Manager Assistant

Taylor Hill

*** ******* **., ***. * • Waltham, MA 02453 • 617-***-**** • ****************@*****.***

EDUCATION BOSTON UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Boston, MA

Master of Business Administration, 2009

Six Sigma Green Belt, 2008

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES Syracuse, NY

Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, 1999

INSTITUTE FOR SHIPBOARD EDUCATION Pittsburgh, PA

Study & travel to Cuba, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, India, Malaysia,

Vietnam, China, & Japan; 1999

EXPERIENCE SOURCING & PROCUREMENT 2006-Present

Senior Financial Analyst, Boston Scientific Natick, MA

Buyer, Boston University Boston, MA

REDUCED COSTS & IMPLEMENTED PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS

• Saved over $2.4 million through competitive bidding, consolidating supplier base, negotiating

long term purchasing agreements, & leveraging information technologies to streamline workflow.

• Managed 29 initiatives worth $100K or more that reduced costs by 10.4% & improved quality by

utilizing procurement software, financial analysis, cross-functional teams, & strategic sourcing.

• Assembled commodity councils comprised of key stakeholders to identify pain points, best

practices, & standardizing processes across departments for direct & indirect goods & services.

NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS & MANAGED SUPPLIER PERFORMANCE

• Negotiated & wrote 12 long-term pricing & service contracts.

• Measured supplier performance to key performance indicators & customer satisfaction surveys.

• Created financial models to measure sourcing trends & identify opportunities to leverage

spending, reduce risk, consolidate suppliers, & streamline procure to pay operations.

MANAGED SOURCING & PROCUREMENT OF DIRECT & INDIRECT COMMODITIES

• Managed 26 direct & indirect commodities including laboratory equipment, diagnostics,

chemicals, supplies; audio/visual solutions, controls, teleconferencing systems; building

automation; dining services; fleet management, ground transportation, moving, new-hire

relocation, storage; furniture; information technologies; insurance benefits; marketing services;

physical plant maintenance specialists; & office supplies.

• Facilitated procure to pay process for more than 60 departments including research laboratories,

information systems, educational media, college administrations, facilities, human resources,

NCAA Division I athletics, dining services, student affairs, student housing, & transportation.

• Audited requisitions for compliance with government regulations, grant requirements, contracts,

purchasing policies, & industry best practices.

EXPERIENCE OPERATIONS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT 1999-2005

Contract Promotion Assistant, WGBH Boston, MA

Production Manager, J. Arnold Productions Lexington, MA

Assistant Production Coordinator, Atomic Brain, Inc. (subsidiary of SyFy) Hollywood, CA

Production Assistant, CBS Productions Hollywood, CA

MANAGED DAILY OPERATIONS FOR EFFECTIVENESS & EFFICIENCY

• Supervised production assistants & daily operations for 3 television production offices.

• Coordinated production logistics & supervised delivery of footage, rough cuts, & broadcast

master reels between editing houses & networks.

• Managed information databases, schedules, inventories, & the timely delivery goods & services

to maintain production schedules.

Taylor Hill

264 Robbins St., Apt. B • Waltham, MA 02453 • 617-***-**** • ****************@*****.***

• Prepared financial reports including sales, profit & loss, accounts receivable, & inventory.

MANAGED PROJECTS ON SHORT NOTICE WITH HARD DEADLINES

• Scheduled, coordinated, & executed over 100 field production units, many on less than 24 hour

notice for deliverables.

• Negotiated rates with clients, hired crews, set production schedules, & coordinated logistics for

equipment & travel.

• Liaison to customers, corporate executives, field crews, & suppliers.

• Guaranteed on-time delivery of footage & broadcast materials to clients.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• American Society for Quality

• Institute of Supply Management

• Purchasing Manager’s Association of Boston

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