Kathryn Tran
San Lorenzo,CA
Summary
Expert in global sourcing and procurement with a focus on data analysis to enhance cost efficiency. Demonstrated success in managing complex projects that reduce processing times and implement automation strategies, resulting in significant time and resource savings across various functional teams.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Global Sourcing Manager | Pricing Analyst
AppleCare IoS Procurement
Sunnyvale, USA
05.2019 - 02.2020
- Achieved multi-million dollar savings by identifying pricing errors in BOM and quotes.
- Analyzed and reconciled large monthly datasets with BOM quotes to uncover discrepancies.
- Presented findings to global sourcing team for negotiations with OEM, securing lower prices.
- Monitored and followed up with OEM team to ensure implementation of reduced pricing on quotes.
IT Project Coordinator | Procurement Specialist
Apple Online Store Engineering
Sunnyvale, USA
03.2018 - 12.2018
- Reduced time and cost to process high volume of POs via eApproval.
- Supports multiple projects at a time across diverse functional teams.
- Managed complex Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
- Designed a change order log to track the change orders efficiently with PO reduction, adding fund back to project in Pathfinder.
- Worked closely with IT project managers, finance, and vendors.
- Used advanced Excel pivot table, V-Lookup to reconcile PO orders tracking with eApproval report.
IT Hardware Assets Analyst
Apple Data Center
Newark, USA
02.2017 - 02.2018
- Analyzed large set of hardware assets data.
- Reconciled 20,000 new hardware purchase monthly between SAP system and Nlyte:DCIM system.
IT PMO Financial Analyst | IT Project Coordinator
GAP Inc
San Francisco, USA
09.2015 - 01.2017
- Supported project managers with 15 projects multimillion dollar monthly until project cycle are completed.
- Supports multiple projects at a time across diverse functional teams.
- Prepared monthly reporting analysis for projects supported summarizing resource utilization as well as project spending against budgets.
- Maintained financial outlook, analyse resource plans, develop forecasts, analyse variances, and deliver progress reports throughout lifecycle for projects.
- Worked closely with IT Project Managers, Portfolio Managers, Finance & Strategy, Resource Planning, and Procurement.
- Supported the IT PMO on resource timesheet in Clarity, and PO, invoice on labor milestone, hardware, software, maintenance in Oracle.
- Saved time for the team by designed a new hardware and hardware maintenance report to submit to corporate finance monthly.
IT PMO Procurement Specialist | IT Project Coordinator
Apple SAP PMO
Sunnyvale, USA
08.2014 - 07.2015
- Managed high volume of Purchase Requisitions via eApproval.
- Supports multiple projects at a time across diverse functional teams.
- Managed Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
- Automated the PR process with eApproval. Saved time of process by 50% and error free 100%.
- Supported the SAP project managers in US, UK, Singapore, and China with procurement to pay functions.
- Analyzed and approved high volume of invoices monthly for engineering consultants from Accenture, WiPro, Infosys.
- Served as the key point of contact for requestors, procurement, finance.
- Quickly earned reputation for reliability, efficiency and ability to resolve any issues.
- Worked directly with AP and vendors to resolve billing issues $100 thousands of dollars past due over a year.
IT Hardware Procurement Specialist | IT Project Coordinator
SYMANTEC Corporation
Mountain View, USA
01.2009 - 07.2014
- Supported multimillion dollars hardware purchasing for multiple projects including budget tracking, logistics, and finance policies.
- Supports multiple projects at a time across diverse functional teams.
- Managed Purchase Requisitions, maintain invoice tracking and Good Receipts.
- Managed logistic, ETA, resolve logistics issues.
- Managed and track hardware purchase. PO orders tracking.
Education
BS - Accounting
California State University of East Bay
Hayward, CaliforniaSkills
- Apple Engineering Procurement
- Apple Supply Chain
- Apple eApproval
- Apple PR justification
- Apple invoice approval process
- IT hardware procurement
- Project life cycle
- Troubleshoot and resolve PO issues
- Advanced MS Excel
- Analytical capability
- Budget tracking
- Logistic
- Finance policies
- Data analysis
- Automated PR process
Timeline
Global Sourcing Manager | Pricing Analyst
AppleCare IoS Procurement
05.2019 - 02.2020
IT Project Coordinator | Procurement Specialist
Apple Online Store Engineering
03.2018 - 12.2018
IT Hardware Assets Analyst
Apple Data Center
02.2017 - 02.2018
IT PMO Financial Analyst | IT Project Coordinator
GAP Inc
09.2015 - 01.2017
IT PMO Procurement Specialist | IT Project Coordinator
Apple SAP PMO
08.2014 - 07.2015
IT Hardware Procurement Specialist | IT Project Coordinator
SYMANTEC Corporation
01.2009 - 07.2014
BS - Accounting
California State University of East Bay