Liz Sautter

Experience

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  Space Systems Loral

  Jun 2009 - Sept 2014

  Subcontract Administrator

  Program Management from proposal analysis and source selection through delivery of hardware- RF Passive Products, Switches, and Travelling Wave Tube Amplifiers- Lead Subcontract Administrator over 3rd largest supplier for Space Systems Loral- Over $30 million in contracts per year- International and Domestic SuppliersNegotiated 5 year Long Term Purchase Agreement with prime SubcontractorMRP database maintenanceNegotiating contractual terms and conditions as well as cost reduction and schedule improvementsCompleted APICS CPIM course through SSL Creating status reports and presentations for ManagementLeading Quarterly Management Reviews with SSL and Suppliers Show less

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  Levi Strauss & Co.

  Sept 2014 - now

  Led global implementation of Contract Lifecycle Management tool• Established contract workflows and approvals process and updates to global purchasing policy• 80% of agreement requests have been on LS&Co. templates exceeding the project goal of 75% • Led cross functional collaboration with Legal, Controllership, and ITManaged Sourcing projects with Market Insights, Global Retail, and HR Talent Teams• Conducted social media listening RFP – new agency could search more platforms, had real-time reporting dashboard, and annual recurring cost reduced by 20%• Led RFI/RFP for improving fitting room experience through technologyo Identified a vendor who’s call button technology provided a scalable solution to the fundamental goals of the retail team• Team Management and Insights Platform direct negotiation reduced per license cost from $18/person to $3/person Show less Supported the Senior Manager over Marketing and Marketplace Insights Categories• Ran analyses on marketing agency burn hours, and company spend analytics• Insights drove strategies for retainer negotiations and post production vendor rationalizationDirectly managed RFPs for Sports Marketing and Global Communications teams• RFP to find an agency to calculate Media Impression valuation and determine the ROI on the Levi’s Stadium sponsorship allowed us to renegotiate sign placement in the stadium for year two and increase our impressionsCreated and maintained department metrics on cost savings and presented out to Senior Executives• Created format for tracking savings projects and automated aggregation of the files to provide faster and more flexible reporting capabilities• Managed reporting for department weekly project meetings as well as monthly and annual executive reporting Show less

  • Strategic Sourcing Senior Category Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Strategic Sourcing Category Manager

    Jul 2017 - Jan 2022

  • Strategic Sourcing Senior Analyst

    Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Strategic Sourcing Analyst

    Sept 2014 - Aug 2016