SUMMARY:

Seasoned Business & Organizational Analysis, Ariba Administrator, Contract Negotiations, Procurement & Inventory Control, Computer Acuity and Project/Program Management, Federal Contract Management and Price/Cost Analysis

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Proficient: Windows 2000/XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 & 2010, QuickBooks Pro 2000, Oracle, Remedy, SAP, Adobe 8 Professional, Ariba Systems (P2P, Contracts, Spend Visibility, Sourcing (Events), Supplier Management, and Supplier Information/Performance Management), Visio 2010, Deltek Cost Point, PeopleSoft and the Internet.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Procurement Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Support the procurement function and assist in all aspects of purchasing, negotiations, strategy tool and process implementation for procurement related to goods and services. Provide professional and technical advice and support to internal customers.
• Provide analysis (trends, projections, and progress reports) related to procurement process and impact metrics needed, for input relating to:
• Negotiating contractual terms and conditions with suppliers/contractors;
• Making proposal summary recommendations to buyers for contracts.
• Establishing practices, and reinforcing them through regular benchmarking and supplier performance metrics reporting.
• Track payments and deadlines, resolve invoice price and contract terms discrepancies to enable order processing; and communicating with suppliers/contractors to resolve transactional issues.
• Assist with developing and implementing efficiencies, standardized tools, practices and procedures shortening the quotation, RFP and decision making and evaluation time frame.
• Ensure that contractor is in compliance with legal requirements; owner specifications and government regulations.
• Performs other relevant duties as assigned.

Confidential

Supervisor, Procurement Activity / Ariba System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include but not limited to; managing the Ariba system modules for Procure to Pay (P2P - PR, PO, GR), Sourcing, Contracts, Vendor Management, Catalogs, and Supplier Enablement. Manage the company’s system back-end process with the Ariba Network and Ariba Connect systems.
• Responsible for Ariba day-to-day Operational Procurement for (P2P), and all Ariba system modules. Assist Oracle ERP programmers with configuring master data, transactional data and provide fix for both interfaces.
• Lead for resolving all Ariba system issues. Manage the electronic invoicing, catalogs, and reporting with a staff of three employees. Lead for system functionality design and enhancements prior to production release and supplier system on-boarding. Generate detailed business and process flows. Responsible for creating system training materials for internal departments and external clients/suppliers. Train all departments on the Ariba system modules.
• Facilitate discussions and workshops to address and resolve systems issues and errors.
• Created customized reports and performed business analysis for internal and external clients (interviews, document analysis, working sessions, document business processes, and system analysis) to ensure seamless enterprise wide system integration.

Senior Contract Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manage contracting process from inception to implementation.
• Responsible for research and information gathering related to the project and identified all key stakeholders. Interview stakeholders to understand and identify business requirements.
• Develop request for proposals ( Confidential ’s), prime contact for potential vendors during Confidential negotiations and selection process. Lead contractual negotiations with potential and current vendors.
• Review, negotiate and administer contractual documentations, secure best quality, service, and value to meet corporate objectives.
• Managed multiple projects at Confidential . Interface with cross-functional teams to include legal and risk management, ensuring all contract terms and conditions are satisfactory. Established supplier enablement processes.
• Create project reports and meeting agendas for stakeholders and management.
• Manage company’s Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) programs, contracts and relationships. Ensure vendors are certified, competent and financially viable. Manage all Federal, State, and local governments monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements company wide. Worked with Business owners, Sales, and Procurement to drive Minority Business participation and opportunity.

Confidential

Procurement Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for implementation and management of department’s document management system, internal PO generation using PeopleSoft, invoice processing, create tracking reports, requisition review, and other projects as assigned.
• Consultant / Contract Specialist ( Confidential Headquarters)
• Responsible for review and response to all Federal and Commercial request for proposals (RFP), bid solicitations, contract proposals, and statement of work ( Confidential ) for the company. Other contract related activities included, maintaining and updating company’s GSA schedule, contract evaluation, price analysis, agreement modifications, and data base management. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) knowledge.

Confidential

Senior Contract Administrator / Procurement Technician

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for contract administration including; contract policy review, initiate contract renewals and amendments, purchase orders creation, tracking of all contracts, statements of work, and work orders from initiation to closure for department.
• Provide transaction status/pricing analysis on all departments’ contract agreements to management.
• Develop, created, and maintain department’s communication templates for internal and external customers.
• Lead on RFP response analysis and recommendations for award consideration to management.
• Investigate and resolve contract inquiries from internal and external customers.
• Managed Confidential contract database repository, share drive content and contract templates with legal department guidance.
• Assigned Ad Hoc reports and projects as needed.

Confidential

Communications Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Assist lead technicians with identifying, troubleshooting, and repairing all Confidential ’s communications equipment.
• Perform various preventive maintain checks to verify equipment specifications.
• Communication configurations includes but not limited to; portables, mobile units & base stations.

Confidential

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead Human Resource initiatives and manage other department’s operational functions.
• Responsibilities include but not limited to, Internet research, data base development, process enhancements, organizing, scheduling, and supply ordering.
• Coordinate major company events.
• Participate in and provide support for initiatives such as supplier enablement.

Confidential

Senior Account Executive

Responsibilities:

• Develop relationships at executive level with key accounts.
• Managed and execute customer business development plans, strategic sales objectives, and services growth for company.
• Offered and sold enterprise solutions for both hardware and software.
• Develop marketing strategies and campaigns to promote company’s capabilities to potential corporate, state, local and federal government clients.
• Responded and managed government and commercial agencies request for quotes (RFQ’s), request for information (RFI), Bid and proposals response and product information. Negotiated and executed all company contracts and agreements. Maintained and secured funding for company’s financial soundness.

Confidential

Senior Account Executive

Responsibilities:

• Initiated and establishing a regional sales presence for half a billion dollar computer reseller.
• Efforts increased sales in region to $0 to $500K per month.
• Negotiated, awarded, implemented, and managed a $12 million dollar, 3-year enterprise-wide computer peripheral contract with a major fortune 500 telecommunications company.
• I managed a team of 6 highly skilled employees.
• Educated and advised a number of clients and potential clients on emerging technologies, new products, and other available technology solutions for a number of enterprise-wide platforms.
• Offered both computer hardware and software solutions from a number of manufactures.