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• Responsible for overseeing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) value creation for the combined categories of Telecom/Hardware spend.
• In addition to numerous daily procedural activities, concentration included the successful execution of the corporate-wide launch and finalization of the RFP for IT Mobility across three(3) carriers including the incumbent. Preliminary results indicated approximately $1.5M in hard savings and duplicative reductions across the enterprise.
• Led technology integration projects to enhance operational efficiency and streamline processes.
• Developed strategic sourcing initiatives to optimize supplier partnerships and reduce costs.

• Led execution of procurement plans; assisted in the preparation of competitive go to market events including solicitation of bids, quotations and proposals.
• Extensive contract review and negotiations.
• Drafted, reviewed and issued enterprise level Master Services Agreements and all associated documentation in cooperation with enterprise legal, technology and financial teams.
• Developed and executed sourcing strategies to optimize supplier selection and engagement.
• Managed approximately 20 large ($1M plus) projects monthly.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on sourcing initiatives and project goals.

• Assigned as corporate Point of Contact (POC) responsible for all new and existing technology supplier activities on assigned projects from initial registration and background onboarding, through pricing and legal negotiation.
• Competitive bidding processing via RFx.
• Continual training and use of nuanced Ariba products and working through all phases of nuanced GDPR regs and rules within sourcing teams.
• Handling of 15-20 large scale technology projects weekly.
• Evaluated bids from suppliers based on price, quality, delivery time, and other key factors to select the best value providers.

• Partnered across enterprise with technology business units to develop and relay requirements and thereafter lead and educate teams in procurement processes.
• Reviewed, redlined, and negotiated software(licensing and maintenance), telecom and IT hardware related MSA’s and SOWs, for Corp IT Infrastructure support services. Co-led cross-functional stakeholder activities, including CISO Risk Review status meetings among executive leadership.
• Facilitated cross-functional collaboration between IT, operations, and business units to drive project success.
• Managed 20-25 mid scale projects monthly.

• Supported contract management procedures, tools and methodologies to implement technology contracts in accordance with terms, documenting and managing records with the objective to maintain complete contract documentation files and audit trail.
• Assisted identifying areas where contracts can be exploited to improve cash flow and leverage commercial level working closely with account team.
• Collaborated with the delivery teams in scope/gap analysis, project governance, management of change requests, management of subcontractors, monitor of the acceptance procedures and overall commercial contract interpretation.
• Developed and implemented contract management processes to enhance efficiency across project teams.
• Managed approximately 15-20 projects midscale monthly.
• Analyzed risk factors in contracts to mitigate potential legal issues and enhance project delivery.

Researched background information related to legal issues, gathered records and files.

• Provided professional legal support service to attorneys in a law office as necessary.
• Responsibilities included communicating contractual terms across AR/HR/IT/Finance/Legal.
• Led cross-functional teams in evaluating contract proposals and risk assessments to support strategic decision-making.
• Negotiated complex contracts to ensure compliance with legal, financial, and operational requirements.
• Managed approximately 15-20 midrange projects monthly.

• Advised, managed and implemented short and long-term IT labor and IT purchase strategies including business process outsourcing decisions. Effectively contributed to savings across enterprise managing diverse Regulatory Compliance issues.
• Assisted category managing spend of approx. $400M.
• Reduced operational costs by identifying areas for improvement and implementing cost-saving measures.
• Negotiated contracts with vendors, securing favorable terms that contributed to cost reductions and increased profitability.

• Managed enterprise category with $25M in addressable spend with diverse supply base.
• Reduction across siloed organizations of license overages and misemployments of Oracle and SAP license structures.
• Successfully negotiated (working closely with outside legal services) a three-year outsourcing agreement for Software as a Service (SaaS) with major offshore supplier representing $21M in spend and negotiated savings of $250K per contract year.
• Negotiated Best-in-Class terms including, extended warranty period, termination for convenience and capped direct damages amounting to extent of fees paid only.
• Developed and implemented category strategies to optimize product assortment and enhance customer satisfaction.

• Functioned as the supply management expert for legal services and IT cluster within area-of-spend responsibility, identifying opportunities and ensuring service delivery to Unilever (UL) business stakeholders, conformance to Indirects Procurement (IP) processes and all contracted commitments for North America (NA).
• Ensured service provider operational service delivery to UL business stakeholders and conformation to IP processes and contracted commitments of BTO Provider.
• Developed and executed the sourcing strategy, including tendering, analysis, selection of and negotiation with suppliers.
• Drafted master services agreements and statements of work.
• Handled approximately 20 over $1m Spend projects for North America region.

• Demonstrated high-quality execution of Merck's internal Sourcing Management Process (SMP).
• Managed and implemented SMP across stakeholders concentrating on Merck Research Labs (MRL) division.
• Delivered high-quality work on time and within budget, earning positive feedback from clients.
• Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strict adherence to deadlines and budgets.
• Coordinated timely delivery of materials and resources to job sites, preventing delays in project timelines.
• Handled approximately 20 projects of mid $1M and over, monthly.