Juris Doctorate - fraud investigator

Kris Mukherjee, J.D.

Ann Arbor, MI

Phone: 313-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Proven leader with 17+ years negotiation experience and 12+ years procurement experience in complex sourcing, contracting, establishing and managing key vendor relationships, developing strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, resulting in cost-savings and maximizing profitability, while ensuring compliance with internal policies and federal health privacy laws and regulations. USA Citizen: Authorized to work in the United States for any employer. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2020 – present Strategic Sourcing Manager II (Supplier Diversity Program) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Detroit, MI

Serving as the central point of contact with intimate understanding of the interests of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), Blue Care Network

(BCN), and its subsidiaries (Enterprise).

• Direct, guide and consult key stakeholders and business owners and represent BCBSM from a commercial and federal compliance perspective with regard to Enterprise policies and procedures, as well as HIPAA policies and procedures.

• Drive strategy in line with corporate objectives and manage the portfolio of BCBSM suppliers to extract maximum value from existing contracts and relationships.

• Structure supplier relationships that provide strategic and tactical solutions through market research, data analysis, risk evaluation, team interaction and project management.

• Negotiate with strategic and preferred suppliers, as well as internal and external customers.

• Deliver financial optimization by driving compliance to contractual agreements and ensuring compliance with Enterprise policies and procedures, and provide regulatory guidance to ensure federal compliance with HIPAA policies and procedures.

• Execute risk based audits and assessments to detect compliance issues.

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand business requirements and sourcing performance and develop and implement appropriate sourcing management strategies to optimize external spend to improve the Enterprise cost structure.

• Manage the processes for Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quote

(RFQ), and Request for Information (RFI) for all sourcing engagements.

• Manage the day-to-day assignments of contracts.

• Assess and update internal processes, procedures, and system controls.

• Support the Supplier Diversity Program by ensuring overall spend levels with diverse and small businesses meet commercial and federal mandates.

• Report to executive leadership on the progress of the diversity business plan and strategies.

August 2018 – June 2020 Senior Sourcing and Contracting Specialist Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Detroit, MI

Senior Sourcing Specialist – BCBSM Procurement

Performed all sourcing activities spanning all commodities of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), Blue Care Network (BCN) and its subsidiaries

(Enterprise).

• Identified the needs of business unit stakeholders and devised a sourcing strategy for specific commodities to implementation and measured results.

• Conducted and managed Requests for Information (RFI), Request for Quote

(RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) from strategy to vendor selection.

• Ensured proper definition, finalization, concurrence and alignment of all sourcing requirements, strategy, implementation, assessment criteria and negotiation approach with all stakeholders.

• Ensured procurement policies and procedures were followed and satisfied internal and federal compliance requirements with regard to health privacy laws and regulations.

• Developed collaborative relationships with business unit leaders and other involved stakeholders (Legal, Audit, Risk Management, Human Resources, Information Security, IT, Compliance, etc.) to ensure attainment of business goals and adherence to company policy.

• Conducted bidding and evaluation activities to include solutions, deliverables, metrics, and pricing.

• Developed RFI/RFQ/RFP bid packages, facilitated the creation of scoring criteria and guided stakeholder evaluation of bidder responses and vendors. Senior Contracting Specialist – BCBSM Procurement

Performed all contracting activities spanning all commodities of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), Blue Care Network (BCN) and its subsidiaries (Enterprise).

• Prepared contractual provisions and administered contract proposals.

• Negotiated commercial contracts with vendors grossing over $700 million in total spend.

• Developed, managed, and improved vendor relationships.

• Evaluated stakeholder requests and requirements, identified risks, developed negotiation strategies, facilitated and negotiated contracts with vendors, and managed master contracts (contract lifecycle management).

• Partnered with key stakeholders (Legal, Insurance, Risk Management, Audit, IT, Information Security, Compliance) to formulate negotiation strategies for contractual agreement.

• Negotiated Master Agreements and Enterprise Master License Agreements, Statements of Work. Business Associate Agreements (BAA), Master Service Agreements (MSA), and all regulatory and compliance related contractual agreements.

• Ensured product compliance with HIPAA laws and internal policies when Personal Health Information (PHI) and Personal Identifying Information

(PII) were involved.

• Developed Service Level Agreements (SLA) for key customers and suppliers.

• Ensured compliance with customer SLA and that pricing is consistent with sourced pricing.

• Developed reporting and metrics.

September 2012 – August 2018 Senior Buyer – Integrated Supply Chain Management East West Industrial Engineering Co., Inc. (EWIE)

Ann Arbor, MI

Managed the launch and development of both integrated supply chain and commodity management programs within the automotive, aerospace, and medical device industries.

• Directed P&L, supply chain management (operations, sourcing, and logistics), account management, VMI, cost savings initiatives based on process and logistical improvements, strategic planning, expediting and optimizing inventory levels.

• Managed quotes, negotiated pricing and managed vendor relationships.

• Developed and tracked delivered product profitability analysis.

• Advanced experience with SAP and JDA supply chain management software programs and ERP systems.

• Clients include General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Eaton Aerospace and Hydraulics, Accuride Corporation, and Kaydon Bearings. September 2011 – August 2012 Mortgage Banker

Quicken Loans

Detroit, MI

Mortgage Banker for the 3rd largest direct lender in the United States.

• Consulted a diverse body of clients on their unique and specific financial situations, goals, and objectives, and customized tailor made financial solutions to accomplish client goals from a variety of home loan programs and financing options.

• Educated and advised clients on the mortgage refinance process and how to better manage their mortgage.

• Developed and managed client relationships and aided them throughout the loan process from application to closing.

• Resolved all transactional and underwriting issues.

• Used advanced technologies to conduct credit, underwriting and financial analysis to qualify clients for various loan programs.

• Licensed mortgage banker with Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (NMLS# 838699)

February 2008 – August 2011 Legal Associate

Thompson Platte, LLP

Northville, MI

Legal Associate for full-service law firm specializing in corporate litigation.

• Drafted all legal documents and memoranda in preparation for litigation, and all briefs and motions at all stages of the litigation process including but not limited to pleadings, complaints, answers, counter-complaints, requests for discovery, interrogatories, amendments, and appeals of various complexities.

• Performed legal research, reviewed evidence, and developed theory of the case and assisted attorneys and judicial staff in court.

• Conducted interviews, interrogatories, depositions, assisted with settlement negotiations and drafted settlement agreements.

• Drafted and reviewed contracts of various complexities.

• Developed creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills from fact investigation, legal research from analysis of relevant statutes, case laws, and their appropriate application to the facts of the case. August 2006 – January 2007 Legal Counsel

Legal Aid Society

Hempstead, NY

Represented foster children in Queens Family Court in abuse and neglect cases, custody, and special immigrant cases.

• Served as legal counsel at conferences with opposing attorneys, fact finding trials, mediations, preliminary and dispositional hearings where termination of parental rights were at issue.

• Created dispositional plans after conducting client interviews, consulting with mental health professionals, and interviewing foster parents to assess client’s living environment and service needs.

• Negotiated agreements between social services, foster parents, and biological parents and zealously advocated to ensure all service needs were met.

• Developed exceptional skills in client interviewing and counseling, fact finding, case development, discovery, pre-trial and trial procedures, negotiation, mediation, and all phases of oral advocacy. EDUCATION

May 2007 Hofstra University School of Law

Hempstead, NY

Juris Doctorate

August 2005 University of London, Queen Mary School of Law London, UK

Certificate of International Business Law

May 2002 University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

Bachelor of Arts – Economics

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