Analyst

Felicia Y. Williams

**** ******* ***** ***

Cary, NC 27518

Phone: 919-***-****

E-mail: *******.************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

A position with a dynamic organization which offers upward mobility and professional growth opportunities.

EDUCATIONAL

EXPERIENCE

University of Phoenix – Masters of Business Administration

North Carolina State University – Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP, SAP CRM, Google Docs, Google Analytics, Windows Operating System - MS Office Suite – Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, Word, SharePoint, Kronos, Lotus Notes, Crystal Reports, Financial Analysis, Skype for Business, GoTo Meeting and proprietary software products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Belk, Inc

Strategic Sourcing Analyst

September 2019 to Present

Charlotte, NC

•Work closely with Strategic Sourcing Managers to perform strategic sourcing activities.

•Conducts accurate financial analysis of comparative bids.

•Leads the collection, analysis, and total cost ownership analytical activities.

•Develops forward looking pricing forecast models.

•Works with Finance to calculate savings against budget and forecast.

•Interviews internal stakeholders to develop service specification levels.

•Completes supply market research and presents learnings from research/analysis.

•Collects data and prepares monthly sourcing reports.

•Executes low risk / low dollar supplier contracts / events

•Independently manages sourcing and contracting activities for lower risk products/services (typically up to approximately $100,000-$200,000)

•Researches new vendor sources

•Develops and RFIs/RFPs

•Prepares for vendor and stakeholder meetings and negotiations

•Performs financial analysis of bids and contracts

•Performs contract administration (e.g. contract quality assurance, processing statements of work, contract change requests, and submitting contracts for accounting approval)

•Supports Strategic Sourcing Manager on high dollar and high risk/complex products/services.

•Develops strong working relationships with team members and business partners to achieve desired outcomes for issues and objectives.

Google via Akorbi Professional Services

Project Cost Analyst (Contract)

February 2018 to July 2019

Durham, NC

•Led creation of purchase orders (POs) for expenses and inventory

•Ran daily reports to identify payment statuses.

•Ensured for accurate payment of liabilities - review invoices and approve for payment or

•Worked with Accounts Payable team to address specific errors, 2) Escalated to business based on a defined set of criteria and thresholds.

•Issued and monitored tickets for issue tracking.

•Utilizing Google Docs, monitored vendor POs, invoices, and payment schedules and worked with external partners, as needed.

•Used Google Docs, to create, document and update procedures and workflows.

•Managed data integrity for all sources of assigned data.

•Used Google Analytics, to track and maintain project commitments and expenditures.

•Performed dashboard maintenance such as tracking PO, PFR, and WO against each other.

•Worked with the Project Controls to identify performance metrics, monitored progress, and effectively communicated progress.

•Reported material and labor consumption.

•Participated in the development and improvement of project controls systems and tools.

•Assisted stakeholders in executing change management processes, PO workflows, project cost analysis.

•Regularly followed up with vendors and stakeholders to maintain deadline driven data inputs.

International Paper via Manpower Temporary Service

Supply Chain Administrator (Contract)

October 2017 to December 2017

Georgetown, SC

•Contract

•Utilized SAP CRM to build customer base, run customer analytics and to implement customized business processes.

•Gathered data and conducted analysis with the goal of improving the organization’s supply chain.

•Identified underperforming product areas and suggested improvements/resolutions to problems.

•Assisted in the negotiation of supplier contracts or service agreements which fell out of the scope of normal sales opportunities.

•Created ad-hoc reports for anomalies which would occur which would impact the flow of

product.

3GTMS, Inc.

Implementation Analyst (Full time)

April 2016 to April 2017

Raleigh, NC

• Full-time

• Utilized SAP CRM for customer account management and to implement customized business process for new and existing clients.

• Implemented 3GTMS software at client

sites.

• Trained clients via Skype for Business, GoTo Meeting, and/or Webinars on the use of the 3GTMS product.

• Trained clients on usage of SAP and how it worked with 3GTMS software.

• Traveled to meet with clients onsite for additional training and implementation of software and go-live support.

• Built strong relationships with internal customers and key suppliers.

Butterball, LLC

Logistics Procurement Analyst (Full time)

July 2008 to April 2016

Garner, NC

• Full-time

• Utilized SAP CRM for customer account management – used to target specific customers, stored customer data, ran customer analytics, boosted customer retention, and to drive more revenue to the company.

• Provided daily, weekly and monthly rates

and analysis, metrics and forecast

reporting to Sr. Management regarding

on time deliveries, carrier performance,

plant performance,

detention, shipment history, carrier

compliance and various other reports

using Excel and Access.

• Initiated RFPs and RFQs for plant build

construction projects.

• Negotiated vendor contracts.

• Created charts and graphs to reflect

trends over time regarding

vendor/supplier/carrier performance.

• Performed ad-hoc reporting and root

cause analysis/research for sales and

operations.

• Managed web-based transportation

management system contract

configurations.

• Used SAP and other reporting tools to

research and correct any variances due

to non-conforming product, low product

inventory and to prevent/reduce future

occurrences

• Acted as 1st level of support regarding

issues with the transportation

management system which

housed all data pertaining to rates,

contracts, and freight payment.

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