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Rod Zottneck

MCKINNEY,TX

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience at Toyota Financial Services, excelling in vendor relationship management and risk assessment. Proven track record in sourcing strategy development and team collaboration, successfully onboarding vendors and enhancing performance. Recognized for leadership communication and problem-solving skills, driving operational excellence and exceeding expectations in service delivery.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Procurement Analyst

Toyota Financial Services
Plano, TX
03.2017 - Current
  • Executed strategic sourcing functions, overseeing contracts and RFx sourcing events.
  • Led sourcing initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
  • Educated team members on sourcing and contracting systems to enhance cost efficiency.
  • Collaborated with Business Units to identify requirements for effective sourcing events.
  • Managed sourcing events across all TFS business units within the enterprise.

Sr. Vendor Project Administrator

Toyota Financial Services
Owings Mills, MD
09.2009 - 03.2017

⦁ Managed relationships with TFS third party vendors. Ensured services provided consistently met and exceeded TFS' expectations.
⦁ Successfully assisted in ramping up two repossession vendors. Both providers were on-board & exceeding expectations within the first quarter.
⦁ Identified and successfully transitioned business operations from one vendor to alternative vendors when performance did not meet expectations.
⦁ Partnered with Debt Management, ICU, and TFS Legal to identify areas of opportunity and to recognize strengths.
⦁ Reconciled monthly invoices.
⦁ Participated in RFIs/RFPs for potential new business partners.
⦁ Conducted monthly site visits to vendor sites to build partnerships and ensure compliance to metrics and contractual requirements

Team Leader

Toyota Financial Services
Owings Mills, MD
09.2006 - 08.2009
  • Analyzed associate performance to identify trends and assess training needs.
  • Provided actionable insights on CSR/Administration Clerk performance to Customer Service Center units and leadership.
  • Facilitated national and site calibrations to ensure consistent call monitoring and scoring.
  • Determined data collection requirements based on feedback from operations management.
  • Ensured report data met business requirements of Center Excellence operations management.
  • Developed trend analysis from call type data to target performance improvement areas.
  • Coached associates with constructive feedback to drive individual performance enhancement.
  • Conducted interviews and selected high-caliber Performance Excellence Analysts.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Mount Pleasant, MI
Mount Pleasant, MI

Skills

  • Sourcing strategy development
  • Third-party oversight
  • Relationship management
  • Team collaboration
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Professionalism and self-motivation

Timeline

Sr. Procurement Analyst

Toyota Financial Services
03.2017 - Current

Sr. Vendor Project Administrator

Toyota Financial Services
09.2009 - 03.2017

Team Leader

Toyota Financial Services
09.2006 - 08.2009

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Mount Pleasant, MI
Rod Zottneck