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Shanna-kay Ross

@shanna-kayross

Purchasing Operations Manager at McKinsey & Company who raised controlled External Worker spend from 78% to 88%.

United States
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At McKinsey & Company, I lead purchasing operations, governance, and process transformation for External Workers. I designed standardized PO-based buying channels in Coupa, with controls and operating standards for outsourced buying operations.

I increased critically controlled External Worker spend from 78% to 88% by analyzing channel performance and addressing control gaps. I also analyzed $38M in spend outside the buying channel to identify priorities for process improvement, risk mitigation, and supplier transition.

I engineered an AI-enabled invoice validation control that compares supplier invoices with independent VMS billing data. It identified billing mismatches before payment and reduced review of invoices with 100+ line items to approximately 2–5 minutes.

Previously, at Spirit Airlines, I supported Coupa implementation and managed the purchase order lifecycle for 200+ vendors. I also implemented cost-saving measures that reduced procurement costs by 40% across four projects; at Enhance Health, I designed reporting that improved data accuracy and reduced reporting time by 25%.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

McKinsey & Company logoMC
Current

Purchasing Operations Manager

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 9 months)

Lead purchasing operations, governance, and process transformation for External Workers, translating purchasing strategy into scalable buying channels, controls, and operating standards. Increased critically controlled spend by 10 percentage points and engineered an AI-enabled invoice validation control.

MA

Global Sourcing Expeditor Specialist

Mitsubishi Power / Alphanumeric

Nov 2021 - Jul 2022 (8 months)

Coordinated purchasing and supply-chain documentation across 7+ ongoing projects, partnering with Engineering, Quality Assurance, and project stakeholders. Created training materials and trained a Supply Chain intern across multiple expediting processes.

EI

Procurement Specialist

Electrosonic Inc.

May 2021 - Nov 2021 (6 months)

Sourced and processed 250+ purchase orders per month in Microsoft Navision, including labor and service POs. Established NET 30 terms with 10+ vendors, onboarded 25+ approved vendors, and supported project teams with sourcing and supplier issue resolution.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Florida International University logoFU

Florida International University

Master of Business Administration, Business Data Analytics

MBA with a concentration in Business Data Analytics.

Broward College logoBC

Broward College

Bachelor of Applied Science, Supervision and Management

Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervision and Management.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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