Global Vendor Relationship Leader

Summary

Colette White
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. - M
PM certified professional delivering technically sound design solutions and implementing exceptional service models on time and in budget results. Expertise in cross-functional, transformational business area support including IT, HR, Finance and Marketing. Organized, big-picture, strategic thought leader who is dependable, innovative and focused on maintaining highest levels needed of quality while driving down cost eliminating redundancy of services and support. Performance award recipient who is nurturing, transparent, “fit for purpose” relationship builder cultivating multi-millions in savings year over year. Solid listener, communicator and problem solver with strong mental agility driven to adapt quickly to changing environments.

Speciaities

• Business Transformation Management
• Global Vendor Management
• Contract Management
• Relationship Management
• Project Management Certified
• Global IT Implementations
• Process Development, Improvement, and Ongoing Management
• VMO Management
• IT Budgeting and Forecasting
• Strategic Planning, Global Transformations, and Execution
• Manage contract to budget obligation
• Supplier Portfolio Management
• Manage Global Budget
• Merger, Acquisition, and Divestiture Support
• Change Management
• Supplier Performance Management

Timeline

  1. -
    Manager - IT Vendor Management, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
  2. -
    Senior Manager - Global IT Vendor Management , D& M Group
  3. -
    Global Service Relationship Manager- Global HR Ops, Pearson plc

    Global Service Relationship Manager, Global HR Strategy, Planning and Transformation
    HR strategy office business manager with expanded support for departmental objectives associated with transforming global HR business operations around globally. Executed major change initiatives which included management $60M+ global HR budget and reporting analysis of business transformation activities which centralization of the function. Managed financial risk and opportunities and global HR operational budget and facilitated cross-functional collaboration.
    • Accomplished 16% overall area budget reduction by partnering HR Operations with business leadership teams to model a program driving change and evolution.
    • Transformed HR functional area to run like a business function with higher efficiency and governance standards.
    • Reduced HR Ops departmental budget by $30M+ over 4 years by implementing efficiencies and honing supplier portfolio which ensured meeting savings targets annually, resulting in mitigating risk and prevented negative financial impacts.
    Global Service Manager, HR Operations and Vendor Management 2014 – 2016
    Created new HR strategic vendor management team. Leveraged commercial negotiations, project management and people skills to establish state-of-the-art global HR vendor management program. Identified, hired developed global team, managed, support, administration of all HR global commercial agreements and supplier interactions end to end. Developed and supported HR supplier portfolio and services catalog. Managed strategic oversight of HR suppliers and third-party partners. Supported supplier diversity efforts to infuse organization with selection portfolio choices which mirrored customers.
    • Generated $8M+ in annual savings and cost avoidance by designing transformational processes and aligning to new model. Transformational thought leader who provided knowledge transfer

Location

United States