1. Michelle Dearth
58 Twill Valley
Saint Peters, MO 63376
(314) 779-4909
mdearth74@yahoo.com
Professional History
Panera, LLC Aug 2013 – Present
Sunset Hills, MO
IT Vendor Relationship Manager
• Reports to Director of Planning, Analysis and Compliance, and SVP,CIO
• Enterprise procurement and sourcing for Panera’s Information Technology KI level
projects resulting YTD Savings $750K.
• Implemented new Financial ERP System to track and report against Purchase Orders,
Invoices, and monitor inventory control.
• Provided inventory license management for all Panera cafes (corporate and franchise).
Implemented proper compliance for all cafes for Microsoft license purchases, renewals
and transfers using new Workorder ERP tool.
• Contract Administration: Created contracts and Statements of Work to eliminate risk,
negotiate cost, and effectively implement corporate terms and conditions.
• Negotiated quarterly contract renewals for the IT departments and executive operations
teams.
• Implemented Cloud-Based Web Service tools for ERP business process and SOX
Compliance.
• Managed all communication with IT vendors during roll-out projects to ensure proper
delivery, inventory and billing
Panera, LLC cont. Aug 2012 – Aug 2013
Sunset Hills, MO
IT Vendor Contract Administrator
• Reported to Director of Planning, Analysis, and SVP/CIO
• Responsible for enterprise level and cafe KDS purchasing/ inventory tracking, invoice
reconciliation and managing all Microsoft license/maintenance agreements.
• Negotiated and implemented asset recovery vendors for KI Initiative projects working
with several internal departments to ensure proper execution and completion.
• Negotiated contracts to reduce cost on enterprise software platforms /ELA’s resulting in a
$2MM cost savings.
• Executed and implemented In-Flow Inventory reporting for technology asset
purchasing.
• Responsible for ensuring proper “Rules of Engagement” through multiple vendor
sourcing and proper approvals for invoice reconciliation.
• Helmed collaboration with Panera AP department to ensure proper account coding on all
purchase orders for accurate billing and invoice reconciliation.
• Managed IT contracts and vendors to ensure competitive pricing and timely delivery.
Joyce Meyer Ministries Feb 2009- 2012
Fenton, MO
Technical Assets and Contracts Manager
• Reported to Chief Stakeholder Officers.

2. • Responsible for All enterprise level sourcing, inventory tracking and entire ministry
purchasing and license/maintenance agreements, including Microsoft Audit
Compliance.
• Executed and implemented enterprise level budget and expenditure reporting for
technology asset purchasing using ORACLE ERP database.
• Managed technical and commercial constructions vendors to ensure competitive pricing
and timely delivery.
• Managed, implemented, and maintained JMM asset management system ORACLE
Purchasing Applications; including Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
• Negotiated Enterprise level construction and general asset contracts resulting in saving
$489K by renegotiating terms and reducing asset spending.
Abstar Disbursing/Sansone Group Aug 2008- Feb 2009
Chesterfield, MO
Project Manager/ Executive Administrator
• Reported to CEO-Managed enterprise level real estate development and construction
projects.
• Managed all purchasing and contracts for real estate brokers and investors, ensured
timely completion on projects and accurate billing.
• Coordinated Chairman CEO calendar, and travel arrangements.
• Managed front office duties including phone systems, and IT operations.
• Hired and trained new employees on internal accounting and purchasing SAP systems.
• Managed all construction vendor relations for enterprise level projects.
• General administration duties, including ordering supplies, and managing time sheets.
Thomson Reuters (Acquired by Thomson Financial) 2004- 2008
Creve Coeur, MO
Client Administration Manager
• Reported to VP Client Services-Served as a liaison between Sales and the Client; adept at
account evaluation, invoice and purchasing, credit and legacy discount adjusting, bad
debt reconciliation, problem solving, sales support, scheduling of training, and billing
initiation and accuracy.
• Owned the order life cycles for over 300 financial institutions and brokerage houses;
accounts mainly broker/dealer (sell side) clients. Helped supply clients with financial
data via data feed, dedicated circuit, or internet methods of delivery. Met or exceeded
agreed volume, service, and quality targets.
• Examined technical site survey to keep client infrastructure current to accommodate
ordered Reuters products; worked in conjunction with client order activity coordinators.
• Ensured permissioning of all Reuter’s products for clients by working directly with
exchanges to obtain proper approvals.
• Maintained DAD Movement (data access declarations) processing on a monthly basis to
ensure client was in compliance with exchange regulations. Resolved reconciliation
discrepancies and kept audit trails for data compliance purposes.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Apple, Oracle, Microsoft Office Suites, Hosting Platforms, MS Project, SharePoint, CRM
(Siebel), SCCM , SAP, Microsoft Dynamics Navigation, Access, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript,
Vantive, Adobe, Ariett, Social Media, Microsoft Windows.
Education
Bachelor of Science
Maryville University - Saint Louis, Missouri