Vanessa Pierce

About Vanessa Pierce

Who I Am…I am a Strategic Sourcing, IT and Supply Chain Professional as well as a Certified Six Sigma Black-belt, Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) and ITIL Foundations as well as global experience in contractual negotiation, project management, supplier management, ERP deployments (SAP and Oracle), Procure to Pay / Source to Pay Business Processes, and continuous improvement initiatives. What I Do …I work with Business Owners across multiple industries to measure performance, analyze opportunities for improvement, problem solve, implement and drive change to reduce cost, reduce non-value activities, and improve overall performance.How I Add Value …I focus my time and talents on helping Business Owners improve their company’s profitability by:• Reducing costs (both direct and indirect): Identifying and implementing savings and cost mitigation programs internally and externally with the supplier base• People: Assist in attracting and retaining Key Employees and mitigate the rising costs of providing Employee Benefits• Process: Improving the customer experience and reducing inefficiencies and waste in the supply chain (e.g. Inventory Optimizations, Lead-time, Logistics, Six Sigma – Lean Principles)• Tools: Effectively deploying technology and tools to deliver productivity improvements by ensuring business users requirements are met, training deployed and business processes aligned to enable the benefits to be realized.Specialties: Licensed Insurance Producer: Life and HealthCertified Six Sigma Blackbelt.Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)Strategic sourcingGlobal procurementContract negotiationsProject and Program managementInventory managementERP deployments (SAP and Oracle)Continuous improvement initiatives

Experience

1. Restaurant Technology Vendor Management

   The Wendy's Company

   Apr 2024 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Stanford University

  BS, Industrial Engineering

  1988 — 1992

• Lyons Township High School

  College Prep, Math and Science

  1984 — 1988

Skills

• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Sap
• Leadership
• Change Management
• Master Data Management
• Supplier Management
• Business Process
• Operations Management
• Key Performance Indicators
• Inventory Management
• Internal Audit
• Contract Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Analysis
• Purchasing Management
• Logistics
• Purchasing Negotiations
• Contract Negotiation
• Procurement
• Procure to Pay
• Contract Manufacturing
• Strategy
• Spend Analysis
• Product Life Cycle Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Team Leadership
• E-Sourcing
• Vendor
• Purchasing
• Negotiation
• Qs9000
• Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Vendor Relations
• Purchase Management
• Leadership Development