Description
SUMMARY A results-driven and enterprising senior sourcing manager with vast experience in strategic sourcing, project management, program management, cost/budget analysis, client/vendor relations, process improvement, business development, and implementations. Additional capabilities include presentations, policies and procedures, negotiations, portfolio management, and training and development. Leverages strong interpersonal and organizational skills to provide exceptional customer service and deliver improved workflow processes. A resourceful and innovative leader who enables a company to maximize business growth and enhance value and quality of services and products. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS * Developed and managed sourcing strategy and processes for initiatives after reviewing marketplace, historical product utilization, current price benchmarking, and issues with current products and client input. * Drove efforts to standardize custodial services across logistics centers and leverage spend to achieve $1,000,000 in savings. * Established annual savings of $1,400,000 with patient lateral transfer equipment incumbent supplier with annual spend of $14,000,000. * Developed, sourced, and negotiated new parking, valet, and shuttle services program agreement resulting in $850,000 savings on $9,000,000 spend. * Led negotiations of additional bulk buy pricing savings and terms for savings of $200,000 (10% savings) on patient-controlled analgesia pumps and sets while adding one additional year of warranty and additional bulk buy pricing. * Served as sourcing program manager for company-wide waste/recycling with annual revenue of $16,000,000. * Oversaw collaborative team effort to optimize corporate office print/copy services saving $500,000 annually. * Managed transition of in-store music provider and system across multiple locations. * Met monthly with each client team to review current and future initiatives to kick off new initiatives, discuss strategies, updates, and discuss issues within categories. * Negotiated settlement from lamp manufacturer for faulty lamps equating to $2,000,000 in cash rebates and $2,800,000 in store re-lamping from annual $12,000,000 spend in product. * Directed team of subject matter experts to develop and deliver a best practice sourcing foundation and advanced training program for procurement department. * Led team of Vizient employees (project manager, negotiator and analyst) to source medical supplies, including IV, beds and stretchers, enterals, and NICU/PICU product categories.