Supply Chain Senior Advisor

Beth Folz

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

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Experience

Senior Advisor

GSA

Oct 2021 - Feb 2024 (2 years 5 months)

Served as a Senior Advisor to the Assistant Commissioner for the FAS Information Technology Category (ITC). This category represents more than $30B annually. Provided support and expertise to the largest category within FAS. This included ensuring all ITC contract vehicles and purchasing programs were tailored to assist agencies in meeting their mandates and missions. Stayed closely connected to industry, congressional offices/programs, and executives within the customer agencies to ensure we offered a full range of cost-effective, compliant products, services, and solutions. Director, Office of IT Products Category

GSA

Nov 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year)

Led the IT Products subcategory to include hardware, software, and cloud services. Implemented best-in-class Government-wide Strategic Solutions for desktops and laptop computers. Established an estimated $1B enterprise contract vehicle to replaces the USAF NetCents with a new generation vehicle split among five line item categories. Through GSA’s Cooperative Purchasing program, the contract is open to all federal, state, local and tribal agencies to purchase IT, security, and law enforcement products and services offered through specific Schedule contracts. Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of General Supplies and Services GSA

Mar 2016 - Nov 2020 (4 years 9 months)

The General Supplies and Services Portfolio is comprised of four distinct and unique business lines. All four offer value through unique and customized solutions for federal customers’ complex needs. The FY 2015 business volume was $18.9 billion, utilizing 671 FTE. Acquisition Operations supports federal agencies by managing 14 of GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) to assist government customer with a multitude of offerings offering the best value in services and supplies. The MAS program offers access to a vast array of professional services such as management, financial, engineering, environmental, business and financial applications, law enforcement, and more. Commercial products range from office furniture, business machines and supplies, to scientific equipment, tools and pre- fabricated buildings. The Office of Supply Chain Management, better known as GSA Global Supply ™, affords customers easy access to over 400,000 products ranging from toner cartridges to dormitory furniture and safety equipment to “green” cleaning supplies, with more than 30 stores and retail supply points all over the world, including multiple sites OCONUS. Retail Operations provide results for federal and DoD agencies’ enterprise-wide supply chain needs through a 4th Party Logistics

(4PL) arrangement. The 4PL serves as an integrator that assembles the resources, capabilities and technology to design, build and run a comprehensive supply chain solution. Personal Property Beth Folz - page 1

Management program provides the services, expertise and systems necessary to ensure the timely, effective, and efficient disposition of the federal government’s excess and surplus personal property assets, yielding the greatest return on investment to the taxpayer, at the least cost to our environment. GSA effectively and efficiently disposes of the Federal government’s excess and surplus personal property assets, saving millions of taxpayer dollars each year. Senior Advisor, Office of the FAS Commmisioner

GSA

Feb 2015 - Feb 2016 (1 year 1 month)

Served as a Senior Advisor to the FAS Commissioner, providing guidance and subject matter expertise related to programs and operations across the entire organization. I represented the Commissioner and FAS interests in high level meetings with government, Congressional and private sector executives. Considered an expert advisor to senior government officials on a wide variety of complex and critical issues. Anticipated and mitigated risks, negotiating, and executing in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and served as a trusted advisor to senior career and political executives. Director, Strategy Execution

GSA

Dec 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 2 months)

Responsible for the development and implementation of a category management shared model across the Federal Government. Specifically, category management guides federal agencies to the right solutions by easily and centrally locating acquisition vehicles, suppliers, past transactions and prices- paid data, which will help government buyers negotiate and make informed, data-driven purchase decisions.

In this capacity I am also responsible for the program management of a Government-wide Program Management Office (PMO) for the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI). FSS has been implementing strategic sourcing solutions for the government since 2005. FSSI has proven results that include cost savings, improved management visibility and adoption of industry and government agency best practices. FSSI has helped improve the government management of commonly purchased goods and services.

Director, Supply Transformation

GSA

Sep 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 4 months)

Responsible for leading Agency efforts to shift Global Supply’s $1B+ distribution program to reliance on direct vendor delivery for commercially available items and to transition store operations to the Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) model which leverages vendor-owned inventory. Provided oversight of and direction to seven cross-functional project teams representing key functions and elements from throughout Global Supply to include acquisition, inventory management, distribution, order processing and human resources. This supply transformation effort “retooled” Global Supply’s efforts and result in improved service to GSA customers to include greater product breadth, depth and quality, more competitive pricing, faster delivery, continuous process improvement and green sustainability. Director, Enterprise Supply Chain Solutions Division GSA

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Sep 2007 - Sep 2011 (4 years 1 month)

Responsible for creating Fourth Party Logistics (4PL) Solutions to support the missions of the Federal Government worldwide. This includes in theatre support to the warfighter. Various Positions

GSA

Jul 1985 - Aug 2007 (22 years 2 months)

Skills

DoD • Supply Chain • Strategic Communications • Change Management • Government • Defense • Procurement • Customer Service • Team Leadership • Government Procurement Beth Folz - page 3

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