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PAULA COLLINS

SUMMARY Accomplished and energetic Procurement/Contracting professional with a solid history of achievement in a fast paced environment. Motivated leader with strong organizational and prioritization abilities. Areas of expertise include Procurement, SAP, System implementation and Process improvement.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

PRESIDENCE MODEL OF EXCELLENCE AWARD ASTRAZENECA 2009

LEAN SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT CERTIFIED 2014

SKILLS SAP, Microsoft Office, Cost Analysis, Materials Management, RFP/RFQ, Supply Chain, ARIBA, IDEAL, ERP, JDE and Dunn And Bradstreet reporting. System administrator for ClinicalTrials.gov.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SR PROCUREMENT ANALYST, PSEG – HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY

(JULY 2016-PRESENT)

Responsible for the review and negotiation of multi-million dollar service contracts and terms and conditions. I align product categories with service requests while interpreting contract specifications. I generate RFP’s and RFQ’s and issue Multiple bids for projects. I evaluate the supplier viability and sustainability utilizing Dunn and Bradstreet as a resource. I manage our contract portfolio.

Negotiate large contracts that leveraged key customer/client relationships to create long term value for the organization.

Lead cross functional teams as well as drive change management to improve processes within the Procurement organization and PSEG Services Group.

SR PROCUREMENT ASOCIATE, PSEG – HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY

After three months in this position as SR Procurement Associate I was promoted to SR Procurement Analyst. Responsibilities include pricing and procurement of goods and services. Assist new potential vendors that support NJ spend and women and minorities owned business.

CLINICAL TRIAL ANALYST, CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC – NEWARK, DE

(AUGUST 2015-JUNE 2016)

My responsibilities included completing financial analysis and evaluation of our pricing models to prepare a viable budget to negotiate with the Sponsor or CRO. This included the contract terms as well as the financial aspects for our organization. Once the study was underway I would continue to review our budget and the progress of the study to ensure we were profitable. Working closely with the PI and Coordinators on projects they were pursuing as well as potential study’s in the pipeline.

I reviewed and understood the protocol and study proposal in detail to review what our budget

requirements were. All Financial budgets and contract terms were my responsibility to negotiate.

AUDIT ANALYST, KELLY SERVICES CONTRACTOR FOR DEPUY SYNTHES – WEST CHESTER, PENNSLYVANIA

(JUNE 2015-AUGUST 2015)

My responsibilities included preparing variance reports to isolate discrepancies. Reconcile physical audit against book inventory. I developed and implemented a protocol to archive required audit files.

BUSINESS ANALYST, PSEG ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS – GIBBSTOWN, NEW JERSEY

(OCTOBER 2012-MAY 2015)

Resolution of finance issues, generate financial models and pricing, contractual policy and procedures, terms and service requirements, field requirements, payment terms, invoice, P-Card and billing payments.

Review service requests, interpret contract specifications, logistics, provide pricing guidance, managed project spend. Ensure daily activities SOX are compliant. Conduct month end close and financial analysis for environmental service companies. Resolved any contract discrepancies with vendors financial as well as interpretations of the contact language.

CONTRACT OPERATIONS ANALYST, CEPHALON– FRAZER, PENNSLYVANIA

(JANUARY 2010- NOVEMBER 2010)

While working in managed markets I provided National Market share analysis. Delivered pertinent financial information to senior leadership. Provided pricing analysis for Medicaid Rebates, as well as pricing review with various data components to determine Medicaid price by NDC including the Average Manufacture Price and Best Price.

Review and report customer utilization data, sales data as well as National Market Share. Adherence to strict CMS regulations as well as SOX compliance.

CONTRACT SPECIALIST, ASTRAZENECA – WILMINGTON, DE

(JUNE 2004 – JANUARY 2010)

My responsibilities included the creation, negotiation, review and execution of contracts, LOU’s, NBI’s and Product Schedules. Communication of quarterly payments to our financial officer. I worked with legal and our Contract Directors on contract terms outside of our standard language. Managed our contract portfolios, price increases.

Analyzed and reported on customer utilization data, sales data as well as National Market Share. Communicated to the customer on quarterly rebate issues and requirements as well as any issues with their data. Helped set up the customer to the standard NCPDP format for electronic submission.

I supported the modeling and implementation of a new contracts management system. As a

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member of this project the IDEAL Project for new software implementation, I was a key contributor in the selection of the vendor and software. I was a SME for this cross functional team that was a two year project. I was part of the testing and future enhancements to the system as well as developing new enhancements to meet the business needs. I worked closely with IT as a lead on my portion of the project I was responsible for ranking and selecting the future enhancements quarterly to meet our financial goals as well as business needs.

CLAIMS SPECIALIST, ASTRAZENECA - WILMINGTON, DE

Provided pricing analysis for Managed Markets, with accurate and timely financial data to enable competitive decision making. Worked closely with finance to provide forecasting and quarterly financials, including information on National Market Share and Best Price. Review the data for market trends and report any variances. Review our contract’s to ensure accurate rebating.

Maintain membership files and recognize any trends that would impact the customer such as Medicare Part D entering the market and report the impact to the organization as well as the customer. Provided Ad-Hoc reporting to the Contract Directors as well as the customer as needed.

I participated in many projects and initiatives while working at AstraZeneca, as a cross functional team member I represented our department for insight and perspective. I was awarded the Presidents Model of Excellence Award for my work on the IDEAL Project.

EDUCATIONBACHELOR OF SCIENCE, WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY, NEW CASTLE, DE, 2010

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