Greater Seattle Area
Operations Executive with 15+ years of experience who specializes in building high performing teams, process improvement, vendor management and running cost effective operations. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Identified risk exposure and transformed the buyout process from a single source vendor to a multi-vendor structure thus creating a more diverse portfolio of suppliers and a more competitive pricing model Conceptualized, developed and implemented a new purchasing model and team on how options were procured which resulted in more accurate and predictable profits Discovered, recruited and contracted a network of 650 vendor partners over 8 cities (5 states) to meet growth demands over a 1 year period Created and implemented a 1st of its kind personalized custom home experience to provide a holistic buying experience for high end customers CORE COMPETENCIES Team Management | Collaboration | Vendor Management | Profit & Loss | Project Management | Negotiation | Discovery | Conflict Resolution | Development | Strategy | Planning | Customer Relations | Research | Executive Communication | Time Management | Ownership | Problem Solving | Risk Mitigation | MS Office | Flexible LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES Results Oriented | Empowerment of Employees | Empathetic | Diversity and Inclusion | Data Driven | Builds Trust
Recruited, trained and managed Procurement team of 10 to service the growth of the organization | Developed and implemented Sourcing and Vendor Management system including rollout with training | System manages the Request for Proposal process, vendor communication and profile and bid management | Managed vendors on contract acceptance, negotiations on project proposals and service solutions on customer and vendor escalations
Oversaw annual budget of $70mm that encompassed 570 contracts for 400 homes. Responsible for 15 different communities showcasing 95 unique plans | Analyzed direct cost budgets for variance and projects for real time estimation | Negotiated contracts with vendor partners and collaborated on value engineering efforts to reduce costs
Responsible for profit and loss for a brand with responsibilities for marketing, sales, production cycle time and quality and customer satisfaction while staying within prescribed budget | Closed 100% inventory - $24mm revenue - while delivering exceptional home building experience for customers | Researched and developed “Build on Your Lot” program as a new revenue channel
Served as sales and marketing expert on team designed to create a new high-end custom home brand for established home building company | Managed planning, strategy and execution to launch three projects beginning with initial marketing, project launch, sales, construction and through warranty adhering to customer service and profit targets | Led team and high-end project during extremely depressed market in 2007-2008 to rebound and project completion