Supply Chain Manager
Resume:
TARTIA REINALDA JOHNS
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SUMMARY:
• Driven, result oriented Global Sourcing Leader with more than 18 years of experience in Supply Chain: services, technology, travel, logistics and telecommunication.
• Proven ability to lead global supply chain teams, which included: the development of procurement and commodity strategies that resulted in the delivery of significant multi-year cost savings.
• Experience with sourcing suppliers globally for purchased goods and services with an annual value of $800M.
• Experience in negotiating complex global agreements in political challenging markets.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
• Vendor
• Management
• Product Road Map Management
• Supplier Audits
• Acquisition Management
• Competitive Bidding
• Bid Review
• Capital Equipment Acquisition
• Leasing Negotiation
• Due Diligent Exercise
• Gap Analysis
• Market Intelligence
• Pricing Exercise
• Development of Procurement and Commodity Strategies
• Out-Sourcing/In-Sourcing
• Contract Administrative
• Negotiation
• Contingent Labor Contracts
• Multi-Site Operations
• Score Card and KPI tools
• Request for Proposal/Quote (RFP/RFQ)
STRATEGIC SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO:
Cisco, Sprint, Verizon, Sprint, British Telecom (BT), Comcast, Qwest, Cox Business, Black Box, Premiere Global Service, Convergys IBM, HP, DELL, Sun, EMC, BMC, SAS, Red Hat, Cisco, and Cognos. Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Intel, Ariba, Gartner Group, Dun and Bradstreet, VERITAS, Symantec, Quantum, APC, CA, People Soft, Lawson, Sterling Commerce, i2Technology, Deloitte, Business Objects, Siemens, ESRI, Tibco, VMware, Quest, Integraph, CEVA, DSI, Iron Mountain, Imation, Fuji Film, Accenture, SAS, Red Hat. Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, Intel, Ariba, Gartner Group, Dun and Bradstreet, Symantec, Quantum, APC, CA, People Soft, Lawson, Sterling Commerce, i2Technology, Deloitte, Business Objects, Siemens, ESRI, Tibco, VMware, DSI, Iron Mountain, Imation, Fuji Film, Accenture, Ementor, Software Intentional (SI)
TOP 10 STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES:
• Cloud Computing, Advanced Analytics, Client Computing, IT for Green, Reshaping the Data Center, Social Computing, Security-Activity Monitoring, Flash Memory, Virtualization for Availability, Mobile Applications
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Manage Spend: Achieved 20% savings by developing innovative global procurement strategies by commodity - ultimately resulting in a savings of $40 million dollars
Contract Management: By establishing global strategic partnership with key global suppliers it resulted in an annualized savings of $15 million dollars over a period of two years
Supplier Management: Led efforts in consolidating the supplier portfolio by 25% through a comprehensive review of the supplier’s offerings against our business needs. As a result this allowed us to increase our annual savings target by 20%
Team Management: Led the annual business performance review with our top ten suppliers. This meeting included the Chief Procurement Officer, Chief Information Officers, Procurement Directors, Global Account Managers, and S.V.P Account Managers of our top ten suppliers
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
DevMaxx, Inc. – Houston, Texas
3/2011 – Present
Senior Supply Chain Consultant
• Consult with large scale global clients to implement and maintain an effective Corporate Procurement Strategy that includes a comprehensive knowledge of acquisition and the procurement life cycle
• Oversee the development of training materials for Contracting Officers and Senior Purchasing Managers responsible for company Supply Chain Management Transformation goals and objectives
• Perform analysis and review of client current Supply Chain policies and procedures to locate areas for operational improvement and the implementation of SC Restructuring that delivers cost saving strategies
• Provide complex RFP and Contract Negotiation services for large Global IT requirements that includes on/off shoring engagements
Barclays Capital, New York City
8/2009 – 4/2011
SVP Strategic Sourcing Commodity Manager
• Managed Telecom/Hardware/Software Sourcing across all divisions of the company
• Applied subject matter knowledge of IT commodities and align it with the IT Manager’s global strategies
• Managed entire strategic sourcing process for Telecom; Software and Hardware categories including market assessments, RFP, and bid strategy development, supplier negotiations, contract development and implementation activities
• Interacted with telecommunication suppliers (Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, T-Mobile) to ensure on-time delivery and operation of wireless communications
• Identified opportunities through the service relationship and service leads which may come from meetings, clients, other sales force vendors
• Managed an annual spend of $500 millions
• Performed Strategic Supplier Onsite Audits
• Performed Supplier Management, which includes, quarterly Road Map Meetings
• Work collaboratively with the internal customer to insure that the Global Sourcing Objectives in alignment with the Customers
Schlumberger - Houston, TX
3/2007-8/2009
Global Supply Chain Category Commodity Manager for IT
• Reported directly to the Chief Procurement Officer, was responsible for managing all aspect of Category Sourcing for all datacenters worldwide with a staff of 20
• My managing portfolio covered AP, Europe Africa, Middle East, Central and South America and North America regions
• Managed spend that exceeded $500 million dollars
• Support development of total cost analyses/supply chain management analyses for feasibility studies and Telecom/Hardware/Software/Professional Services sourcing initiatives
• Support development of Strategic Sourcing special projects such as developing and implementing a performance measurement reporting system and supplier management programs
• Identify opportunities to reduce category spend through spend analysis, supply market analysis, best practices and benchmarking
• Manage vendor management function over critical suppliers
• Negotiated complex global Software, Hardware and Telecom agreements
• Led quarterly & annual Supplier Business Review meetings that consist of C level Sponsors
• Explore future sourcing trends and identify new strategies for Strategic Sourcing (e.g., consortium)
• Led global annual supplier audit reviews
British Petroleum, Houston, TX
6/2002 - 3/2007
Global Sourcing Vendor Manager for Information Technology
• Reported directly to the VP of Global Sourcing, was responsible for managing a global team that supported all of the indirect procurement requirements globally across three business units
• Led and managed complex sourcing projects for Telecom, Hardware, Software requirements
• Work intimately with Business Unit Managers and Executives to identify global project requirements and ensured the appropriate stakeholders were included in the Supply Chain decision process
• Effectively planed and negotiated enterprise wide agreements that minimized risk exposure and provided optimal terms and conditions.
• Resolved implementation barriers in a timely fashion
• Had a key role with the rollout of Six Sigma certification throughout the Global Sourcing group which, included extensive training and the development and completion
• Manage a Sourcing Team of 12 direct reports and 6 indirect reports
Shell, Houston, TX
9/1995 –6/2002
Associated Comity Leader
• Was responsible for the development and execution of Supply Chain strategies for commodities values over $250 million dollars that consisted of IT hardware, Software, Telecom and Professional Services, including planning, procurement, and contract management
• Established strategic supplier relationships with consultants and value-added resellers to ensure internal organizations met their technology requirements, logistics goals and objectives
• Served on the Sourcing and Quality Team, which was accountable for market sector strategies for all centralized and decentralized third party IT procurement spend. Developed common procurement processes and supplier management
• Actively supervised three Commodity Specialist, ensured the achievement of department goals, including the compliance of Good Purchasing Practices and Basic Sourcing Training
• Rationalized all IT agreements which, created profitability to the business groups that assisted in the achievement of $10 million dollars in cost savings
FORMAL TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS:
• Business Administration Study, University of Miami
• Management Leadership Training, Rice University
• Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M)
• Project Management (P.M.)
• Six - Sigma (LEAN)
• Certified Supply Chain Professional (C.S.C.P)
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