Elizabeth — Sr. Manager, IT Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management

March 2016 - Present Buffalo Grove, IL

Digital IT and Government Services

Collective ownership of strategic sourcing strategies for Human Resource Outsourcing, Services, Rewards and Compensation. Responsible for business analytics, change management, project management and category development. • Aligned with Human Resource team members and Senior Leadership to realize business goals through consolidated suppliers, category negotiations and contract compliance. • Partnered with strategic outsource agencies resulting in mutual augmentation of goals. • Ongoing focus on business analytics, change management, project management and category development.

Ownership of strategic sourcing strategy for North America and EMEA Marketing, Public Relations, Trade Shows & Events. Global sourcing role for Travel, Corporate Credit Cards and Aviation. Managed remote teams for integration and delivery of sourcing strategies.

January 2011 - October 2014 (3 years 10 months) Schaumburg, IL Ownership of strategic sourcing strategy for North America and EMEA Marketing, Public Relations, Trade Shows & Events. Global sourcing role for Travel, Corporate Credit Cards and Aviation. Managed remote teams for integration and delivery of sourcing strategies. Motorola

Transitioned from direct to indirect Procurement with focus on implementing best practices, processes and strategies. Successfully built trusted relationships within Marketing/Events teams and helped streamline processes. Managed Trade Shows, Meetings, Events, and Public Relations Categories. Responsible for setting category strategies, on-boarding agencies, managing the supply base and delivering sustainable results.

Ownership of all US-designed digital cellular products in 2006. Led a team of 10 professionals in meeting new product introduction management team's dynamic ramp commitments for 30 programs per year. Planned and managed spend budget of $60M for 33 global programs. Calculated demand, purchases, and managed BOM component inventories throughout dynamic prototype, ramp, and full production stages.

Selected to lead newly created team owning procurement for two cellular product portfolios, CDMA and 3G at ramping phase. Personally managed 3G portfolio. Responded to upper management and Asian buyers, supplier, and production clients need for a "one-stop" procurement planning and purchasing function. Launched 3G product line on time plus several CDMA products.

Functioned as Category Manager during Motorola's cellular boom. Planned and managed procurement for commodity products for key product lines in mechanical and electro-mechanical categories. Hired and directed a team of eight buyers. Revamped policies and procedures to meet cost, quality, and logistics goals.

June 1989 - November 1994 (5 years 6 months) Glenview, IL