requirements.
- Negotiating favorable contract terms (price, quality, service, and availability).
- Regularly visit prioritized sites in Areas of Responsibility and participate in key regional and local meetings.
- Manage procurement activities and subcontract performance with a focus on quality, delivery, and cost.
- Demonstrated ability to handle and prioritize multiple initiatives.
- Deloitte Services LP
Contracts Manager
ACCENTURE
04.2002 - 05.2006
- Managing and administering contracts and subcontracts under the FDIC Contracts, FannieMae, US MINT, and Transportation Security Administration, all Accenture National Security Services contracts, TSA Airport Rollout, TSA Backlog, FLETC, Customs, OSI, USVISI, and Accenture HR Services.
- Monitoring subcontractor/vendor performance, maintaining contract and vendor reports; flow key contractual provisions to subcontractors, administer the terms of the contract provisions, requirements, and obligations.
- Negotiations and issuance of purchase orders, subcontracts and task orders, coordination with project management for planning on individual task orders, proper file documentation.
- Identification and vetting of new suppliers.
- Travelled to US Airports to identify suppliers, and administer purchase orders and subcontract agreements for improvement of the passenger checkpoints after 911.
Contracts/Subcontracts Manager of EFM, East Region
ICF Kaiser Engineers, Inc./IT Corporation
11.1998 - 01.2001
- Development and implementation of the procurement process for U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers, as well as all commercial contacts on the eastern region. (Baltimore TERC, TEPS and ESPS Programs, and PERTOC).
- Managed the regional contract and procurement functions for the United States Army Corp of Engineers’ Baltimore Total Environmental Restoration Contract (TERC), the largest Environmental Program in the Country, estimated total value of $400M, as well as the TEPS and ESPS Contracts.
- Responsible for contract and procurement functions of United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pentagon Remediation Task Order Contract (PERTOC), estimated total value of $200M, management of all contract and subcontract activities for these programs.
- Responsible to the Program Manager, various project managers, and Eastern and Western Region’s Director of Contracts.
- Review and issuance of request for proposals, negotiation and issuance of subcontracts and purchase agreements, coordination with project management for procurement planning for individual TERC, TEPS and ESPS task orders, and the Pentagon task orders.
- Implementation, through contract planning and oversight, of the Subcontracting Program goals.
- Manage procurement activities and vendor performance (sourcing rand negotiations) with a focus on quality, delivery, and cost.
- Supplier identification/selection/consolidation.
- Manage purchase requests, quotes/bids, and proposals; review and approve.
- Responsible for submissions of SF294 and SF295 reports.
- Worked with the US Army Corp of Engineers' Contracting officer on contract actions, i.e. planning consent reviews, Davis Bacon and Service Contract Act wage determinations, administration of such subcontracts/purchase orders; track receipt and review of certificates of technical evaluations, insurance, bonds, certified payrolls and additional submittals as required; issues directly affecting teaming subcontractors, etc.
- Coordinate and plan with Government Property Manager for government property procurements on TERC program.
- Managed and supervised a staff of nine Contract and Subcontract Administrators and Procurement Support Administrators.
- [Temporary Assignment]
Timeline
Small Business Program Manager + Procurement Manager
Deloitte & Touche, LLC.
11.2007 - 12.2019
Contracts Manager
ACCENTURE
04.2002 - 05.2006
Contracts/Subcontracts Manager of EFM, East Region
ICF Kaiser Engineers, Inc./IT Corporation
11.1998 - 01.2001