Trista Eng

Trista Eng serves as a procurement and contract management specialist in Boise, Idaho. With a decade of experience in the out-of-school time sector, she focuses on procurement to ensure field locations can secure necessary items through management of an e-commerce purchasing platform and vendor relationship oversight. In the past six months, she has expanded into contract management, partnering with sales and operations teams to draft renewals, new agreements, and amendments. Eng earned her associate's degree in 1996 and advanced her career by learning on the job, progressing through roles via trial and error. She takes pride in her ability to problem-solve and implement processes that streamline operations. Eng attributes her professional success to hard work, dedication, and the work ethic and values her parents instilled in her. She values honesty, integrity, communication, and collaboration in her work. Among the advice she offers is to remain open to change and learning while observing before implementing changes, and she encourages young women entering the field to be persistent, open to learning, receptive to feedback, and to always do their best. In the procurement field, she notes challenges around supply and demand and product availability, alongside opportunities for process improvements and building vendor partnerships.