Highly skilled and result-oriented procurement professional with proven track record of implementing strategic procurement initiatives that drive cost savings and supplier performance improvements. Successfully negotiated contracts with key suppliers, achieving significant cost savings and mitigating risks. Adept at streamlining procurement processes, implementing technology solutions, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional results. Proudly led multiple efforts to upgrade and automate Purchasing and Procurement processes withing Oracle, Salesforce, iCertus, Conga/Apptus, and DocuSign-Procurement.
Sr. Cloud Product manager serving customers' cloud migration projects, responsible for all project related activities including but not limited to:
• Lead cloud deployments and work closely with development teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the respective UI/UX teams to assist in designing the best product in terms of End User experience.
• Business requirement definition, resource allocation, cost estimation, project scope, and project execution timeline in coordination with functional partners.
• Define product scope through Agile Methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) to maximize work efficiency across teams.
• Keeping track of trends in industry and of competition
• Map Product backlog through Story writing and mapping utilizing Jira.
• Facilitate technology discovery sessions between internal stakeholders and customers to investigate a new solution through a proof-of-concept effort or to custom build a new solution.
• Measure and track goal numbers; revenue, costs, budget, payment, and distribution.
• Analyze, build, and update financial reports to highlight ROI and KPI.
• Build custom event-based reports, per stakeholders' request.
• Maintain a strong high performing culture within the scrum teams.
• Evaluated and implemented several new technologies for manufacturing team in support of ERP system upgrade from desktop version to cloud version.
• Internal IT consultant to the technical and functional business teams on new technologies and best practices.
Personally developed and lead - Automated Internal Purchasing Process
Personally developed - Procurement Tracking Tool