Jean Matthews

About Jean Matthews

Throughout my career I\'ve helped companies optimize their supply chain and procurement practices and drive excellence. As a value creator, I’ve successfully led digitization initiatives and projects focused on maturing and improving processes, enhancing sustainability and supplier diversity programs, and delivering cost savings. But my specialty is cultivating inclusive, high-performing teams, and empowering them to take initiative, innovate, and deliver results. I am passionate about fostering collaborative relationships with our value chain partners to ensure the delivery of high-quality products and services to our customers.My philosophy is that every process and tool on an organization’s digital road map should be designed with simplicity and an obsession with their user’s experience in interacting with them. I\'m naturally curious and love learning new things and understanding the “why” behind business processes. I\'m always seeking ways to connect new ideas and tools to simplify processes, eliminate complexity, and enhance efficiency. It\'s energizing to work in collaborative environments, with teams that challenge the status quo and each other, and use those candid discussions as opportunities for growth and innovation. I am a champion of change management! A servent leader who leads by example and inspires others to achieve and exceed goals and projections. I’m excited about the future of the profession. Emerging technologies are creating greater opportunities for procurement to be an integrated enabler of value creation and meaningful change in our communities. Leadership & Team Development C-Level Relationship Building & Influence Strategic Sourcing Negotiation Excellence Contract Lifecycle Management Financial Stewardship Data-Driven Decisions Change Champion Risk Resilience & Mitigation Supplier Relationship Management Supplier Partnerships Outsourcing End-to-end Process Development Mentorship (): Strategic, Futuristic, Ideation, Input, Learner’ If you’re passionate about procurement too, or want to exchange ideas and best practices – let’s connect!

Experience

1. Director, Government Procurement

   Crowley

   Jul 2023 — Present

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Management

Skills

• Logistics
• Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Transportation
• Change Management
• Integration
• Business Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Operations Management
• Analysis
• Business Intelligence
• Business Process
• Contract Negotiation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Erp
• IT Management
• IT Strategy
• Leadership
• Logistics Management
• Management
• Outsourcing
• Program Management
• Project Planning
• Quality Assurance
• Risk Management
• Security
• Six Sigma
• Software Documentation
• Strategic Planning
• Supply Chain
• Supply Chain Management
• Team Building
• Team Leadership
• Vendor Management
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)