Chaundra Turner

Senior-level procurement professional with a proven track record in managing high-volume purchase orders and invoice workflows across cross-functional teams. Experienced in cross-functional collaboration with account managers, field technicians, and global suppliers to proactively resolve challenges, ensure timely deliveries, and drive supply chain continuity. Expert in strategic sourcing and supplier relationship management, including negotiating vendor agreements, monitoring inventory levels, tracking open POs, and forecasting spare part requirements to support operational efficiency. Led the successful implementation of a global Approved Vendor List (AVL) process, strengthening compliance and streamlining vendor onboarding. Played a key role in supporting RFP and RFQ initiatives, driving cost savings and improving supplier performance through data-driven purchasing strategies.

Analytically driven professional specializing in SAP order processing, budget monitoring, and financial reporting. Experienced in analyzing R&D budgets to ensure compliance with annual funding, and creating detailed reports using Excel (PivotTables, VLOOKUPs) and PowerPoint to track performance and spending trends. Maintains accurate invoice and order tracking systems while supporting cross-functional teams with insights that drive smarter purchasing decisions and process improvements.

Serve as the primary financial liaison between project teams and Sponsors across multiple clinical studies. Provide accurate investigator payment forecasts, maintain project cash balances, and ensure alignment between contract terms and financial deliverables. Experienced in creating, analyzing, and maintaining budget files, payment trackers, and reconciliation reports. Skilled at troubleshooting patient payment data, verifying invoice eligibility, and supporting billing with detailed financial documentation. Collaborate closely with study project managers and attend Sponsor calls to address financial needs and ensure smooth payment cycles.

• Process requisitions in PeopleSoft. • Process goods receipts. • Reference Qualified Vendor List to make sure the vendor is a qualified vendor. • Review sponsor and vendor contracts and budgets to verify allocated funds are available. • Verify that all accounting strings are correct. • Work closely with PM and clinical sourcing to make sure CO’s are processed to cover PO increase. • Work on match exception report to clear invoicing errors. • Manage 40 - 50 vendors (legal, translations, ancillary supplies, CRO & DMC doctors)

• File motions with the clerk of courts. • Process initial client intake. • Schedule client meeting and process consultation fees. • Enter new clients in Clio and create manual file. • Process biweekly billing statements. • Order office supplies.

• Sourcing/Purchasing lead for IT • Buyer for 58 labs • Back-up for equipment and service calls. • Review RFP, quotes and purchase orders. • System Administrator for E-Procurement.

• Enter, confirm and receipt purchase orders in PeopleSoft. • Streamlined accounts payable processes and introduced process improvements, with anticipated saving of $1.9 million. • Responsible for all aspects of supplier management, including vendor qualification, and low dollar (under $250,000) strategic sourcing. • Expert in buying for clinical, lab, indirect and information technology with billions of spend annually. • Successfully trained employees in entering requisitions, and confirming receipt purchase orders. • Lead hard-hitting negotiations with vendors to ensure maximum cost-saving on bids. • Review RFP, quotes and change orders on a daily basis. • Act as lead on several ongoing projects. • Update E-Procurement catalog as needed.

• Served as a forecaster for inventory trends, as well as accurately reconciling inventory. • Spearheaded high-level customer interactions, ensuring an outstanding level of service, and ability to resolve issues at initial stages.

• Strong experience as an expert user in SAP. • Excelled at reviewing RFP, quotes, as well as entering, confirming and providing purchase orders. • Enhanced productivity through building strong relationships with project managers to ensure on-time delivery.