Possessing developed skills in all facets of product and

							                                            SCOTT DANFORD HALL
                                                    10925 Fairbluff Avenue
                                                    Huntley, Illinois 60142
                                                           630-329-6516
                                                        sdhall@comcast.net
                                                 http://home.comcast.net/~sdhall


                PURCHASING PROFESSIONAL WITH OVER FIFTEEN YEARS EXPERIENCE
Possessing developed skills in all facets of product and services procurement. Experience covers vendor creation, initial buy,
rebuying activities, material (SKU) maintenance, policy creation and implementation, internal consulting, RFP generation, and
operating within budget. Extensive inventory management experience. Proficient in All Microsoft Office Suite applications as well
as SAP, PeopleSoft eProcurement and Purchasing Modules, Perfect Commerce’s ePro Procurement Manager, HTML coding, and
general computer hardware and software skills. Extensively trained and experienced in personnel management.

                                   ADVANCED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AREAS
    Contract negotiation                      Terms negotiation                          RFI / RFQ / RFP
    Planning                                  Forecasting                                MRP
    Sales & inventory reporting               Process development /                      Cash DRP
    PeopleSoft                                 improvement                                Invoice reconciliation
    SAP                                       Vendor management                          Product returns
    Perfect Commerce                          Project management                         Personnel management
    Inventory management                      Inventory turns                            Cash to cash cycle improvement

                   PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
THE NIELSEN COMPANY                                      SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
SR. SOURCING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL PROCUREMENT                   MAY 2008 – PRESENT
Responsible for contract management and sourcing activities for all IT hardware, Microsoft, SAS, IBM and Hewlett Packard
software products and related services, working with IT management on budget issues, presenting to CIO and Sr. IT management
for project and product initiatives, and providing updates for monthly staff call with Sourcing leadership.
 Negotiated annual savings in excess of 22% in IT category during 2009 with large vendors including Sun, EMC, Dell, Hewlett

   Packard, Netezza Microsoft and others.
   Created and implemented a Deal Summary Sheet for company-wide use as a way to track and communicate contracts or large
    transactions and ensure compliance to process and vendor terms.
   Defined and helped to reclassify $3 million in miscategorized spend from CapEx to OpEx during a reconciliation effort,
    freeing up budget for end-of-year projects.
   Act as mentor and trainer for ePro electronic purchase order system within the Technology Sourcing and Procurement group.
   Routinely take the lead on data consolidation efforts for presentations to executive management and quarterly and year-end
    briefings.

CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION                                                          HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS
CATEGORY MANAGER – IT PRODUCTS & SERVICES                                              FEBRUARY 2007 – MAY 2008
Accountable for contract management of IT products and services for 85 school campuses, the company data center, and
corporate headquarters, as well as creating corporate policy for IT products including vendor selection, product standardization,
and manufacturer program administration.
 Created Desktop and Notebook PC Standardization program with a resultant savings in excess of $1.2 million on an annual

   budgeted spend of $8 million across all North American Business Units.
   Realigned vendor relationships to create savings in year-over-year PC commodity hardware spend averaging 8%.
   Through supplier and manufacturer negotiations, reduced the cost of the Microsoft Campus Agreement by 13%.
   Led renegotiation of an unfavorable software agreement that led to cost avoidance exceeding $1 million annually at seven
    campus locations.
   Project managed the standardization of copier technology across all North American locations resulting in hardware cost
    savings in excess of $3 million annually, more favorable service terms, and reduced administrative burden on new equipment
    procurement.
                                              SCOTT DANFORD HALL
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              PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS CONTINUED
CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION                       HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS
SR. PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST, UNIVERSITY GROUP     DECEMBER 2005 – FEBRUARY 2007
Responsibilities include all duties of Procurement Specialist with additional accountability for mentoring other department
members and assisting Director of Procurement with management, policy, or operational issues as required.

CAREER EDUCATION CORPORATION                                                           HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILLINOIS
PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST, UNIVERSITY GROUP                                               MARCH 2005 – DECEMBER 2005
Responsibilities include directing the flow of all Purchase Orders between all departments, materials justification, cost validation,
vendor contract negotiation and management and material procurement with specialization and focus in Information Technology.
   Acted as Project Manager for the implementation of PeopleSoft eProcurement and Purchasing systems to the University
    Group, including design and delivery of training of all users in formal classroom environment.
   Negotiated for a reduction in fees for the production of 12,000 new student kits resulting in savings of 22%.
   Brought on a new vendor resulting in 6.5% savings on a software product used in all existing and new locations.

INSIGHT ENTERPRISES / COMARK, INC. (www.insight.com)                                       BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS
PURCHASING MANAGER                                                                         JANUARY 2001 – AUGUST 2004
Responsibilities included managing a nine person purchasing team handling diverse product lines including Toshiba, Cisco,
Enterprise Systems, third party memory, third party PC lines, networking, warranties, and assorted accessory lines.
   Restructured the team’s responsibilities and processes to operate more efficiently with a 33% reduction in headcount.
   Managed the closure of Insight’s Indianapolis warehouse and the transfer of over $15 million in inventory, coordinating with
    Management in Tempe and Chicago, 36 Buyers and Sr. Buyers, and warehouse Logistics Managers in both warehouses.
   Created and implemented the current Insight process for handling forecasts for customer rollouts.
   Negotiated a $15 million buy-in which resulted in extended terms, $400,000 backend funds and reconciliation of old rebates
    resulting in a payment of approximately $1 million.
   Headed the Purchasing Management Team in several different initiatives including the development and implementation of
    the Purchasing Department Standards, the Purchasing “Passport to Profit” sales training program for SMB, and design and
    maintenance of the department intranet page.

COMARK, INC.                                                                               BLOOMINGDALE, ILLINOIS
SENIOR BUYER                                                                               AUGUST 1996 – JANUARY 2001
Responsibilities included contract negotiations, inventory management, cost maintenance, vendor management, and all reporting
for several Comark Vendors including Toshiba, Dell, Gateway 2000, Apple, Compaq Computer’s Alpha Division, Hewlett
Packard’s Enterprise Computing Division, IBM’s Midrange Computing Division, EMC, StorageTek, Sun, and Unisys.


ELEK-TEK, INC.                                                                                        SKOKIE, ILLINOIS
VARIOUS POSITIONS                                                                            AUGUST 1989 – AUGUST 1996


                                  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
   Member, ISM (Institute for Supply Management), working towards C.P.M.
   Completed Alaris Negotiations Training
   Completed the Blanchard Situational Leadership course through a combination of classroom and Ninth House online
    coursework.
   Completed the “Quest for Excellence” manager training by attending all offered classes, including Performance Management,
    Corporate Profitability and Business Acumen, Coaching, and Interviewing.