Erin Sepetauc

Experience

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  Nexeo Solutions, LLC

  May 2011 - Dec 2012

  Pricing Coordinator

  • Research off-list price requests from sales to ensure target margins are being met • Serve as liaison between sales and product line managers• Submit pricing approval requests to product line managers based on various guidelines per product line• Manage group mailbox and delegate workload by product line to other teammates• Efficiently and accurately enter new and manage existing pricing in SAP• Use BW Pricebook (list pricing) to determine approval of off-list price requests by product line• Run price reports on various levels from customer ship-to to company-wide to determine pricing levels for customers • Strive to continuously improve the pricing process for sales and product line managers • Mass update data as needed to remove/expire pricing for products with no sales in a rolling 6- or 12- month time period Show less

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  Cardinal Health

  Dec 2012 - Jun 2021

  • Managed a $30M Private Brand portfolio supporting Women’s Health ($8.5M), Wound Closure ($5.5M), Incontinence ($14M), and Wound Care ($2M)• Thoroughly complete supplier discovery for new product launches and RFx(s) for current and new medical devices, while including a slate of diverse suppliers • Identified as the Private Brand procurement workstream leader for Supplier Stratification project• Negotiated and executed contracts: Wound Closure ($5.5M), Feminine Hygiene ($4M), Baby Diapers ($9.8M), Knit/Mesh ($4.5M)• Managed RFPs for Wound Care ($2M), Knit/Mesh ($4.5), Feminine Hygiene ($4M), Baby Diapers ($9.8M) o Developing Pipeline Projects: IUPC ($500K), Ultrasound Gels ($2M), Nursing Pads ($1.1M)• Developed and presented a $4.5M Knit/Mesh (Incontinence) category strategy to leadership and peers• Led category ideation session with 37 cross-functional teams, to drive savings ideas and active opportunities o 90 ideas generated, 7 - immediate implementation ($545K projected savings), 9 - future implementation• Category expertise with in-depth product knowledge and understanding of cost drivers, industry dynamics, and market trends• Proactively access portfolio risk management segmentation and develop mitigation actions and plans• Strong project and process management across cross-functional teams• Negotiate supplier contracts to ensure critical terms are in alignment with sourcing strategies and leadership objectives• Mentored 3 peers through development and implementation of sourcing, negotiating, and contract management to achieve category goals• Accountable for the development and execution of sourcing strategies that achieve best total value Show less • Global expertise in category including technical product knowledge, cost drivers, related industry dynamics and market trends• Managed a $12M portfolio supporting Diabetes, Anesthesia, Ostomy, Clinical Exam Accessories, and Respiratory• Completed 1 Make vs. Buy analysis• Support a team of 7 sourcing managers with contract management, product samples, cost analysis, and additional support tasks• Strong project and process management• Responsible for developing sourcing strategies for supported categories• Achieved 100% of projects on-time with desired outcomes• Perform data analysis and use available financials to develop and identify opportunities to drive cost savings• Effective negotiation and price mitigation experience• Establish collaborative environment with key suppliers and business partners to optimize supplier performance and innovation• Extremely effective relationship builder, key in negotiating and leveraging cost savings for Cardinal Health Show less •Proactively contacting vendors to encourage their participation with the OptiFreight® Logistics program•Partner with new vendor partners to step them through our certification and set up process•Work with our new vendor partners to ensure our customers are properly set up to accommodate OptiFreight® Logistics guidelines•Proven ability to organize and self manage project timelines and tasks•Proven ability to develop and improve program metrics reporting•Relationship management and project work for Non-Certified and Exception suppliers•Transitional account management (implementation) for suppliers from Non-Certified toCertified status•Maintain strategic relationships with a portfolio of 535 vendors to continue to increase managed shipments and profit revenues•Continual development through lean transformation journey•5s Auditor for Supplier Relations Team Show less •Works to understand complex functional situations by paying attention to the details of the tasks at hand and by breaking them down into smaller pieces•Ensures that customers have a positive experience; commits to meet or exceed customer expectations.•Demonstrates deep customer expertise; collaborates with appropriate parties to identify the drivers leading to business success.•Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency while providing flawless transactions, services and products; manages monetary assets and other resources to optimize cost effectiveness.•Measures and evaluates the effectiveness of protocols, programs or deliverables; compares measurement results to standards•Responsible for data and process integrity and operational research/analysis/reporting of chargebacks and chargeback discrepancies. •Ability to learn the SAP chargeback system and chargeback discrepancy tool functionality. •Team resource for working with customer, supplier, and internal partners in problem identification and resolution•Update, maintain and correct discrepancies, using multiple systems Show less •Demonstrates working knowledge of collections practices•Contacts the customer, sales, and credit to gather pertinent information and to resolve the root causes of delinquency•Applies basic negotation techniques while maintaining good customer relations •Executes appropriate escalation procedures •Works with hospitals, pharmacies, surgery centers and state and govt. entities•Ensures that customers have a positive experience; commits to meet or exceed customer expectations.•Identifies opportunities to improve efficiency while providing flawless transactions, services and products; manages monetary assets and other resources to optimize cost effectiveness.•Manages day-to-day operational processes; develops and implements procedures in response to changing business needs and program design.•Measures and evaluates the effectiveness of protocols, programs or deliverables; compares measurement results to standards and takes•Diagnoses problems related to daily transactional processes; determines possible resolutions and implements effective solutions in a timely•Reduction of past due portfolio of over $4.0M in less than 5 months. 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  • Advisor, Global Product Sourcing

    Feb 2019 - Jun 2021

  • Sr. Specialist, Global Product Sourcing

    Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  • Senior Specialist, Supplier Relations

    Apr 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Analyst, Customer Contract Operations Administration

    May 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Collections Coordinator

    Dec 2012 - May 2014
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  Avantor

  Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

  Strategic Sourcing Manager
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  Pieces of Us Jewelry, LLC

  Aug 2021 - now

  Owner & CEO - Pieces of Us Jewelry, LLC

  I am the owner & CEO of Pieces of Us Jewelry, LLC. Pieces of Us was created in 2022, to help celebrate a mother's breastfeeding journey, to remember a loved one who has passed, to celebrate who you are and create a custom piece of jewelry to commemorate your love, passion, experiences in life. Created by hand, each piece is custom made, and made with a price so that anyone is able to access a beautiful piece of remembrance jewelry.www.piecesofusjewelry.com

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  React Health, formerly 3B Medical, Inc.

  Sept 2022 - now

  Strategic Sourcing Manager