Experience

Odyssey Relocation Management

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Supply Chain

  • Apr 2021 - Present



RELO Direct, Inc.

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Global Supply Chain Management

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2021

  In addition to leading RELO Direct's Global Supply Chain Management team, as of January 2018, I also have responsibility for IT Administration and Support and Quality and Process Control. Additional responsibilities include:- Lead, managed and implemented GDPR policies, practices and procedures- Drive major IT initiatives and system compliance- Manage, monitor and report Quality Service results

• Director, Supply Chain Management

  • Feb 2015 - Jan 2018

  Leading RELO Direct's Global Supply Chain organization. Responsibilities include:- Manage all supplier partner networks (i.e. Household Goods, Temp Living, Immigration Services, Car Carriers, etc.)- Manage supplier dashboards and metrics tracking processes - Supplier partner selection by completing RFI/RFP processes- Negotiated pricing and contracts to ensure market competitiveness- Provide on-going sales support as the Supply Chain SME



Bear Transportation Services

• Sales Executive

  • Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  As a Logistics Account Manager, I am an extension of my clients organization as an individual that provides end to end Logistics Management of their Freight Transportation needs. With Bear's vast supplier network, we are able to provide the best possible carriers, at the best possible prices to service our clients needs. As a Logistics Account Manager, I am an extension of my clients organization as an individual that provides end to end Logistics Management of their Freight Transportation needs. With Bear's vast supplier network, we are able to provide the best possible carriers, at the best possible prices to service our clients needs.



Paragon Relocation

• United States
• Human Resources Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Global Business Alliances

  • Oct 2012 - Jul 2014

  - As an extension of a customers’ global mobility human resources department, interface with various levels (executives, management, etc.) to define directives, customer spend, processes, etc. - Responsible for managing Paragon global supplier networks and all aspects of the quality assurance process to achieve maximum supplier performance.- Manage Paragon’s global Supply Chain organization including 11 staff members in five countries.- Provide RFI/RPF sales support, pricing and customer presentation direction as the Supply Chain SME.- Provide supplier and vendor networks including household goods, immigration services, temporary living, etc. client support (escalations, contract and pricing negotiations, key performance indicator reporting, etc.).- Conduct sales training presentations to Paragon internal and external organizations on the Supply Chain processes and procedures.- Manage a global budget for the Business Alliances organization which accounts for approximately 65% of Paragon Relocation Services revenue.- Documented and implemented structured process improvements for Household Goods supplier and vendor networks to reduce bid process turnaround through increase efficiencies and standardize pricing. - Implemented new third party service offerings, for household goods, which generated increased Business Alliance/Supply Chain revenue by 53% year-over-year.- Create/Manage Supplier dashboard and metrics tracking processes to provide customer insight into Paragon Supplier and Vendor management capabilities.



Cartus

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Supply Chain Management

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2012

  - Managed vertical service offerings for Cartus’ Temporary Housing, Rental Network and Immigration Services business units, as well as the Contracts/Compliance and Reporting support - groups.- As part of the Primacy to Cartus business acquisition, migrated existing Primacy supply chain functions to Cartus network offerings.- Responsible for the successful retention of key household goods and relocation clients’ post-Primacy acquisition.- Lead, developed and implemented global immigration delivery and international temporary housing model for Supply Chain Services.- Responsible for pricing, contracts, negotiations, sourcing and implementation of new and existing clients from a Supply Chain Management perspective. - Responsible for implementing global strategy to align regional SCM organizations by assigning regional ownership and developing a global hierarchical Supply Chain organization.- Managed Request for Proposal (RFP) process and when necessary, implement strategic improvements for Cartus’ extensive supplier network and offering developments.- Integrated Legacy Primacy’s household goods Move Management domestic and international offering into Cartus' SCM organization.- Exceeded Move Management target growth revenue of approximately 125% for past three fiscal years- Reviewed, sourced and executed contract process, including Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for SCM in-network suppliers.- Conducted monthly performance management meetings with approved sourced suppliers to ensure performance metrics are achieved.- Responsible for delivering, both face-to-face and remote, Move Management performance metrics to Cartus clients within the global program.



Primacy Relocation

• Real Estate
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director, Supply Chain Management

  • Mar 2008 - Jul 2010

  - Defined and implemented Primacy household goods Move Management domestic and international offering which led to over $1.25M in incremental revenue year over year.- Reviewed, updated and/or abandoned, when necessary, existing supplier contract for participation within the new Move Management offering.- Executed new contract negotiations and contract signing for suppliers participating within the Move Management offering.- Responsible for defining and implementing success metrics for the Move Management process.



Electronic Data Systems

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Supply Chain Consultant – Business Services Category Team (Category Manager)

  • Nov 2007 - Feb 2008

  - Identified potential savings opportunities by performing spend analytics on various industry/account groups within EDS.- Performed strategic sourcing activities by Creating/Managing eRFX (eSourcing) process for new Business Services opportunities.- Active member of a team of individuals to identify and bid on services and renegotiate contracts to support EDS’ Supply Chain Management cost savings goals.- Utilize EDS internal tools, such as eSourcing, to aid in the selection of suppliers and award business based on responses provided in Request For Proposal (RFP) and Request For Information (RFI) processes.- Supplier relationship manager for the EDS Business Services team.

• Supply Chain Consultant – East Hub Business Partner

  • Mar 2006 - Nov 2007

  - East Hub single point-of-contact for all Supply Chain decisions, procurement, information, processes, etc.- Member of the East Hub leadership team responsible for attending/participating in capital planning sessions, financial reviews and any other meeting related to Supply Chain activities and cost savings actions.- Identified potential areas of savings by reviewing capital plans, performing spend analytics and conducting interviews with the appropriate stakeholders.- Provided monthly spend, savings analysis and reporting as it relates to the Hub and its accounts in an effort to streamline processes to ensure the hub is compliant to company policies.- Worked with SCM Category teams to create, submit and implement numerous SCM savings projects and to identify new opportunities for contract renegotiations.- Coordinated, and provided SCM training for the hub and its accounts, where appropriate.

• Finance & Accounting (F&A) BPO / Shared Services SME

  • May 2002 - Mar 2006

  - Provided subject matter expertise (SME) and sales support for F&A BPO pursuits.- Participated and executed several multi-million dollar sales pursuits and assisted sales force in assessing current outsourcing possibilities within the EDS pipeline.- Performed due diligence activities at potential client locations to aid in the formulation of value propositions, statements and solutions.- Actively participated in the Shared Services consolidation project for EDS internal including consolidating European operations into EDS’ new facility in Budapest, Hungary.- Performed market analysis to determine potential BPO target opportunities and provided general costing / pricing support from an F&A perspective.

• Additional Positions

  • Apr 1994 - May 2002

  Other positions held at EDS: Accounting Supervisor – Asset Management (September 2000 – May 2002), Accounting Operations Supervisor – Telecom Accounts Payable (January 1997 – September 2000) and Accounting Assistant – Telecom Accounts Payable (April 1994 – January 1997)