Ivy H.

About Ivy H.

Procurement leader with expertise in finance transformation, process optimization, and driving cost savings. Skilled in P2P implementation, competitive sourcing, and contract negotiation. Proven success in leading and mentoring teams to achieve strategic goals through cross-functional collaboration. Tech-savvy, solution-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement and delivering exceptional results. Actively enhancing procurement’s reputation as a strategic business partner every day. Seeking new opportunities to drive procurement excellence and innovation at scale.

Experience

1. Senior Manager of Procurement

   Calendly

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Transformed procurement operations by implementing ZipHQ’s intake-to-pay system, ensuring audit readiness and IPO preparedness.• Increased compliant purchasing to over 95% of third-party spend and reduced average purchase request cycle time by 38% through intelligent workflow automation.• Lead and mentor a two-person team, including a Senior Procurement Negotiation Specialist and a Procurement Operations Specialist.• Launched ZipHQ RFx to enable structured competitive sourcing, improving vendor selection outcomes and cost transparency.• Negotiate high-value SaaS, infrastructure and professional services contracts, delivering multi-million-dollar annual cost savings and avoidance through optimized pricing, scope alignment, and strengthened data privacy and security terms.• Revise procurement policy annually to reflect evolving business needs, driving stakeholder alignment and policy compliance.• Leverage AI tools to eliminate administrative inefficiencies, enabling the team to focus on strategic sourcing and supplier performance.• Oversee facilities function, including lease negotiation, capital project leadership for Calendly\'s San Francisco office build-out, and ongoing budget and operational management.

Education

• The University of Georgia

  Master of Public Administration (MPA), Personnel Management

  2007 — 2009

• Agnes Scott College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Community Outreach
• Public Speaking
• Data Entry
• Administrative Assistance
• Customer Service
• Reporting & Analysis
• Volunteer Training
• Budgeting
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Management
• Project Management
• Organizational & Writing Skills
• Excel Pivot
• Event Planning
• Editing
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Volunteer Recruiting
• Data Analysis
• Time Management
• Budget Forecasts
• Microsoft Office
• Personnel Management
• Nonprofits
• Budget Process
• Event Management
• Written Communication
• Microsoft Word
• Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Research