Dee Sayers

Experience

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  NEIMAN MARCUS DIRECT

  Sept 2005 - Feb 2011

  Team Sales Manager/ Project Manager /System Administrator

  Project Manager - Business Systems Administrator • Complete charter for project with business owner, responsible for development of business requirements and functional requirements documentation • Collaborate with IT developers and programmers• Perform Systems Acceptance Testing (SAT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)• Project management for IT and Business Solutions Management projects• Third level support for VendorNet software for vendor supply chain management• Manage EDI vendors in VendorNet software and provide technical expertise• Create new EDI accounts for 850 (purchase order), 855 (Acknowledgement), 856 (Shipping), 846 (Inventory), and 810 (Invoice)• Accesse InterTrade to research EDI transactionsTeam Sales Manager/ Systems Administrator • Responsible for management of VendorNet, a supply chain application software including configuration changes, installation, and upgrades, adding and daily management of drop ship vendors• Manage relationship of 800 vendors providing vendor analysis, vendor EDI accounts, and communication with individual buying teams• Manage team to ensure vendors acknowledge, ship, print, and invoice orders consistent with NMD vendor compliance policies• Perform monthly and yearly reviews of staff and administer disciplinary action for team Show less

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  Rent-A-Center

  Mar 2011 - Mar 2018

  • Managed multiple projects (Logistics, Facilities, Decision Engine, HR, Legal) across different business units from inception to project close• Responsible for IT implementation including POS, credit card machines, networking, software upgrades, and modifications to existing hardware• Provided executive updates to company leaders• Collaborated with all departments to ensure projects maintain scope and align with approved budget and strategic initiatives• Continuously evaluated ideas for process improvement to ensure project success • Mentored and developed internal and external business and client relationships• Partnered with product owner to track costs and ensure positive ROI• Conducted weekly status update meetings with stakeholder team• Leader and team motivator Show less • Managed large, complex multi-million dollar projects to implement strategic initiatives• Built detailed project plans and guide multiple cross-functional teams through the project • Identified and monitored key indicators including scope, time, cost and risk• Utilized waterfall (SDLC), Agile, and hybrid methodologies• Meet with external vendors to ensure deliverables were met• Held weekly status update meetings for each project• Maintained clear and concise communication with all business partners Show less • Responsible for project management of 80 to 100 active projects• Managed team of business analyst and relationship with two third-party Point-of-Sale (POS) vendors including 35 developers, 2 business analysts, two directors• Ensured POS providers remain on-track with project development• Annually completed and tested 200 projects with over 1000 deployments• Managed all aspects of project management from initiation to close• Utilized both SDLC and Agile methodologies• Oversaw approval of all projects in change management• Collaborated with QA to ensure testing was completed• Created projects in AgileCraft and SharePoint• Managed phased deployments to 4600 stores via Service Request System (SRS)• Responsible for resolution of Severity 1 issues related to POSSecurity Administrator - Cross-functional 3 month assignment• Administrator for Active Directory, SOX/PCI compliance for all software applications on a quarterly, semi-annual, and yearly basis.) Lead IT Business Systems• Responsible for project management of 80 plus active projects with two POS vendors.• Followed SDLC process including planning, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance• Ensured projects meet deadlines and communicate to business owners• Worked with all levels of management to gather information for business requirements, functional requirements, UAT testing, and sign-off• Participated in change management representing each project implementation• Performed QA on legal documents and ensure all legal contracts are approved• Managed VAC projects and SRS implementations Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Program Manager, EPMO

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  • Manager, IT Business Operations

    Mar 2011 - Jan 2016
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  Seeking New Project Opportunity

  Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

  Program/Project Manager

  • Attended Southlake Focus Group and Career Search Network meetings• Attended leadership seminars• Conducted job searches and interviewed for positions• Attended Toastmasters meetings

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  Rent-A-Center

  Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

  Senior Implementation and Program Manager (PBE)

  • Rehired by CIO to bring delinquent projects to current• Led and directed IT team members to upgrade all servers and applications to TLS 1.2. • Modified database to include missing servers and applications for TLS 1.2 compliance• Ensured teams have remediation plans including upgrades, decommissions, and alternative methods• Obtained and processed scan of non-compliant apps and servers• Prepared individualized reports for each IT owner• Met weekly with owners emphasizing adherence• Managed the migration of all Exchange Outlook accounts to Office 365 involving over 5,000 email and service accounts• Outlined and mitigated risks• Updated leadership team and business owners with weekly results Show less

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  Confidential (In stealth mode)

  Apr 2019 - now

  Technology Leader