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JANET KELLETT

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Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716

Home: 732-***-**** ************@*******.*** Cell: 732-***-****

SUMMARY

Extensive Purchasing/Procurement, contract, supervisory and administrative

experience in a Fortune 500 bank, a Fortune 500 global investment bank, and

an insurance firm, with progressively increasing responsibilities in

management, negotiation, program development and implementation. Proven

track record of cost containment, establishing favorable contracts with

vendors such as: Corporate Express, Staples, Tab Products, Plantronics,

NCR, Shred-It, as well as minority vendors. Designated Purchasing

representative for all diversity trade shows, events seminars and meetings.

Proven ability to multi-task and work effectively in a high-energy

environment, delivering all projects on or before due dates. Excels at

product information, product sourcing, exemplary client and customer

service and problem solving. Recipient of numerous written performance

commendations and service awards. Experience with PeopleSoft, Catalyst,

vendor ordering platforms.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, New York, NY 1996 - 2014

Senior Buyer / Associate / Negotiator

. Responsible for $25M budget for office supplies and equipment,

printing/graphic supplies, PC consumables, jan/san supplies, corrugated

items, promotional goods, and E-Procurement IT orders.

. Coordination of end users interaction with all facets of procurement.

Provide product suggestions and problem solving.

. Bid negotiations, contracts, vendor reviews and selections.

. Supervise and administer day to day operations (meetings, projects,

vendor/end-user inquiries, contract/non-contract price and item review,

departmental and vendor business reviews, end user support, AP liaison).

. Work with Diversity VP coordinating and attending functions, seminars and

conferences in procurement liaison capacity.

. Responsible for the Bank's Global Procurement end user/vendor hotline and

mailbox.

. Major contributor in Bank's sustainability programs.

Key Accomplishments

. Introduced, grounded and contracted minority vendors into the vendor

pool. Partnered with Staples, introduced minority supplier products to

existing office supply contract resulting in increasing minority spend

22%. Overall increases in minority spend with vendors rose 37%.

. Analyzed Print shop's ordering habits. Put items out for contract

bidding, saving $26K annually. Secured highest volume discounts on

supplies and paper. Designed an ease of ordering form.

. Analyzed Corporate Express' procurement of contract items. By networking

and introducing Corporate Express to vendors that would reduce the Bank's

cost, a savings of $475K annually was realized.

. Designed and administered a new contract office supply catalog and

requisition form which resulted in a 28% drop in administrative work and

a 44% decrease in incorrectly ordered goods being returned to Corporate

Express.

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Key Accomplishments, (Continued)

. Developed and implemented a surplus office supply program among the end

users resulting in annual savings of $16K.

. Worked with Staples to introduce and implement their green equipment and

cleaning product program in three main buildings, resulting in Leeds

certification. Cost savings of $150 K annually realized by consolidating

over 25 products per building into just 4 Staples green products.

. Developed and implemented a program where headsets, corresponding

accessories and Blackberry accessories currently handled by four vendors

were consolidated and now handled by one vendor (Staples) via an online

ordering platform. A user friendly interactive on line order form and

guide were created. Results were a major decrease in administrative work

and an annual savings due to the consolidating of $51K.

. Negotiated contracts with such vendors as Tab, Spiral Binding, Staples,

Shred-it, etc., resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in annual cost

savings upon contract completion.

. Developed, implemented and participated in sustainability projects such

as green products lunch and learn sessions with end users, used battery

and pen recycling programs, a recycled toner program implemented with

Lexmark resulting in an average annual rebate of $75K.

MORGAN STANLEY, New York, NY Prior to 1996

Held prior positions of increasing responsibility within Sourcing and

Procurement as Senior Buyer and Supervisor.

EDUCATION

64 Credits towards Liberal Arts Degree, Pace University, New York, NY

AWARDS

Recipient of numerous performance and service awards

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Expertise in PeopleSoft ordering platform and Catalyst payment platform

Proficient in Microsoft Office and Lotus Notes

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