First Group America Work Values

Daily Duties at First Group America:

• Over 3 years helped reduce procurement spend by over $65 million by working as a category manager on over 25 categories with a specialization in fuel, utilities, IT, sustainability, MRO, waste management, environmental and telecommunications; managing categories on over 2000 locations • Conducted a growth revenue project creating a procurement revenue stream of $500,000 annually • Managed vendor relationships, contracts, and reporting requirements for over 25 contracts each year • Instituted an Energy Audit Program to meet global sustainability initiatives and drive savings on utility services on 3500 properties across North America with an average 1 year ROI and $3 million in savings • Project managed fuel tank installation program for 23 locations saving $5 million over 3 years • Input new utility bill pay system; $500K savings; gave budgetary capabilities to finance team per location • Cross functionally operated with IT, Legal, Finance, Operations, Real Estate and other departments

What they like about First Group America:

Working for a company with an emphasis on social values and helping society is a clear and important priority for you - a critical factor in who you choose to work for. In contrast to other factors, you place an organization's reputation for fairness and concern for the community above most other aspects of the company. As you search for a new job opportunity, it is usually possible to find out if the company is involved in the community and/or if it is addressing problems and issues in society. Pay special attention to non-profit organizations and those specifically involved in social action. Moreover, speaking with current and former employees should enlighten you to perceptions of the fairness of the company's leaders and the treatment of employees.

Tags

Negotiations, Category, Commodities, Strategic, Logistics, Supply Chain, Value Stream Mapping, Procurement, Fuel, Energy, Environmental, Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Indirect, Direct, Source, Metals, Contract, Supplier, Savings, Vendor, Buyer, Manager, Purchasing, Analysis, Spend, MBA, masters, St. Petersburg, Tampa

Skills

Negotiations, Sourcing, Strategy, Contract management, Logistics, Sales, Category management, Spend analytics, Analysis, Finance, Excel, Procurement, Purchasing, Value Stream Mapping

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