Buyer, Wholesale Energy & Fuels Resume
SUMMARY:
Trusted, business - minded, charismatic and analytical leader with extensive executive experience setting vision and strategy in line with aggressive corporate objectives. Innate ability to effectively define, design and implement impactful strategies across all functions of the business. Articulate, confident, collaborative communicator skilled in working across functions and all leadership levels.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Change Management (ITIL) Forecasting Negotiation Budgeting Supplier Management Procurement Project Management Compliance Inventory Management Strategic Planning and Execution Conflict Resolution
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
Buyer, Wholesale Energy & Fuels
Responsibilities:
- Developed reliable and cost-effective chemical, oil and coal supply strategy
- Managed request for proposal process for procurement of commodity supply and related services
- Negotiated contracts and managed shipment logistics
- Monitored compliance, resolved disputes, confirmed price escalations and adjustments
- Developed, maintained, and communicated commodity delivery plan details which included shipment, consumption, and inventory information
- Researched and responded to regulatory agency audits and data requests as they related to fuel commodity procurement and supply forecasts
- Assisted in managing an annual monitored fuel budget of approximately $700 million
Buyer, Supply Chain
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Managed existing contracts with suppliers
- Led completion of contracts/purchase orders for various internal departments and commodities
- Administrator for 118 active contracts within nine commodities
- Utilized MBE/WBE suppliers to support and achieve corporate goals with personal savings of over $1 million in 2016
- Worked with internal clients to establish priorities and manage projects
- Mitigated risk for the company by working closely with legal and risk management areas
Confidential
National Customer Coordinator
Responsibilities:
- Managed a region of 15 states for telecommunications and financial clients
- Prepared quotes for major account for HVAC servicing/maintenance
- Generated customer satisfaction surveys to assess company progress and/or areas of improvement
- Performed daily audits of internal service requests for accuracy and pertinent customer information
- Contracted in this position from
Confidential
Change Management Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring quality compliance to IT software change processes for eight internal departments
- Managed change process schedules and resolved conflicts as appropriate through team mediation
- Facilitated weekly communication and coordination of change meetings
- Designed migration plan for teams to follow for change planning and implementation that saved the company over 100 man-hours/month
- Spearheaded process to extract key data from Service Management tool for monthly metrics reporting to Executives
- Developed functional criteria for new company-wide change management tool along with Developers (ITIL process)
- Trained internal teams and provided ongoing coaching on use of change management tool
- Developed and implemented business scope documents and presentations for potential products within bill pay division
- Researched industry trends to create pipeline analysis for potential products
- Assessed product feasibility in partnership with Business Analysts and Developers for e-Banking products
- Performed qualitative analysis on current and historical bill payment trends
Senior Support Representative /Database Maintenance
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Led daily maintenance of one million plus record bill payment database
- Maintained cross-functional relationship between merchants and Product Relationship Managers
- Ensured data integrity of bill payments through effective relationship management of merchants
- Tested and analyzed bill payment functions for product development
- Assisted with new client conversion process, including system testing and monitoring