Kathryn Schneider
Senior IT Strategic Sourcing Manager at Quest Diagnostics
- Role
- Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing at Quest Diagnostics
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kathryn Schneider
Accomplished attorney and global project manager for strategic sourcing and supplier management functions within bio-science, pharmaceutical and consumer products industries.
Experience
Senior Manager Strategic Sourcing
Nov 2018 — Present · San Juan Capistrano, CA, US
IT Professional Services, Staff Augmentation and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)Procurement lead for highly complex negotiations and contracting for 4 separate BPO agreements ranging from $85M -$500M with significant savings.(Further information available upon request). Continue to oversee all SOWs, review for compliance with PHI/PII requirements, and confirm managed revenue commitments regarding BPO agreements. • Diagnostic Project & Services: LCMS, CVME, R&D and Next Generation SequencingLed a $60M LCMS RFP to conclusion, creating competition with a new supplier and negotiating incumbent’s pricing to below 2016 levels. Met the unique challenges of supporting the first Covid LDT and am known as the lateral flow, rapid-antigen, Covid queen. Bridged the gap between the Esoteric Labs and corporate procurement by taking quick action to solve stakeholder challenges and leading, in-person, procurement training for stakeholders at SJC, Chantilly, Cleveland Heart Lab, Athena and MedFusion. I am seen as a leader for all procurement needs for my Esoteric stakeholders. Annual, hard dollar savings $1.5M
Education
University of San Diego School of Law
Doctor of Law (JD)
1989 — 1992
Miami University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Major: Political Science and Government: Minor: Spanish and Latin American Studies
1985 — 1989
Skills
- Procurement
- Validation
- Strategy
- Pharmaceutical Industry
- Business Process Improvement
- Fda
- Contract Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Medical Devices
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Gmp
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Six Sigma
- Leadership
- Quality System
- Vendor Management
- Process Improvement
- Management
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