IT Procurement Specialist

Matthew J. Elwart 586-***-****

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Macomb, MI 48044

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BUYER

Strategic Sourcing Relationship Management Cost Savings

Experienced purchasing professional with exceptional level of customer service, global team

management skills and complex problem solving ability supporting Fortune 50 automotive client

and US Government. Demonstrated ability to meet and exceed cost savings targets and

customer satisfaction goals. Consistently relied upon to lead teams through innovative and

complex purchasing initiatives. Proven track record of developing long lasting relations with

customers and suppliers.

CORE COMPETENCIES

IT Product Knowledge Software Licensing Process Improvement

Vendor Management RFP/RFQ/RFI Service Level Metrics

Inventory Management Contract Negotiation Global Team Leadership

“Matt is results oriented and has strong interpersonal skills that serve him well in the client facing

role” - E.T. Business Manager

“Matt has taken ownership of his areas of responsibility. Always a positive attitude which shows

off within the team and is often sought out for problem resolution” - J.G. Business Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Acro Service Corporation, Detroit MI

SENIOR PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN

(09/13 – present)

Procurement of Information Technology (IT) goods and services to support the Blue Cross Blue

Shield and Blue Care Network IT customers. Conduct negotiation master software license

agreements, consulting services agreements and statements of work. Accurately guide data

collection, analysis and supplier qualification and measurement efforts for specific commodities.

Management of the entire competitive bid process including RF(X) facilitation, supplier

qualification, response analysis and awarding of business and communicate the results to all

concerned parties. Assess and encourage supplier diversity opportunities. Proactively manage

expiring contracts.

Millennium Software Inc, Dearborn MI

BUYER

FORD MOTOR COMPANY (05/12 – 09/13)

Work with automotive OEM customer to ensure responsible Suppliers are cost competitive.

Negotiate pricing. Drive development and on-going monitoring of best-in-class contracts with

Suppliers. Issue purchase orders, blanket orders and any lump sum orders. Drive supplier and

commodity specific plans to achieve cost reduction targets. Process change

requests/studies/request for proposals. Support Supplier implementations to ensure the programs

are launched on time with quality and align with contractual requirements. Develop commodity

sourcing strategies. Source services based on approved commodity strategies. Perform

benchmarking activities, such as market tests/request for proposals, to create/maintain a best-in-

class Supplier base. Review long-term strategies and Supplier performance with internal

customers. Develop and maintain Suppliers that are capable of meeting quality, cost, timing and

technology expectations. Monitor and lead the Supplier Quality Operating System (QOS) process

to review metrics & the overall "health" of the Suppliers.

MSX International, Warren MI

SUPPLIER RELATIONS MANAGER (07/11 – 03/12)

Managed a team of 3 supplier relations analysts and 1 help desk representative responsible for

supporting 6 Managed Service Provider (MSP) programs, with over 150 suppliers and 5000+

customers. Escalation point for customer, supplier and contractor issue resolution. Interview and

hire staff and conduct performance reviews. Led supplier performance review meetings and

provided guidance when needed. Oversee creation of work instructions, process maps and

related metrics. Review and approve mass communications to suppliers and clients.

• Led Supplier Relations team in supplier audit resulting in over $100K hard savings and

over $250K soft savings. .

• Led and oversaw contract negotiations resulting in 20 new suppliers joining MSP program.

• Assisted in implementing Canadian MSP program providing support for over 170

contractors and 10 suppliers.

• Developed, issued, evaluated and analyzed responses to Request for Proposal for

specialized resources. Cost savings realized $75K.

• MSX representative on local Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC).

Hewlett Packard, Pontiac, MI

(Formerly Electronic Data Systems)

STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT MANAGER - GM (01/06 – 06/11)

Led a global team of 15 IT specialists for daily processing of client North American purchase

orders to suppliers. Process and problem resolution guidance to client’s supplier base; assisted in

organizing monthly supplier council meetings. Recommended, maintained, defined business

requirements and communicated strategic vision for business operation of purchase order tool.

Ensured contractual service level agreement metrics and proactively provided improvements

maintaining performance levels.

• Designed, and implemented purchase order tool to effectively handle processing of 8,000

monthly purchase orders from client to supplier base of 200+.

• Developed training material, process flows, work instructions and led training sessions for

20 member processing team and 30+ suppliers.

• Ensured adherence to strict service level metrics resulting in 98.6% of PO’s being

delivered within four hours of client approval for 24 straight months and also above 98.6%

accuracy (calculated monthly) based off clients key fields.

• Simplified and streamlined GM’s Information Technology (IT) purchase order process by

implementing organizational restructuring; allowing GM to save over $1M in staffing

expense; new structure provided GM ability to outsource the IT spend to multiple

suppliers allowing cost savings of 10%.

• Developed process improvement updates to purchase order delivery tool increasing

automation and accuracy of data.

• Created training material and facilitated quarterly training sessions for purchase team and

external suppliers as updates to purchase order tool were implemented.

PURCHASING TEAM LEADER AND PURCHASING SPECIALIST - GM (05/04 – 01/06)

Led a team of three purchasing agents in procurement operations. Initiated, tracked, and

expedited procurement of client’s complex IT projects. Single point of contact for suppliers to

resolve all purchasing and invoicing related issues.

• Introduced and implemented standardized EDS corporate purchasing standards and

processes allowing the OnStar account to decrease order to delivery cycle time by 25%.

• Leveraged these OnStar standardized policies to ensure suppliers adherence to corporate

negotiated discounts maximizing cost savings of $300K a year.

• Assisted in the creation and development of the Internal Review Board process to

scrutinize specific purchases to ensure compliance with corporate direction and reduced

all unnecessary spending. Cost savings realized was $50K a year.

PROJECT MANAGER - GM (02/03 – 05/04)

Created and executed project work plan for the outsourcing of corporate warehousing and

personal computer delivery group to a third party supply chain and logistics company to provide

procurement and warehousing services to GM’s North American based accounts.

• Transitioned resources from in house to external supplier; saving $500K in costs.

• Negotiated with third party IT goods and services suppliers to accommodate new

procurement operating model, and Agency Agreements.

PURCHASING SUPERVISOR/SPECIALIST, TEAM LEADER - GM (02/89 – 02/03)

Managed the purchasing operations and team of 12 software purchasing agents. Created,

tracked and expedited purchase orders for IT hardware, software, services and personal

computer spare parts. Identified opportunities for cost savings through strategic sourcing, client

profit and loss statement review and corporate initiatives.

• Designed and implemented standardized processes and tools providing GM consistent

costing throughout the company saving GM $250K+ per year and decreasing the cost

proposal time from three weeks to just over 2 weeks.

• Selected as member of cross functional diagonal slice team to develop process

improvements such as: the development of a purchasing card program for low cost, high

volume procurements which decreased the order to delivery time by 25%; early

purchasing involvement in client’s procurement process to provide guidance and

guarantee adherence to corporate established discounts with an average cost savings 5%

per business unit.

• Assisted in the development of corporate wide personal computer memory strategic

sourcing initiative resulting in cost savings of $250K.

• Helped develop, submit and award several multi-million dollar US Government RFP/RFQ’s

for HUD agency.

FIELD SERVICE SUPERVISOR/FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER - GM (10/85 – 02/89)

Provided on-site troubleshooting services to GM’s installed base of personal computers.

EDUCATION

Associates of Applied Science with Major - Electronic Engineering Technology

Siena Heights University, Southfield, MI

Electronics Engineering Technology Certificate

National Institute of Technology, Eastpointe, MI

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v3 Service Management,

Contract Negotiations, Process Modeling, Supply Chain Fundamentals,

Introduction to Six Sigma, Account Management/Leadership, Export Compliance,

Negotiating Software License Agreements, Supply Chain Logistics Management

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