Sherri Barnes

Visioned, developed and launched market intelligence subscription service that covered over 80 categories of industry commodities, direct and indirect spend. Led domestic and international staff to analyze 50+ base commodity indices and to prepare in depth market intelligence reports including category backgrounds, competitive landscape, demand drivers, supplier community, cost factors, risk and regulatory environment, trends, best practices and insights. Designed and executed sector weighted indices, private label quarterly strategic business unit market spotlights, monthly index trackers and weekly market news publications. Oversaw vendor management, customer relationships, sales & delivery, electronic portals, commodity specific market intelligence, general trending & forecasts, supplier identification & profiling, total cost estimates & projections, competitor analysis, and strategic planning studies. Built $600K in renewal subscription receipts, doubling revenue in second year of operations and creating sustained profitability.

Managed knowledge solutions product suite including customer relationships, shared services subscription models, customer solution portals, commodity specific market intelligence, general trending & forecasts, supplier identification & profiling, total cost estimates & projections, competitor analysis, strategic planning and benchmarking studies. Positive cash flow contributor unit over 3 years running, achieving highest customer satisfaction scores for each annual period.

Managed opportunity and demand analysis of commodities and services using strategic sourcing framework (Assess, Analyze, Source, Market, Implement). Performed analytical functions involving internal and external sourcing and supply chain operations. Prepared spend analysis and RFPs using both traditional methods and electronic tools. Applied sourcing strategies and provided recommendations to leverage buying power and achieve sourcing efficiencies. Managed spend of $50M+, achieving savings of 6% on average.

Risk assessment and trading control responsibility for the mid-office of trading book management, including both financial & physical transactions. Responsible for control assessment and reporting for $100M+ book of business, including natural gas, liquids and petroleum financial derivative transactions.

Risk assessment and trading control responsibility in all areas of trading book management, including both financial & physical transactions for electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, petroleum and propane. Actively involved in futures, forwards, swaps, options and spreads, reporting daily transaction thresholds of $35M+.

Coordinated & led marketing effort in all areas of business development, product development and customer contact. Ivita was a $50M joint venture capital funded start-up with my team’s core focus the energy industry and utility sectors.

Examined changing business & regulatory environments to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in conjunction with new project development.

Provided in-depth analyses of company and competitor cost allocation, ratemaking techniques, and governmental regulation, including FERC orders & pronouncements.

Interfaced in all areas relating to gas transportation and customer service.

Supervised & performed financial, operational, internal control, & quality enhancement projects for all corporate divisions.

Performed all public accounting engagements; concentrated in the audit area.