Kimberle Dean

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About Kimberle Dean

A highly accomplished finance and procurement manager excelling in controlling costs and optimizing margins of hundreds of millions of dollars in spend. Negotiate contracts and work with suppliers to obtain the highest quality products at ideal price points. Demonstrate leadership in managing teams while collaborating organization-wide to improve financial performance. Partner with different departments to enhance processes and create user training on new procedures and best practices. Select Career Highlights • Currently manage more than $400M in combined spend for supply chain procurement of raw ingredients and meats and ConAgra Foods while working on special projects to identify millions of dollars in cost-saving opportunities. • Worked with human resources to launch online training for buyers to sign off the review of procurement policy. • Administered a $750M contract manufacturing annual plan, 11% of consumer spend companywide. • Built a new team of five to support Contract Manufacturing finance planning and forecasting process of $750M spend. • Improved invoicing accuracy from 78% to 93% and reduced pricing error 46% for specific key accounts. • Implemented process improvements and worked on special project to Consolidate Broker Commission Reporting and Payment process that received a CFO award. Areas of Expertise Financial Management Procurement Supplier Management Relationship Building Budgeting Forecasting Strategic Planning Communications Team Leadership Training & Development Cross-Functional Collaboration Cost Savings Process Improvement Contract Management Negotiations Pricing Strategy Financial Modeling Technical Skills MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access) SAP Netscape Internet Navigator Internet Explorer JDEdwards Accounting Software v. 7.3a & 9.1m; Cognos Showcase v. 4.5 Agile v. 6.0 and 8.5 PeopleSoft 6.2 Right Angle MMA Power BI