
With a proven track record at Kaiser Permanente, I excel in optimizing supply chain operations and enhancing team dynamics. My expertise in supply chain and exceptional communication skills have driven significant improvements in compliance and budget management, showcasing my ability to lead with confidence and achieve operational excellence.
Intake Management: Oversee the intake process for sourcing requests, ensuring timely and accurate entry of information into relevant systems.
Training and Support. Lead, adapt, implement, and update the team with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best practices, processes, and industry trends. Foster open dialogue among team members, engage, motivate, and promote collaboration within and across teams. Delegate tasks and decisions as appropriate; provide appropriate support, guidance, and scope; and encourage development and consideration of options in decision-making. Provided training and support to team members on sourcing tools, policies, and best practices, enhancing overall team competency.
Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process enhancements, and implement solutions to improve efficiency and accuracy in sourcing operations.
Sourcing and RFQ Management: managing the development of requests for proposals and complex bidding documents. Successfully managed the end-to-end sourcing process, including creating detailed Requests for Quotations (RFQs), evaluating supplier bids, and negotiating contracts to achieve cost savings, and ensure supplier compliance with quality and delivery standards. Demonstrated proficiency in leveraging market analysis to identify and onboard reliable suppliers, enhancing procurement efficiency, and reducing lead times. Evaluated high-profile strategic options and participated in the creation of a sourcing strategy.
Supported the continuous improvement of sourcing processes by planning for the effective implementation of continuous improvements to support vendor relations.
Data Analysis and Reporting: Monitor key performance metrics, analyze data to identify trends, and prepare reports for management.
Events and vendor negotiations: Knowledge of sourcing strategies, supplier management, negotiations, and procurement processes. Successfully planned and executed sourcing events, including RFPs and RFQs, leading to competitive vendor selection. Skilled in negotiating favorable contract terms, resulting in cost savings, and enhanced supplier relationships
Vendor Negotiations Expertise: Led successful negotiations with vendors to secure favorable pricing, terms, and conditions, achieving cost reductions, and improved service levels while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
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