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AD/Lead, Procurement, Clinical Research Group
PPD a part of Thermo Fisher ScientificAD/Lead, Procurement, Clinical Research Group
Apr. 2022RemoteCentral Procurement role that focuses on projects for department. - Strategic project to establish vendor governance program across company - awaiting 2025 budget approval for project - Focused on converting vendors utilized by subsidiaries into compliance with parent company. - Update playbook to current for changes in procedures for the team. - Oracle ERP for setting up vendors and advising what steps the business needs to take to complete the complex process. - Department oversight to sanctions process for release or escalate to legal - Represent Procurement in customer audits on Vendor Management onboarding process. - Run VMO project to integrate new subsidiary. - Completed training on 5i Category training targeted for procurement
AD/Lead, Procurement Specialist, Clinical Research Group
PPD a part of Thermo Fisher ScientificAD/Lead, Procurement Specialist, Clinical Research Group
Apr. 2022 - Jan. 2026RemoteProject manager and variety of tasks for vendor management operations  Manage corporate sponsored PPI projects, for example automation of approved vendor list, process improvement which save time and money. We are small but mighty team, and innovation is key.  Annually review 5000 and release 3500 sanction yearly screening for new vendor additions to the ERP; clear on weekly basis and use One Source system.  KPI for key vendors and how to implement consistency strategy across CRG for sponsors.  Continuity of process by converting new purchase subsidiaries vendors to ERP system.  Represent Procurement in customer audits on VMO vendor onboarding process. No finding for department; I presented in 200+ audits yearly
Associate Director, IT Service Operations
PPDAssociate Director, IT Service Operations
May. 2019 - Apr. 2022Morrisville, North CarolinaLed business operations, financial planning, and $100m procurement ecosystem, driving eƯiciency, reducing complexity, and improving global team collaboration.  Managed a team of 8 members guided the process to create budget and reporting.  Implementation of Oracle Financials across group and created process, projects, and reporting.  Work with Strategic Sourcing to use or establish a vendor preferred vendor for IT, such as SAS, GoBalto move to Oracle, Oracle Financials, Microsoft, Bio- Optronics for services.  Negotiated software renewals, review contracts for Project Management Team, work with legal on contract edits until acceptable for signing, such as Veeva eTMF, Clarity Maintenance on licenses.  Supplier Management Operational processing PO to report variances to VP monthly/quarterly and yearly for planning to execution on budget. Prepaid software renewals accurately reflected each month with appropriate accruals. Trained India staƯ to build budget, record accruals, raise Requisitions and troubleshoot issues.  Improved budget planning and execution processes, improving financial oversight and eƯiciency for budget on software annually. Guided team to deliver Microsoft Power BI to show where departments are (over)/under budget to actuals.  Project manage internal assigned to achieve process improvement.
Consultant
MetLifeConsultant
Dec. 2018 - Apr. 2019Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaIT Third Party Risk Management
Real Estate Broker
eXp RealtyReal Estate Broker
Jul. 2016Raleigh, North Carolina
Principal Business Operations Specialist Global Hosting & Cloud Services/Sr. Bus Ops Specialist
SASPrincipal Business Operations Specialist Global Hosting & Cloud Services/Sr. Bus Ops Specialist
Jul. 2014 - Dec. 2018Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina AreaPrincipal/Sr. Business Operations Specialist - Global Hosting and Cloud Services – July 2014 – December 2018  Oversee all third-party vendors for IT and manage several staƯ, budget, and actual cost reporting, including $12m cloud vendors Amazon, Azure, and Google, including marketplace.  Track and make corrections with Managed Service providers to ensure customer deliveries.  Collaborated with customers signed by the sales arm to ensure IT compliance requirements, including cloud, SOC, Hi-tech, GMP, ISO, Fed Ramp, FISMA, NIST, PCI. Review for compliance with business, guide implementation of IT components to meet deadline for implementing COTS applications to ensure customer satisfaction. Maintain rate card by vendor and use in forecasting cost, as well as negotiation with vendors. Worked with IT team to Implement ServiceNow. Other Roles: Sr. Services Delivery Program Manager/Sr IT Project Manager - Hosting Program Manager – March 2010 – July 2014 – handle third party vendor management and projects within IT, along with customer audits. Business Analyst – December 2006 – March 2010 - Primary analyst for AP and T&E for ongoing operations, projects, and upgrades.
Sr. Services Delivery Program Manager
SASSr. Services Delivery Program Manager
May. 2013 - Jul. 2014Represent IT in audits from external customers by sitting in sales arm organization, instead of IT.
Senior IT Project Manager, Hosting Program Manager/IT Proj Mgr, Hosting Prog Mgmt
SASSenior IT Project Manager, Hosting Program Manager/IT Proj Mgr, Hosting Prog Mgmt
Mar. 2010 - May. 2013Cary, NCHandle third party vendor management activities, like vendor contracts, compliance, budget and growth and projects within IT to support sales arm or internal IT.
Business Anaylst
SASBusiness Anaylst
Dec. 2006 - Mar. 2010

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