Mel Lopez

Program Manager (Vendor Management Organization) @Google

US

Manage extended workforce budget and spend by collaborating with business owners, suppliers, Finance and other partner teams on budgeting, forecasting, invoicing and payments- Improve business owners\' visibility into their spend- Design and lead the annual budget request process for professional services- Lead cost savings initiatives- Minimize risks in our vendor engagements through implementation and monitoring of policies in pricing, contracting, access, and operations- Work with business owners and cross-functional teams to identify, plan, solution and transition outsourcing activities- Identify new service and process improvement opportunities across all relevant metrics, e.g. costs, turnaround time, quality, productivity

Columbia Business School

Finance and Accounting for the Nonfinancial Professional