Beth Upchurch

Accomplished Senior Procurement Specialist and Senior Contract Negotiator with 15 years of experience contributing to outstanding success in Purchasing and Contract Negotiating in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. Confident in ability to effectively negotiate and manage contracts, vendor management and MRP and ERP system usage. Comfortable collaborating with others and working independently in a variety of settings including corporate supply chain purchasing and planning and forecasting for manufacturing.

Committed to lifelong learning and contributing to team success.

Purchasing Process Specialist - Infosys BPM for Verizon

(2022-07 - 2024-11)

• Software license initial purchases and renewals
• Managed purchasing data and documentation with stakeholders
• Managed end of month and end of year initiatives with sales department
• Assisted in weekly vendor meetings for resolution of open discrepancies

Packaging & Purchasing Specialist - Jack Black

(2018-11 - 2019-07)

• Vendor Management for new and existing components
• Purchasing and planning incoming components for 3rd party production
• Cost reduction by aligning purchasing through strategic vendors
• Met required production for E business
• Reduction of aging and obsolete SKUs

Senior Contract Negotiator - Miraca Life Sciences

(2015-07 - 2017-10)

• Collaborated with IT executives for negotiation of NDA, SaaS, BAA, MSA, SLA, SOW, Terms and Conditions, T&M with HIPPA compliance
• Contract lifecycle management using contract management tools
• Led quarterly business reviews keeping track of KPI metrics
• Led dispute resolution meetings with vendors

Northlake College