Millicent Bell

Multicultural church of 5,000+ members serving the Dallas Metroplex and San Antonio

• Procure goods for 3 locations across multiple functions within the organization, including facilities, hospitality, events and a private preschool.
• Ensure most advantageous pricing for purchases, resolve delivery issues and process returns.
• Support team members in achieving purchasing goals and managing department budgets.

Multigenerational Church of 10,000+ Members Serving Austin and the Surrounding Area

• Developed leadership curriculum and presented two training sessions at an annual retreat for over 100 diverse female leaders.
• Cast vision, created culture and provided support for a team of 24 leaders.
• Facilitated panel discussions and delivered inspirational messages before a group of 130 attendees.
• Grew leadership team by 300% and attendee participation by 170% over five years.

• Guided procurement executives through Business Process Improvement projects and verified 4 Executive Belt certifications.
• Mentored key Worldwide Procurement Business Process Improvement projects through implementation, resulting in $50M in savings.
• Streamlined communication between Logistics, Procurement, Engineering and Marketing departments to successfuly develop new products for key clients.
• Created standardized cost models to assist commodity managers in supplier negotiations, resulting in $10M in embedded freight savings.