Sharon Parker
Summary
Experienced business professional skilled in navigating dynamic and complex environments. Strong analytical and negotiation skills with a keen eye for detail. Known for reliability and commitment to fostering collaborative relationships with clients and vendors.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract Administrator
Corteva Agriscience/Dow Agroscience
2018.01 - Current
- Develop and maintain relationships with vendors for maintenance crafts
- Identify and evaluate possible new contracting partners
- Liaison between plants and contracting partners
- Assist Purchasing with contract negotiations, analyze cost impacts
- Analyze data, address issues/concerns and propose opportunities
- Assist/investigate with vendor payment issues and concerns
- Work closely with EH&S and Contractor Safety on incidents/injury events
- Onboard/integrate new contracting partners
Financial Analyst
Consumers Energy
2017.11 - 2018.01
- Maintained and completed monthly forecasting for
- Accountable for monthly variance analysis reporting
- Analyze spend data, propose leveraging opportunities
- Corrected entries and discrepancies
Cost Savings Project Leader
Wesco
2016.09 - 2017.11
- Identified cost saving opportunities in manufacturing facilities, developed projects for trials
- Reviewed and presented lean improvements
- Analyzed spend and usage data, proposed leveraging opportunities
- Presented projects to upper management with analysis and suggestions for implementation
- Led projects, tracked savings
- Negotiated pricing, resolve supplier issues, research new suppliers
- Completed SDS chemical submission for GHS compliance
Financial Analyst/Information Analyst
Hewlett Packard/Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Electronic Data Systems
2005.04 - 2016.09
- Accountable for all month end close activities for account ($46M)
- Input SAP journal entries
- Researched expense item for account
- Maintained and completed monthly forecasting and Business Unit reporting
- Accountable for monthly variance analysis reporting
- Completed balance sheet reconciliations
- Corrected entries and discrepancies
- Managed multi-year maintenance contract and contract negotiations
- Responsible for asset management and Sarbanes-Oxley audit
Business Analyst/Business Relations Supervisor/Manager
Electronic Data Systems
1995.07 - 2005.04
- Developed and managed outlook and analysis of resources and capital
- Provided monthly and ad-hoc reporting
- Responsible for capital reporting
- Completed client invoicing
- Managed 3 teams of 16-20 team members
- Supervised team of 16-20 technical helpdesk team members
- Responsible for analyzing team's performance, attendance and overall effectiveness thru statics and reporting
- Developed and maintained team budget
- Conducted initial and executive interviews for prospective employees
- Lead project team to improve customer service levels
- Completed schedule for call center for 24/7 coverage
- Provided customer service
- Provide technical, software and business support
Education
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration, Major in Accounting
Baker College
Flint, MISkills
- SAP, MS Office, Excel, Word, Sharepoint
- Data analysis and reporting
- Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis
- Workflow management
- Project Support
- Verbal and written communication
- Professional relationship building
Timeline
Contract Administrator
Corteva Agriscience/Dow Agroscience
2018.01 - Current
Financial Analyst
Consumers Energy
2017.11 - 2018.01
Cost Savings Project Leader
Wesco
2016.09 - 2017.11
Financial Analyst/Information Analyst
Hewlett Packard/Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Electronic Data Systems
2005.04 - 2016.09
Business Analyst/Business Relations Supervisor/Manager
Electronic Data Systems
1995.07 - 2005.04
Bachelors of Science - Business Administration, Major in Accounting
Baker College