Supply Chain Management

Kourtney Hogan

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404-***-****(c)

Professional Summary

Highly energized supply chain sourcing professional in the Financial and Utilities Industry with proven leadership in business analysis, project execution, and project management. Works well in challenging, creative, fast-paced environments individually or as part of a team.

Proficient in multiple sourcing and supplier management tools. In addition, experienced in building strong client and employee relationships. Focused on consistent quality work and a desire to streamline and innovate the daily operations of corporate culture.

Skill Summary

Strategic Sourcing Vendor Management

Project Management Risk Mitigation

Cost Reduction Requirements Gathering

Ariba, Benefit Tracker, Document Direct, E2E Sourcing Processes, Emptorsis, E2E Vendor Management Processes Oracle, Equator, MS Access, MS Communicator, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint, MS Outlook, RFI/RFP Sourcing systems, SharePoint, & Web Diva

Professional Experience

Wells Fargo - Charlotte, NC December 2016 – May 2017

Strategic Sourcing Consultant

Review contracts to ensure compliance with applicable guidelines and policies.

Assist Line of Businesses(LOB) in negotiating with clients to obtain contract language and business terms to ensure are in line with IT guidelines and policies.

Prepare redline version of contracts as necessary to communicate requested changes to sales and client.

Drafted, reviewed, and revises a broad array of IT contracts, with a focus on trade, supply, and maintenance agreements supporting tier 1 vendors functionality.

Ensures consistent use of contract templates and best practices, reviews and approves modifications to contracts, drafts complex contract provisions based on internal client feedback, tracks review workflow, and consults with legal counsel

Independently reviews, negotiates, and finalizes agreements on behalf of software within enterprise services guidelines, all applicable policies procedures, and relevant federal regulations

Duke Energy- Charlotte, NC October 2014 – June 2016

Sourcing Specialist

Drafted and executed Master Service Agreements (MAS), SOWs, Amendments, Addendum, Renewals, NDAs, and Purchase Orders for the Market Data team.

Lead major RFP event for Digital Control System (DCS), which generated $800K Savings for the Enterprise.

Crafted legal contracts to address specific Line of business issues and drafts non-standard contract terms and conditions and conducted GAP analysis of terms and conditions.

Solely supported the entire fleet for Nuclear Software, Noncommercial Hardware, and Critical Digital Assets (CDAs).

Managed professional Consulting Services to incorporate strategic Terms & Conditions to mitigate nuclear risk.

Negotiated Alliance Agreements with incumbent vendor for Diving Services, generating $700K in Cost Avoidance

Delhaize America- Salisbury, NC August 2014 – November 2014

Sourcing Specialist

Responsible for gather information on selected Goods Not for Sale (GNFR) Sourcing vendors; (size, credit status, current customer portfolio)

Lead rounds of negotiating work with the goal of achieving lower costs and/or working capital improvement

Creating and complete the project plans and project deliverables

Identify gaps between current and future state for processes & systems and steps to complete

Define requirements for reporting and interfacing with other cross functional streams

Bank of America-Charlotte, NC August 2013 – March 2014

Sourcing Specialist

Provides Supply Chain Services support to various Lines of Business within Enterprise Services (i.e. Corporate Real Estate/Corporate Work Place, Enterprise Business Travel and Enterprise Hospitality Services).

Managed the RFI/RFP sourcing process for the bank’s Waste Removal and Recycling program; capturing an estimated $500K Savings and Cost Reduction.

Facilitated various stakeholder review meetings throughout the RFI/RFP process, in addition to quarterly reviews.

Wells Fargo- Charlotte, NC September 2011 – August 2013

Home Loan Specialist IV

Manages delinquent mortgages, as governed by investor, departmental and legal guidelines. Works to avoid foreclosure through loss mitigation workouts.

Applied sharp organizational, analytical, and multi-tasking abilities while executing second-level reviews on numerous loans submitted for denial, cancellation, second signature, and counteroffers.

Facilitated remedies for properties in foreclosure. Maintained up-to-date knowledge of required laws and regulatory requirements relative to collections and the recovery process.

Analyzed loans to determine best course of action to protect company's interest and resolve delinquency issues.

Bank of America- Charlotte, NC May 2006 – February 2011

Sourcing Lead

Responsible for managing the Student Lending & Group Banking Lines of Business, supporting key project initiatives, contract renewals, and negotiations with Tier 1 suppliers.

Supported the Non-Armored Transportation Services Team with key contract negotiations with a critical supplier, providing a Hard Savings of $350K.

Served as the sourcing support for the Check Production space, this involved continuing with management routines and maintaining constant communication with various Lines of Bossiness (e.g. Reverse Mortgage, HELOC, etc.).

Lead RFP event for the Record Management space, supporting the document conversion from Iron Mountain to Recall; resulting in $220K Savings.

Supplier Lead

Responsible for drafting Policy & Procedures guidelines for the Bank of America Global Purchasing Continuum team to offshore support of non-standard office supply product.

Assisted in driving Bank of America tactics of Risk Mitigation Strategies for non-catalog office supplies requisitions.

Supported the Corporate Food Services Team with the Office Beverage Program Initiative, enabling cost Savings of $295K.

Drove research and strategic analysis to support the 2008 Media Management RFP project.

Supported the Enterprise Associate Services Group productivity Savings target of $15 Million by assisting with special projects, research analysis, data compilations, and reports.

Lead meetings with the “My Work” team which included Support Services and the Global Purchasing Continuum Team from India.

Sourcing Lead

Provided Identified and executed a “SOAP” (Supplier Optimization Program) termination realizing $279K Savings.

Drove comparative analysis and compatibility assessment for Global Treasury Services to ensure that Operationally Critical suppliers were accurately & appropriately tiered.

Participated in negotiations and contractual agreements with critical suppliers.

Mitigated risk by partnering with business partners, Line of Business, and suppliers to reconcile AP suspense files.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Clark Atlanta University, May 2006

Concentration: Supply Chain Management GPA: 3.4

Certifications

Enterprise Power Research Institution (EPRI), April 2016

Management Associate Program (MAP), graduate, May 2008

Supplier Manager Certification, June 2008

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