Scott Kohles

St. Louis, MO • 314-***-**** • ad2evy@r.postjobfree.com

Indirect Procurement, Sourcing and Contract(s) Management

Organizational Leader • Strategic Sourcing • Negotiations • Contracts • Vendor Management • Capital Projects

Sourcing and Procurement Leader with 20+ years of proven results in procurement, and sourcing operations. Recognized ability to lead cross-functional project teams to solve complex business problems that align with corporate objectives. Demonstrated abilities in organizational change management including development of innovative organizational programs that revitalize workforces, reduce key-skill risks, and optimize operational expenses through workforce/labor optimization strategies. Additional strengths in leadership. resource management, operations management and building high performing teams.

Core Competencies

Team Leadership Coaching Accountability & Professional Development Financial Analysis Budget Management Capital Projects Process Improvement Operational Excellence Project Management Operations Support Vendor Management Resource Management Contract Administration B2B Partnerships Complex Negotiations Cross-Functional Collaboration/Leadership Change Management Training Technology

Professional Experience

Edward Jones Global Headquarters; St. Louis, MO 2021 –

Senior Team Leader – Operations Technology - Transformations

Accountable for leading operational aspects of progressive business transformations through the development of business process technology solutions and directing the overall performance of a technical team, within Operations Technology. Held responsible for the development of technical business solutions that are in alignment with corporate strategic business goals; utilizing several complex technologies such as Robotics Process Automation (RPA), PegaSystems, Apex and Pentaho Business Intelligence softwires.

Teamed in the development of many innovation strategies through the use of agile concepts that enable the delivery of valuable features through iteration and test & learn methodologies

Lead / Manage projects with high levels of risk and complexity supporting business operations including but not limited to; financial, client services, compliance, and process/controls.

Anticipates, analyzes, recommends, and implements solutions regarding team processes, systems, regulations, resource allocation, and controls not guided by policies or procedures.

Collaborates with global divisions of the firm, including but limited to Vendors, Technology, Compliance and Internal/External Audit.

Pfizer, Inc., Meridian Medical Technologies; St. Louis, MO 2012 – 2021

Strategic Sourcing Lead

Direct/ Indirect Operations, Agency Compliance, Program Management, and Contract Administration

Department Leader for Strategic Sourcing Operations for Meridian Medical Technologies acquired by Pfizer, Inc. Charged with developing and leading business partnerships with global suppliers and internal customers, negotiating multi-million-dollar contracts and assuring quality manufacturing of life saving combo-medical devices (Autoinjectors). Held accountable for corporate procurement strategies, meeting cost savings and ROI targets, cost reporting, development and enforcement of all government FAR, agency and corporate compliance requirements as well as the development, training and direction of team members.

Performed ongoing vendor management through managed KPI program to ensure compliance to regulated requirements, assurance of supply continuity and management of quality reliability for all products and services required by Pfizer/Meridian Medical Technologies operations; including Manufacturing. Specialized in providing world class support for Engineering on Capital Projects, Product Technology, Human Resources (Contingent Work Forces), Information Technology & Automation, and all other business functions in support of the manufacturing of many life-saving medical devises

Responsible for direction and continuous improvement for the operations supporting Direct/Indirect Procurement and Contract(s) Administration Teams.

Program Lead for project activities supporting Quality Engineering, Capital Projects, Product Technology and Vendor Quality Management team(s)

JDE/eOne/Oracle ERP Implementation Site Procurement Lead for P2P Functionality Modules

Trifecta International Inc.., St. Louis, MO 2007 – 2012

President / Owner

Acquired a well-known failing local business with interest of saving the business and preserving its legacy. Managed all daily, weekly, monthly and yearly operations including procurement, finance, sales and human resources.

Bayer – (Formally the Monsanto Company World Headquarters), St. Louis, MO 2001 – 2006

Global Strategic Sourcing Lead

Hired to re-design Monsanto’s Procurement Operation with the business goal of establishing an effective procurement operation targeting control and centralization, globally. Core responsibilities started with developing business partnerships with global suppliers and worldwide internal customers, negotiate multi-million-dollar contracts and ongoing vendor management to ensure continuity and value products and services for Monsanto researchers. Responsible for leading process-integration projects for newly acquired Monsanto businesses and technologies. Held accountable for global corporate R&D procurement strategy, cost savings targets, development of corporate procurement processes, directed global purchasing departments and influenced internal Monsanto customers to practice the corporate controllership policy.

Early Experience

Pfizer, Inc., St. Louis, MO – Engineering Business Operations Lead - Pfizer Corporate Services (2000-2001)

Hired from consulting and promoted into the Monsanto’s Engineering leadership team. Recognized for exceptional project leadership through several awards and bonuses. Managed/Completed $ 40MM in construction projects in one year.

Ernst & Young LLP, St. Louis, MO – Sr. Consultant/Project Manager- Information Systems Audit and Security Services (ISASS) (1998-2000)

HL YOH/Day & Zimmerman Engineers, St. Louis, MO -Sr. Project Manager/Consultant (1993- 1998) specialized in developing Lean Business Processes &, Operational Design, Policies, Procedures & Internal Controls, Operational Excellence, Global SAP/ERP Development/Deployment, Change Management, Project Management, P&ID design, Training and IT Enterprise Systems Security Development.

Technical Skills

MS Office, iOS, Access, Visio, Auto Cad, Intergraph, SAP, JD Edwards, AS400, Enterprise One, PeopleSoft, HTML, Lotus Notes, EAMS, CMMS, IMPAC, DreamPlan, Prism, Provox, WorkPlace R&P, Ariba, QTS, Intellect, WorkDay, TrackWise, Jira, Automation Anywhere, Mural, Salesforce, Apex, Service Now, Pega, Recon, Pentaho, CyberArk, Frontier

Education

MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY, St. Louis, MO

Bachelor of Science – Psychology and Industrial Management

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