Lena Slusarek

• Established effective communication among team members across the country for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion on 30+ managed IT service projects.
• Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
• Mentored junior team members in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.

• Leverage my leadership skills to maximize productivity of purchasing and warehouse team while training staff on best practices and processes - their success is my success.
• With 160mill annual spend, increased company profitability by negotiating rebate programs with vendor partners that go to the bottom line while building partner relationships.
• Maximized vendor programs during post-sales process resulting in addition 1-5pts of gross profit on sizeable sales orders.
• Spearheaded cross-functional initiatives across IT, AV and Managed Service departments to achieve business goals including new Intranet, M365 Governance and ERP implementation to Oracle NetSuite while improving efficiencies.

Sourced with over 75 IT & AV vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices to maximize profitability.

• Managed internal computer refresh project for our employees while leveraging vendor programs to minimize expenses on internal purchases of IT assets.
• Solved diverse supply chain problems involving numerous sources, logistics and scheduling factors.

• Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
• Maintained consistent email communication with stores and suppliers to confirm and track orders and verify price revisions on purchase orders.
• Determined lowest possible cost, factoring in quality and reliability and negotiated favorable contracts.