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SAP Business Consulting Analyst &Strategic Sourcing Manager/Specialist

Location:
Houston, TX
Posted:
January 11, 2024

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Houston, Texas *****

Telephone: 832-***-**** Email: ad2olk@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mabmls2

SAP BUSINESS CONSULTING ANALYST PROFESSIONAL

SAP Consultant with over 16 years of expertise and diverse experience in Procurement and Supply Chain in the SAP Material Management (MM) integration environment. Comes with experience in testing processes for accuracy and transactional execution after upgrades and migrations. Implement training for end-users for business processes and integration problem solutions in MM module. Knowledgeable about core business process integration with hands on for modules: FI, CO, SD, PP, WM, PS, EAM, HCM and how these modules integrate with the MM modules. Seeking a position that will offer the opportunity to provide SAP consulting functional support.

Enerflex Energy Systems, Inc., Houston, TX 08/2022 – 11/2023

Strategic Sourcing Manager/Specialist

Responsibility for strategic sourcing projects by negotiating, generating, and implementing contract agreements that lead to cost savings opportunities for products and services. Develop strategies to build and maintain relationships with vendors and suppliers. Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholder teams, legal, and vendors to negotiate and reach agreements on contract Terms and Conditions. Coordinate with Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Project Designers on material requirements for large scale multimillion dollar domestic and international projects. Responsible for training and providing leadership for Project Engineers and Purchasing Agents to align with approved strategic procurement policies and processes. Responsible for analyzing and researching industry trends and technology to minimize risk and maximize savings. Provided mentoring and training in Purchasing and Supply Chain solutions.

Contribution toward company success:

There were issues with the Engineers having the tools necessary to follow Procurement policies and processes. A system of processes to understand and communications with Procurement needed to be put into place. I put reference tools in place for their use, such as Cheat Sheets and PowerPoint presentations with details with the policies and processes. Also provided an Approved Vendor’s List and Manufacturers Vendor’s List. The response time for the Procurement process was improved, reducing delays and losing savings due to delays.

US Tech Solutions, LLC, Jersey City, NJ - Contract Position (Remote) 10/2021 – 02/2022

Amazon (Marketing, USA) – Associate Vendor Manager III

Provided vendor and project management support for product lifecycle data. Provided catalog management maintenance. Responsible for RFQ uploads and product cost acceptance documentation. Assisted the Development Team with the daily management processes for product development and other ad hoc projects during seasonal calendar deadlines. Managed Purchase order processing and generated reports.

Amazon Woot Fulfillment (Marketing, USA) – Retail Vendor Manager II

Responsible for supporting Administrative Event Setups. Managed and proposed creation for Events. Responsible for validating the accuracy of Event products for lead to cash processing. Responsible for obtaining the features and specifications from vendors and/or brand sites for Events. Responsible for collecting and labeling images. Managed new rate revisions. Responsible for inventory and sales reporting to confirm receipt and availability.

Contribution toward company success:

A complex seasonal report had no relevant reporting valve due to its data having no organized classification. The report needed to be revised and organized in a format where it would bring valve to department budget spend. I reorganized the data and structured it by the seasonal details so that it would provide clarification and be easier to review. It allowed the Buyers the ability to get a better understanding on ordering product and available spending.

CenterPoint Energy Service LLP, Houston, TX 04/2009 – 07/2020

Corporate Purchasing & Logistics –Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Buyer support for Technology Operations, IT equipment/supplies, Surveying services, and the Customer Billing and Inserting Department to implement software purchases and maintenance, and IT hardware equipment purchases and maintenance renewals for assigned commodities and services that were specific to the internal client’s business unit. Reviewed scope of work (SOW) to confirm understanding of the scope of work to be performed and change orders to identify if there were potential risks that would disrupt business functions with relevant threats and vulnerabilities for stakeholders. Negotiated complex contracts and their terms and conditions which included strategic hardware, software, IT services, and Enterprise Licensing Agreements (ELA's). Managed RFx processes which included Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposals (RFP), and Request for Quotes (RFQ). Assist Technology Operations with testing for EOP, SAP, and E-Sourcing for new applications and upgrades for rollout. Provided testing for SAP enhancements to ensure functional accuracy and execution for Sourcing and Procurement requirements. Collaborate with other team members on processes and continuous improvement. Collaborated with client teams to identify and minimize potential risks that would disrupt business functions with relevant threats and vulnerabilities for optimized effectiveness. Resolved pricing and invoice discrepancies in collaboration with Accounts Payable in the SAP system.

Contribution toward company success:

There was a vendor who was not documenting their invoice information correctly to receive payments which created an invoice backup and delay issue for over a 1,000 plus invoices. A system procedure with directions for coding had to be put in place. After doing the research for a resolution, I designed an informational spreadsheet with all CenterPoint’s Service Center locations with required coding for the system Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to read invoice and route them correctly for approval. This resolution allowed the invoices to be reviewed, approved, and paid.

Generated over $2MM in annual cost savings.

Managed $55-65MM Capital Budget.

Managed $100-500MM Revenue Expenditures, and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Budget.

EDUCATION

University of Charleston, Charleston, WV 09/2016 – 08/2017

Master of Science (Honors), Strategic Leadership

Our Lady of the Lake University (Houston Satellite Campus), San Antonio TX 09/2005 – 05/2008

Bachelor of Art, Liberal Studies – Concentration: English Literature

San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX 09/2000 – 05/2002

Associate Degree, Computer Information Systems &

Computer Support Specialty

CERTIFICATIONS:

TS410 2020 Certification – Business Process Integrations with SAP S/4 HANA

Certified Technology Procurement Executive (CTPE)

CompTIA A+ Certification

Certified Business Programmer/Data Entry Operations

SOFTWARE APPLICATION EXPERIENCE:

SAP (MM) - E-Sourcing (ESO), SAP Ariba, SAP Fiori, Enterprise Master Data Governance (MDG) Customer/Vendor Management & GAN Compliance, EDM (Engineering Data Management), iMACS,

JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and MS Office

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