Solid experience in sourcing, business development, and relationship management. Lead Services commodity portfolios and have a track record of continually meeting and exceeding expected business results.
Primary responsibilities include total talent, expansions, process efficiencies, integration, cost savings, supply base management, and management of personnel. Held a variety of strategic program leadership and operational positions.
Manager, Strategic Sourcing, Global Supply Chain @ Strategic Sourcing Manager for Professional Services inclusive of Contract Labor, HR Operations, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Services, and Corporate Consulting-- Tax, Audit, Legal.
** Manage 2 Commodity Managers and 1 Analyst.
** Responsible for supplier sourcing, negotiation, contract execution and relationship management.
** Help identify, develop, and maintain strategic relationships with suppliers using sourcing best practices that meet established service and performance standards.
** Lead market analysis, purchasing, cost optimization, implementation of local and global, innovative purchasing strategies. Identification and implementation of savings potential and negotiation of preferred contracts.
** Measured on incremental cost savings, SLA performance, cash, rationalization, and user satisfaction. From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Indirect Sourcing Leader, Americas, Global Supply Chain @ GE Healthcare Sourcing Leader for MSP, Temporary Labor, Recruitment Process, Payroll Services, Transfer & Relocation, Medical Clinics, Books, Subscriptions, and other Employee Cost commodities.
** Included the development, communication and execution of strategies to ensure realization of the business objectives for assigned commodities within Purchased Services-- cost of services, target costing and should-be costing activities.
** Supplier selection, development, and supplier consolidation to ensure sourcing optimization and overall supplier performance.
** Performed detailed cost analysis of components, processes used by suppliers to ensure highest quality at the lowest cost solution.
** Monitored supplier quality and delivery performance and developing improvement strategies to ensure business needs are met.
** Recipient of 3 Above and Beyond awards for savings projects through RFPs. From July 2013 to June 2014 (1 year) Program Director @ Program Manager November 2007- July 2008
Program Coordinator February 2005- November 2007
** Ran $70M North American Vendor Management Programs (VMS) working with 40+ vendors to fill contingent labor/ variable staffing needs in skill sets of Administrative, Business Professional, IT, Engineering, and Light Industrial. Implemented Canadian expansion.
** Collaboratively worked with customers’ Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Talent Acquisition, HR, and cross-functional business unit teams and stakeholders
** Managed 3-6 Program Coordinators/ Staffing Specialists
** Oversaw full staffing operations; focus on process improvements and business integration
** Identified and developed opportunity for program expansions including RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing), global, and SOW (Statement of Work)
** Facilitated Quarterly Business Reviews and Supplier Performance Reviews
** Measured hard and soft cost savings of program; saved clients $1M-5M annually
** Managed local relations with customers and vendors
** Assured customer satisfaction and resolved all issues with customers and vendors
** Monitored successful achievement of service level agreements
** Provided statistical analysis and other duties as customer’s needs dictate including providing various types of program data
** Performed UAT testing with technology partner
** Maintained and updated monthly activity and performance reports
** Trained Program Coordinators for new Allegis Global Solutions’ engagements
** Facilitated Women’s Leadership Council
** Elected a member of Emerging Leaders Program
** Won 2011 Supplier of the Year Award for Overall Outstanding Performance from client From February 2005 to July 2013 (8 years 6 months) HR/ Recruitment Manager @ ** Responsible for the recruitment and hiring of Administrators, Directors of Nursing, and Area/ Regional positions for 34 Wisconsin/ Minnesota skilled nursing facilities
** Implemented all advertising, networking, interviewing, background and reference checks, offers, salary negotiations, and new hire paperwork
** Developed facility nurse recruitment and retention plans for performance improvement
** Researched and analyzed market compensation rates From July 2003 to February 2005 (1 year 8 months)
Masters, Human Resources @ Marquette University From 2000 to 2002 Bachelors, Advertising and Marketing @ Marquette University From 1996 to 2000 Pius XI High School From 1996 to 1996 Jenny Littmann is skilled in: SAP, Contract Negotiation, Contract Management, Contract Recruitment, Managed Services, Rate Management, Program Management, Operations Management, Cost Management, Sales Presentations, Building Relationships, Account Expansion, Business Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Talent Acquisition