Strategic Sourcing Analyst at MIT

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

- Responsible for the assessment, selection, management, and development of all preferred vendors and other key suppliers in the Laboratory and Research category•	Manage supplier performance and develop and implement supplier performance metrics •	Secure cost containment opportunities through negotiations, volume pricing agreements, and competitive bidding•	Perform spend analysis to ascertain true category spend, identify strategic sourcing opportunities through demand aggregation and supplier rationalization •	Work closely and collaboratively with contracts team to negotiate and secure supply and service agreements that meet MIT business objectives•	Assist in directing /advancing of the Institute’s Disadvantaged Business Program•	Ensure compliance with Institute policies and state and federal regulations

MIT - Sourcing & Contracts

Strategic Sourcing Analyst

- Purchase standard and nonstandard materials, supplies, equipment and services from known and unknown sources at best possible price and value•	Prepare and process purchase orders in SAP, place orders and expedite shipments•	Resolve problems in a thorough and timely manner•	Liaise and interact with MIT community by providing assistance on procurement matters•	Negotiate more favorable pricing arrangements, terms, and conditions with new and existing vendors•	Documented buyer instructions for ERP (SAP) system

MIT - Sourcing & Procurement

Senior  Buyer

- Work with Regional Procurement and Global Modal teams to ensure that we have zero expired contracts•	Monthly reporting of AVL (Approved Vendor Listing) / Supplier Count  •	Support Legal and Regulatory screening of anti-corruption laws with all contracted suppliers, FCPA & UKBA. Manage any required corrective actions •	Successfully implemented a web-based solution that enabled HP and their contracted suppliers to sign documents electronically, eSignature via Docusign •	Collaborate with Legal on contracts and negotiated details

Hewlett Packard

Global Logistics Procurement

- Monitor Freight and Duty for Global Logistics Services (GLS) •	Operations Monitor monthly carrier performance, for assigned carriers and report OTD •	Annual recoveries in excess of $300K Canadian GST $252K , DHL $136K  incorrect rate schedule •	Prepare and distribute Supplier Scorecards for Quarterly Business Reviews  •	Processed all freight claims, update and maintain the weekly Freight (GLS) spend reporting •	Performed freight payment exception reconciliation for freight invoices, and maintain routings in SAP  •	Conduct monthly carrier review meetings, establish and supervise corrective action where needed •	Instituted standard operation procedures for transportation service providers in Latin America improving replenishment cycle time per country   •	First line contact with 3PL warehouse, Order Management, and Planning

3Com Corporation

Americas Logistics Manager

- Managed and delivered 95+% Logistics SLA attainment for the AMI region  •	Actively managed 3PL to achieve outstanding KPI metrics in the areas of service logistics operations and inventory control •	Developed and implemented measurement targets reducing South America material lead times and efficiencies from 50 days to 15 days•	Reduced inventory on hand balance from $45M to $40M and increased customer satisfaction from 85% to 95+%•	Monitored transportation carrier to performance against committed OTD metrics •	Perform invoice reconciliation to ensure that cost was aligned to contractual T&C and researched and resolved any applicable invoice pricing discrepancies •	Leadership role to motivate and develop common planning, logistics practices and to establish clear performance objectives •	Worked across global functions in the areas of material planning, call center and field services to deliver best practices for service delivery, inventory management and asset control•	Worked relationship with account management team and core operational contributors within Siemens and client to deliver and meet committed service levels and customer satisfaction goals of 95+%

Siemens IT Solutions and Services

Operations Manager

- Participated in extended NPI Service team representing Global Repair and Data Services to ensure overall service readiness and repair strategy were aligned to product general availability date•	Life cycle representative for NPI, Known Product Defects, ECO / FCO, Quality recall analysis (GCIP) and EOL requirements•	Acted as liaison to provide global communication for service readiness, product awareness and knowledge transfer•	Determined initial inventory provisioning and global deployment prior to GA date with global team•	Ensure all system and service tools updates were complete and accurate prior to product release•	Address and resolve global services concerns with product introduction team and escalations

Jim Bagley