Supply Chain Manager

Stephen Ladd, MBA, C.P.M.

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Procurement and Contracts Executive with proven experience in supply chain

management contracts and administration, development, strategic planning,

creative, negotiating and innovative procurement experiences. A proven

track record of successful supplier partnerships, resulting in immediate

price and cost savings, accomplished through an understanding of procure to

pay process and value added analysis to exceed customer's expectations

leading to sustainable supply chain management success.

Key role in managing $350 million in contracts for a Fortune 150

Corporation.

Solicited bids and quotations on a national basis, which resulted in

immediate cost savings of over $2 million.

Managed contracts and a purchasing team responsible for $300 million in IT

services and supplies.

Promoted value and maintained the organizations competitive position,

eliminating maverick spend and substantially increase ROI.

Operations and Transformation: the hands-on, daily operations of the Supply

Chain Management Procurement/Purchasing Department throughout the entire

supply chain process.

. Facilitate training while providing analysis, assessments, consulting,

process improvements, recommendations, and implementation that bring

positive change to the contracts and procurement organization.

. Drive Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)

. Instrumental in the development, preparation, and administration of a

variety of complex contracts and legal agreements.

. Conduct contract negotiations and competitive bidding processes from

Statement of Work (SOW), Request for Proposal/Quotes (RFP/RFQ). Concept

to execution/award through close out or termination of contracts.

. Create and develop Vendor/Supplier/Contractor performance accountability

per agreed to Service Level Agreements (SLA's).

. Recipient of Corning's Presidential Circle Award for implementation of

programs that consistently resulted in cost savings. This award is given

to the top 51 out of 12,500 employees.

Strong team leader who views challenges as opportunities to: exceed

internal and external customer's expectations; develop and implement an

efficient and highly visible supply chain process through a commitment to a

Lean Six Sigma Methodology to aggressively improve processes and eliminate

inefficiencies.

Education

MBA, Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Sacramento,

California

BA, Bachelor of Arts, Communications, California State University of

Fullerton

C.P.M., Certified Purchasing Manager, Institute of Supply Management,

Tempe, Arizona

Certificate of Purchasing, Purchasing Materials Management, Coastline

Community College, Fountain Valley, California

Experience

Community Redevelopment Agency for the City of Los Angeles, 02/2009 -

02/2010 Los Angeles, California

Contracts Officer, Community redevelopment public agency for the city of

Los Angeles

Performed complex professional work in the development, preparation, and

administration of a variety of contracts and legal agreements. Conducted

contract negotiations and competitive bidding processes.

. Prepared, assembled, and issued Request for Proposals, Request for

Quotations and other Contractor solicitations.

. Reviewed and evaluated contractual problems, recommending administrative

and legal remedies for terminations for default or cause, and

terminations for convenience.

. Prepared contract documentation and other documents to implement and

control Contractor's activities. Monitored Contractor's performance and

determined reliability.

. Prepared policies and procedures, conducted research and developed

methods to resolve programmatic impediments.

QTC Management 01/2007 - 02/2009 Diamond Bar, California

Contracts and Procurement Services Manager, Government-outsourced

occupational health and disability examination services

Provided procurement services support for 600 clinical, operational, and

corporate associates located within 39 company-owned and government-based

facilities across the nation.

. Negotiated and developed custom Information Technology supplier

partnerships, assisting in the organization's technology-driven

solutions.

. Maintained and monitored Service Level Agreements (SLA's).

. Obtained best price and cost solutions for hardware and software supplies

and services.

. Created and developed procedures and processes, contributing to the

organizations Return on Investment (ROI).

Computer Sciences Corporation 05/2000 - 01/2007 El Segundo, California

Senior Contracts and Procurement Manager, Global IT, Business Process and

Outsourcing Services

Liaison between Operational Management and the Procurement organization.

Support requirements, analysis to include consultation with customer to

ensure fully defined requirements and customer understanding of request

fulfillment cycle. Facilitate all phases of the acquisition cycle to

include source selection and supplier negotiations.

. Successfully monitored procurement workflow including prioritization and

escalation management by ensuring appropriate service delivery based on

urgency, problem or customer importance.

. Insured all procurement agreements (Strategic) met or exceeded the

account's needs.

. Developed and maintained account's position in profitability and

efficiency by integrating Procurement Best Practices, satisfying the

account's requirements.

. Consistently provided cost reduction and sound process improvements.

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