I Will Hunt Your Head | Recruiter @ Underground Administration

Versatile and results-driven operations professional with 8+ years of experience spanning HR, recruiting, office management, payroll, vendor relations, and technical support. I thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments where I can build scalable systems, streamline workflows, and drive both people and process success.

At the core, I’m a builder: of teams, of systems, and of strong cross-functional relationships. Whether I’m leading HR and recruiting strategy, optimizing office operations, or solving tech issues, I bring agility, ownership, and a solutions-first mindset to every challenge.

-Amy / Na'ama / נעמה

Amy Israeli

Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA)

I am honored to be a part of the NLPA team. You can see my bio here: https://www.certitrek.com/nlpa/meet-the-team/.

About the NLPA
NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association) is the most sought out online educational resource for procurement professionals; from entry-level buyers to executive-level practitioners.

As a global organization founded in 2000, Next Level Purchasing has helped clients in over 150 countries throughout the world to establish and utilize procurement best practices leading to the achievement of better results than ever before.

Leading Online Procurement Training
Prestigious organizations - including many Fortune 500 companies - from over 100 countries throughout North America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia have enrolled their purchasing professionals in the Senior Professional in Supply Management® (SPSM) Program and online procurement training from Next Level Purchasing.

Vice President of Education and Master Instructor

I am honored to be a part of the NLPA team as a Master Instructor in Supply Chain.  You can see my bio here: https://www.certitrek.com/nlpa/meet-the-team/.

About the NLPA
NLPA (Next Level Purchasing Association) is the most sought out online educational resource for procurement professionals; from entry-level buyers to executive-level practitioners.

As a global organization founded in 2000, Next Level Purchasing has helped clients in over 150 countries throughout the world to establish and utilize procurement best practices leading to the achievement of better results than ever before.

Leading Online Procurement Training
Prestigious organizations - including many Fortune 500 companies - from over 100 countries throughout North America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia have enrolled their purchasing professionals in the Senior Professional in Supply Management® (SPSM) Program and online procurement training from Next Level Purchasing.

Leading Procurement Certification
Next Level Purchasing is the only provider of the SPSM®, SPSM2® and SPSM3 Certifications. Having been earned in over 90 countries by every level from new buyers to executives, the SPSM® Certification is the most globally-recognized and relevant certification.

World's Largest Professional Procurement Association
The Next Level Purchasing Association (NLPA) brings together over 280,000 purchasing professionals (including 15,000+ executives) from around the globe the form the world's largest procurement association.

Director of Eduction-Master Instructor

JPDean Consulting

“Supply Chain is one very important cog in the machine of business, invest in it.” ©

JPDean Consulting is backed by 28 years of supply chain experience and excellence building, implementing, fixing challenges, improving vendor relationships, saving money, negotiating contracts to your benefit all while implementing best practices and moving teams to the next level.  We are more than a supply chain consultant, we know how to not only improve your business, but how to improve your team for long term benefits to your company and your employees.

www.jpdeanconsulting.com
jeff@jpdeanconsulting.com

Founder and CEO

MetaOps Inc | MetaExperts

I am very excited to join the MetaOps/Meta Experts Team as a consultant in addition to my own practice.  

Overview of MetaOps/MetaExperts
MetaExperts™ offers Extreme Talent and Interim executive resources for Operational Excellence on demand. We provide the talent you need where, when and for as long as you need it. No more lingering overhead, no more resources without the right skills, and no more waiting to find the right person to make it happen fast. 

Our deeply skilled Talent Architects and Talent Specialists have the expertise, and industry know-how to match your unique challenge with the best MetaExpert to solve it. 

Operational Excellence (OpEx) experts become MetaExperts by invitation only. MetaExperts undergo a rigorous 300+ point evaluation process to ensure our clients receive the skills and expertise they need for the outcomes they seek. 

When you work with MetaExperts™, you’re working with the best. We deliver the interim top talent to get it done.

Supply Chain Consultant

Highmark Health

My role manages strategic capabilities that are provided across the Procurement organization. Driving collaboration and alignment of expert procurement resources and execution of processes and operations that are core to the overall performance of the Organization's Procurement function. A strategic position, interfacing at the EVP and SVP levels of the company, leads cross-departmental process improvement initiatives and champions change to ensure Procurement continues to deliver best-in-class strategic sourcing services to the company.  The incumbent has multi-million dollar financial and enterprise risk mitigation responsibilities and reports to the Vice President of Procurement Operations.  Process, process improvement and multiple technology platforms are responsibilities of my role.   Direct ownership of key and mission-critical Procurement and Procurement operations, including oversight of contract process and technology, execution of RFx processes, spend, metrics/KPI reporting, and overall Procurement process and system enhancements.
Oversee the development of best-in-class methodologies, tools and knowledge repositories that drive the quality of and time to complete strategic sourcing initiatives across the Procurement organization as well as ownership of Procurement’s technology roadmap.
Lead and support the execution of market intelligence, financial analysis and data analytics processes that enable category teams to build comprehensive category-specific strategies.
Oversee the contract negotiation process and compliance with SLAs by risk specialty departments (e.g., Legal, Privacy, Data Security, Compliance, Insurance, etc.). Including process and technology improvement designed to decrease risk while simultaneously accelerating cycle times.
Serve as Global Procurement primary lead on Enterprise Initiatives including but not limited to Finance Transformation, acquisitions, ThinkUP initiatives, etc.

Director of Procurement-Center of Excellence

AvantStay

AvantStay works towards changing the short-term rental industry by offering a first-class experience for our guests. Originally hired as the Director of Procurement with one division, I was quickly advanced to  the Director of Supply Chain managing nine divisions, Procurement, Sourcing, Inventory Management, Fulfillment/3PL relationships, Data Management, Project Management, Contracts, Operational Storage and Supply Chain systems (ERP, P2P, vendor systems). The goal of my teams was to provide a world class Supply Chain that is compliant with SOX/IPO readiness, insurance, risk management while maintaining industry best practices and work cross functionally across the organization to achieve strategic and tactical goals.  The company grew from 250 active units to 1,000 active units during my time and we experienced no shortage of products to support that growth.

Director Of Supply Chain

Sonder Inc.

Global head of Procurement and Purchasing for Sonder.  Sonder is a $1.3 Billion dollar startup that just completed Series E funding and is changing the world of hospitality.   I am responsible for two teams, one in Denver, Colorado and one in London, England.  My team manages over 300 vendors and spend exceeding $60 million. Team size was 30 members globally.  Conducted RFP for the Spend Management Tool, doubled the amount of core duties the department contributes to the Sonder goal.  Works cross functionally to prepare for IPO/SOX compliance. Part of the Contract team and the Risk Management team.  Has recreated our vendor onboarding and consistently guaranteed supply to our end users through vendor partnerships.

Global Procurement Manager

The  Ferndale  Property  Management  Group, LLC

Multifamily real estate firm with 15 properties in Colorado, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.  My position consists of vendor management, contract management, all legal, liens, insurance, administrator for the purchasing/ERP system, billing, training, and RFP’s.

Director Of Purchasing

Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc.

875 restaurants and 3 brands (Einstein Brothers, Noah’s, and Manhattan Bagel) with company owned license and franchise stores. Budget of $220 Million +, RFP’s, RFQ’s, manager of a team of 4.  Supply Chain representative for the Caribou Coffee and Einstein’s cobranded stores, opened 15 new concept stores in 2015.  1,100 SKU’s for all brands and main buyer for the bagel production plant.  Over $4 million dollars in savings accomplished by commodity strategy, contracts, and RFP’s.

Denver International Airport

The City and County of Denver operates Denver International Airport, the 5th largest airport in the United States.  The job of the Commercial Division, Operations and Analysis is to do Administration and Compliance of the over 150 contracts including Services, Food and Beverage and Retail.
My job duties include Financial Verification, Collections, Surety, Insurance, Review and Analysis, Variance and Trend Review, Operations Administration, Pricing, Merchandise, Hours of Operation, Customer Service, Field Inspections, Contract Compliance and Enforcement, Policy Review, Audit Response Support, Mid-Term Refurbishment Coordination, Snow Emergencies, Propworks Database Management, Field Maintenance Reports, Asset Management, Environmental Health and Safety Rules and Regulations and System Shutdown Processing.

Contract Administrator

Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and Casino

Created and managed the centralized Purchasing Department, handling 40+ internal customer departments.  Manages purchasing and vendor contracts for all departments including maintenance, food & beverage, printing/print management, IT, outside sales, golf course, gift shops, janitorial (EVS), housekeeping and office supplies.
•	Created all legal documents relating to purchasing; established Contract Management system
•	Liaison with Tribal Government, including the Board of Directors and Tribal Council
•	Advisor to department heads for new projects, budget creation, and scope of work
•	Submitted RFP and RFQ from all vendors
•	Created company-wide Policies and Procedures to control costs and increase overall quality:
o	In first year, saved the company over 10% from the total budget
o	Created the Green Team to increase sustainability and reduce costs
o	Consolidated over 40 departments in less than 12 months
o	Grew the department from one individual to three full time employees
o	Department originally budgeted for six employees, but has been kept to three to save company money
o	One business day turnaround on all P.O.’s
o	Implemented the property's first ERP system
o	Saved over $3 million in the first year
o	Responsible for over $40 Million in spend
o	Successfully negotiated company out of a restrictive 5 year contract with a 5 year auto renewal to a month to month contract with 10% more savings and more free equipment
o	Streamlined CAPEX procedures to include less paperwork for management while making the decision making process smoother for the Executive Management
o	Installed ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics GP) and Business Portal
o	Requisition administrator for online purchasing system
o	Head of training for online purchasing system

Senior Director Of Purchasing and Supply Chain

I am a passionate, transformative servant leader with a proven track record of building high performing teams, improving output, compliance and delivering exceptional results. Key leadership strengths include: 
✦ Disciplined and successful to drive results, based on company strategy and direction, best practices, and compliance (GAAP, SOX/IPO)
✦ Proven ability to hire, inspire and develop teams that make impact to the bottom line, to process and efficiency
✦ Mentoring and helping staff develop their career planning is very important to me and many of my former team report that they moved up in their career due to my focus on teaching, mentoring and helping them plan and prepare for the next level.


LEADERSHIP
 I am extremely enthusiastic about the organizations I have worked at, my team, team development and the tools to move the company to the next level.  I will always be a servant leader and have been blessed in my career to have had great examples from mentors, instructors and managers. 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
✦ Delivered over $3 million dollars of savings in the first year and $2 million in the second year on a $300 million budget at Einstein Noah Restaurant Group on booked commodity savings, improvements to our DC’s and lowering food waste based on demand planning
✦ Identified, sourced and implemented 3 Procure to Pay (P2P) tools in my career
✦ Created and improved teams in multiple different Supply Chain business sectors (e.g., Hospitality, Food and Beverage, Aviation, Multi Family, Tribal Gaming)
✦ Implemented training and cross training programs for employees to lower headcount needs and create team members who could fulfill multiple roles
✦ Taken and prepared Startups for IPO, taken public companies private
✦ Written, mapped and work flowed hundreds of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), identified challenges, and made significant improvements
✦ Managed Global teams with offices in London that handled all of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa)
  
KEY SKILLS:
Strategic Sourcing ✦ Supply Chain Management ✦ Startups ✦ Contracts ✦ Compliance ✦ Risk Management ✦ Process Improvement ✦ Inventory Maximization ✦ Supply Chain Systems ✦ Sourcing ✦ Cost Reduction ✦ Negotiation ✦ Strategic Planning & Execution ✦ Coaching & Leadership Development ✦ KPIs ✦ Strategic and Tactical excellence and focus ✦ Data Driven ✦ Sales & Operations Planning ✦ Logistics Management ✦ Procurement ✦ Inventory Management ✦ Operations Management ✦ Continuous Improvement ✦ Purchasing ✦ Data Analysis ✦ Forecasting

Contact: jeff@jpdeanconsulting.com

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