Kimberly P.
Enterprise procurement leader integrating AI, process drive technology improvements, and change management to achieve growth, value, and measurable business outcomes.
- Role
- Director Procurement Center of Excellence & Shared Services at Highmark Health
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kimberly P.
Operational excellence unlocked, where planning meets action. My approach ensures compliance safeguards are implemented successfully, security standards align to the appropriate risk tolerance, budget expectations are consistently eclipsed, and operations business requirements translate into performance results. Since 2022 leading procurement transformation initiatives including led technology improvements, integrating AI into current procurement processes for a smoother operating model rooted in driving value and savings for the enterprise. Mastering enterprise-wide change, adoption, and disciplined execution. From 20••••22 led Health Plan Operations Vendor Performance and Operations team (aka VMO) holding $40M in budget oversight. In 2019 my team surpassed cost containment deliverables of ~$3MM. At the same time, we navigated multiple supplier transitions which all met timeliness and budget targets. My team aligns internal and external teams to confront business issues, while managing cost, to deliver strategic value.Skillfully adept at executing value realization across multiple business areas: delivered a strategic and implementation plan for offshoring business programs with precision while ensuring savings and performance targets are exceeded, delivering top line sales growth for Heinz commercial business in 2017; exceeding savings goals using Procurement / Sourcing Strategies in 2016; deploy enterprise-wide change management process for annual incentive compensation from 2013 – 2016.
Experience
Director Procurement Center of Excellence & Shared Services
Sep 2024 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US
Enterprise transformation leader embedding AI-enabled procurement strategy into operating models to drive value and savings. Collaborative leadership approaches to achieve enterprise-wide change, adoption, and disciplined execution.
Education
University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Operations and Supply Chain Management
2011 — 2014
Slippery Rock University
B.S., Communication
2001 — 2005
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