Alison Reed
About Alison Reed
Alison Reed is the Director of Global Procurement Operations at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Tampa, Florida, with extensive experience in procurement and operations management.
Company
Alison Reed currently works at Bristol-Myers Squibb in Tampa, Florida. She holds two key roles: Director, Global Procurement Operations and Associate Director, North America Order to Cash Operations. Prior to these positions, she served as Associate Director, Procure to Pay Operations, and Manager, Procure to Pay Operations at the same company. Her tenure includes significant contributions to streamlining processes and reducing costs.
Title
Alison Reed is the Director of Global Procurement Operations at Bristol-Myers Squibb. She is also serving as the Associate Director of North America Order to Cash Operations. Her expertise spans various operational management roles within the organization.
Education and Expertise
Alison Reed holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Business Administration and Management from Jacksonville University, earned between 2007 and 2009. She also has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Anthropology from Boston University, completed from 2003 to 2006. Additionally, she is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, specializing in process improvement and operational excellence.
Background
Before her roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Alison Reed worked as an Accounts Payable Manager at Southeast QSR in Clearwater, Florida, and spent seven years as an Assistant Vice President, Operations Manager at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Jacksonville, Florida. Her career demonstrates a strong foundation in operational and procurement roles across various industries.
Achievements
Alison Reed has implemented a global procurement strategy at Bristol-Myers Squibb, resulting in a 15% reduction in operational costs. She led a cross-functional team to improve the order-to-cash process, reducing cycle time by 20%. She developed a supplier diversity program that increased the inclusion of minority-owned businesses by 25%. Additionally, she regularly contributes to industry conferences and panels, mentors emerging leaders in the pharmaceutical industry, and has published articles on best practices in procurement operations.