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Dear Hiring Manager,

        In response to a job vacancy posting for the position of ________________, I am pleased to formalize my application to become part of your team. My resum is attached for your review and consideration.

What I offer is my more than 12 years providing high-performance inventory procurement, supplier sourcing, customer service, financial planning, contract management, marketing support, and payables accounting in the health insurance, sporting goods manufacturing, and automotive dealership sectors. I am currently with Drivetime, Inc. in Tempe, XXXXXX as a Sr. Procurement Manager Portfolio, following a tenure with Aetna In Scottsdale as a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Agent Marketing. Prior to this, I served as Global Procurement Manager and Account Payable Manager for the Taylor Made Adidas Golf based in Carlsbad, CA. For more details, please take a moment to go through my resum .

In leveraging my managerial and administrative competencies in compliance management, procurement, and accounts payable, I bring to the table my personal strengths that include a passion for achieving business objectives through people-centric and results-driven leadership excellence. Along the way, I also offer my business-aware social and interpersonal communication skills that help build sustainable professional relationships with the people I work with, including senior management, stakeholders, and industry professionals that create a harmonious collaborative work environment in achieving shared commitments.

I am confident that my experience and personal strengths offer the right mix of qualifications with which I can help achieve your objectives as part of your team. Should you need further clarification, please do not hesitate to reach me through any of my contact points in the header. An interview with you or your representative would be most welcome. Thank you for considering me, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

YYYYYY X. YYYYYY

Attachment: Resum

- 654 W Aviary Way Ÿ gilbert, XXXXXX xxxxxx ( (xxx-xxx-xxxx * abc@xyz.com

Sr. /Lead Accountant ▪ Auditor ▪ Compliance Manager

Qualifications Profile

    Self-assured and results-driven solutions thinker and management professional with more than 12 years providing high-performance inventory procurement, supplier sourcing, customer service, financial planning, contract management, marketing support, and payables accounting in the health insurance, sporting goods manufacturing, & automotive dealership sectors.

-    Proven competence and dedication to sound resource management and procurement that netted significant savings & cost advantages in negotiating contracts worth over $2.5M, providing astute cash management of payments exceeding $25M per week, and transforming a Procurement and Accounts Payable department into a revenue/profit center with annual revenue growth of $1M.

-    Detail-oriented, analytical and methodical with critical thinking to address complex risk management and compliance issues, auditing business and financial transactions for fraud, and identifying areas for continuous process improvements in finance & accounting.

    Decisive leadership with strong people management and interpersonal communication skills that inspire customer confidence, build professional relationships with clients, employees, & suppliers, and foster performance excellence & teamwork with colleagues, subordinates & senior management in achieving shared objectives.

Professional Experience

Drivetime, Inc. Ÿ Tempe, XXXXXX

    Led and managed strategic supplier negotiations for the Portfolio Departments, creating legal contracts that served as SLAs, conducting compliance & market intelligence research, and collaborating with Sr. leadership in developing & managing cost effective procurement strategies.

    Manage a business area spend of $30M and negotiated contracts exceeding $1M.

    Built sustainable professional relationships with accredited suppliers, serving as liaison between suppliers & internal departments involving legal, compliance, & Sr. Executives to create strong strategic agreements for business growth, risk mitigation, & cost reduction.

Aetna, Inc.Ÿ Scottsdale, XXXXXX

    Led strategic supplier negotiations for Marketing, focusing on print and creative agencies, social media, and public relations, including Medicare and Medicaid.

    Negotiated contracts exceeding $2.5M, finalizing legal contracts with compliance sensitive provisions that realized cost advantages for the company.

    Developed and executed procurement strategies that maximized resources for a business area spend of $500M.

TaylorMade Adidas Golf Ÿ Carlsbad, CA

    Led and directed the Procurement Department and Accounts Payable teams in transforming department operations into a revenue/profit center that contributed to the 2014 bottom with estimated year-on-year growth of $1M.

    Managed full non-trade procurement and strategic bidding, financial audit to identify fraud, continuous process improvements, and cash management of payments in excess of $25M per week.

    Provided HR management support in staff recruitment & development for the finance organization, creating a positive work environment, identifying & resolving employment and workload issues, and building strong employee relations that foster industrial peace & productivity.

    Processed and closed Accounts Payable transactions, validating/ reconciling all month-end journal entries.

    Assisted in providing customer service for internal & external customers, leveraging attention to detail, excellent grasp of the business, and communication skills to identify & resolve issues with individuals & groups.

Education & Credentials

    Lean Enterprises, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY San Diego, CA (2010)

Technical Skills

    Productivity Tools: MS Office (Word, Excel. PowerPoint, & Outlook)

    Corporate/ERP/Accounting Tools: Oracle Financials, KPMG Audit, QuickBooks Pro, & People Soft

Affiliations/Community Involvement

    Mentor: VWISE, a veteran women s group.