Project Management Supply Chain

Denise C McCollum

Goodyear, AZ ***** 602-***-**** *******@*******.*** LinkedIn: denisemccollum

Senior Procurement E2E Business Process Expert

An experienced and seasoned procurement professional with a strong record of accomplishment of strategic leadership, team building, and driving substantial cost savings. Expertise in end-to-end procurement processes, from strategic sourcing to operational buying, with a focus on delivering measurable value. Highly adaptable and proficient in developing, implementing and driving process improvements of standardized business capabilities. Leader in project management, technical expertise and managerial skills with the ability to contribute to the advancement of the company. A collaborative leader with exceptional problem-solving abilities, adept at building strong global and local business relationships to support corporate goals.

Core Competencies

Purchasing Project management (PPM) Process improvement Lean Six Sigma Business Analysis

Accounts Payable Inventory Control Production Planning SAP Ariba Guided Buying SRM EBP Oracle

JD Edwards AS400 Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites SharePoint Visio SQL Business Warehouse QlikView ServiceNow

EXPERIENCE

Meyer Burger Americas 10/2023 -Present

Supply Chain/Procurement Supervisor,

Managed a staff of 4 sourcing specialist and 3 operational buyers in new supply chain team

Successfully established and led the operational procurement department for a new manufacturing facility, ensuring the seamless execution of sourcing and procurement processes.

Designed and implemented comprehensive SOPs for Sourcing, Vendor Onboarding, and Indirect E-Requisitioning, ensuring alignment with best practices and compliance standard.

Played a key role in building a new procurement team, driving talent acquisition, training, and mentorship to establish a high-performing unit capable of managing complex procurement needs.

Led the effort to standardize and streamline indirect sourcing processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams to reduce costs and increase operational efficiency.

ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS 8/2001 - 6/2023

Senior Procurement Procure to Pay Manager, Global, 1/2007 - 6/2023

Drove adoption of to-be business processes, analyze process levels within P2PO domain to perform process gap analyses, propose best practices for the process design.

Developing, implementing and driving continuous improvements of the standardized business processes.

Managed timely completion of project activities within P2P process area, focused on release delivery, process harmonization, SIT testing, UAT testing, training, data conversion, cutover, and hyper-care.

Supporting the change control board in their ongoing monitoring and control efforts, while managing change requests in order to meet current and new business requirements

Acted as change agent to clarify the impact of the any new ways of working including the process, IT application to deployment teams, content owner of the deployment materials (guidelines, work instructions and learnings).

Senior Manager, Purchasing Transactional Shared Service Center Manager, 8/2001 - 1/2007

Managed staff of 25 Buyers (on Site and remote) supporting divisions including semiconductors, medical, lighting, domestic appliances, and consumer electronics.

Purchased approximately $1.6 billion annually.

Streamlined the processes and procedures in accordance with ICS and quality management.

Achieved compliance in all operational and financial control audits.

Transferred the shared Service Center successfully to Philips India in 2007.

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