Experienced Procurement Manager

DEBORAH Y. CROSS

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T: 510-***-****/ *********@*****.***

Experienced Procurement Executive

Exceptional network of high-level vendors nationwide.

Strong negotiator with talent for building strong vendor and corporate relationships.

Equally adept at strategic planning and tactical execution.

History of quantifiable success with negotiated cost savings.

Successful record of budgeting, project rollouts and interfacing to reach desired goals.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Planning Project scopes/RFP

Contracts/Negotiation MBS Dev AX System

Sustainable Purchasing RealPage/Ops Tech (Ariba)

Budget Management SAP Business Models – ERP; CRM

Project Management

Purchasing – Developed, maintained, implemented strategies and metrics to assess drive and performance

Delivery date compliance

Inventory turns

Supplier score cards

Product/process quality

Supervisory – Created and implemented departmental processes including mentoring and developing successful Purchasing team members

Vendor Management – evaluated, selected and identified suppliers while balancing cost, quality and lead times to make sound decisions partnered with detailed cost projections

Contracting – Reviewed all commercial terms and conditions related to terms and conditions for procurement of products and or services

Negotiating – negotiated and contracted Master agreements and contracts in excess of $20 million dollars for goods and services – import and domestically

Logistics – managed freight forwarders and logistics to insure on-time and cost effective deliveries

Manufacturing – Established principals and methodologies with suppliers recommending operational improvements and value engineering solutions to implement lean Manufacturing technologies

Project Management – Led cross functional teams –evaluating ROI, resources, project timelines and coordinated with external teams top to bottom project completion

Change Agent – successful implementation of centralized buying, lifecycle purchasing and e-procurement in several industries

Professional Experience

Give Something Back Oakland, CA – 2013 - current

Sr. Procurement Manager

Management of sourcing, bidding and reviewing bid/quotation requests entering into price negotiations for a customer database of 6,000.

BRE Properties San Francisco, CA. – 2008 – 2013

Procurement Manager

Implemented standardization of bidding and contracting procedures.

DeLeon Consulting LLC Hayward, CA. 2004 –2008

Retail Consulting - Vice President

New business development, on site project management, marketing, sourcing, and budget analysis focused on retailers and manufacturers.

Ross Stores Inc. Pleasanton, CA –Retailer 1998 –2004

Fixture Purchasing and Installation Manager –2000 - 2004

Installation Project Manager – 1999 to 2000

Fixture Coordinator – 1998 to 1999

Sourced all products or services purchased including vendor

selection, assessed production capability, financial position, available services and geographical position.

GreenBiz

Natural Marketing Institute

Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council

Certification Oracle Financial Suite

Certification Karrass Effective Negotiation

City College of San Francisco

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