Brian Jonas Email & Phone Number

Columbia, Maryland, Us

As Director, Global Procurement Operations, I am responsible for the vision, strategy, and the technology used for W.R. Grace’s global source to pay policies and processes. This includes;• Global Source to Pay policy and process owner • Lead a global team of 8 direct reports with a total procurement operations organization of 46 employees across all regions.o Regional procurement operation teams made up of senior and tactical buyers that execute on the defined sourcing strategies across the enterprise.o Team of subject matter experts of key procurement operations workstreams for indirect materials and services, direct materials management, vendor master and onboarding, and travel & expense. • Matrix lead our Payables and S2P Helpdesk teams at our Global Operations center in Manila. • Drive continuous, incremental and where possible, step-change improvement to achieve leading edge performance while delivering cost reduction and cash flow productivity. • Interface with business and functional leadership to ensure appropriate alignment consistent with business goals.• Member of the Global COVID Response team, creating policies and processes to keep our employees healthy and safe during the pandemic

Columbia, Maryland, Us

As the Global Procurement Manager – Process and Systems, I was responsible for developing, simplifying, standardizing Grace’s sourcing and procurement processes and systems across all regions. In addition, I continued to manage Grace’s global Travel and Expense program, and the Information Technology and Fleet categories for North America, representing over $150M in annual purchases. Key responsibilities include; • Creating the framework and roadmap to develop, simplify, and standardize Grace’s sourcing and procurement processes and systems across all regions. • Build out processes and systems consistent with the framework and roadmap and ensure ongoing compliance.• Implementing the SAP Ariba upstream and downstream modules • Ensure alignment with regional Purchasing Center of Excellence teams and our Accounts Payable process owner.• Pursue opportunities to transition transactional activities to the Grace Operations Center in Manila.• Respond to user issues and questions relating to policies and processes within the entire Source-to-Pay process.• Oversee and manage the global Travel & Expense program including the Concur expense reporting system, commercial card services and travel procedures. Ensure favorable arrangements with preferred travel and hospitality providers. • Directly manage the Information Technology and Fleet categories for North America by developing and implementing appropriate strategies to deliver the lowest total cost of ownership.• Implement favorable supply agreements where appropriate which protect and provide a competitive advantage to Grace.

Columbia, Maryland, Us

As the Global Travel & Expense Manager, I was responsible for the overall strategy and management of the Grace global travel and expense program that had an annualized spend of $65M. Developed commodity plans to reduce spend and optimize supply base. Standardized and simplified all travel, card services, T&E expense and meeting processes and systems focusing on improving efficiency, enhancing controls and increasing value. Executed the implementation of a global Concur expense management system to all employees in 30 markets. The annualized global spend of the T&E program was $65M. Key responsibilities and objectives included;

New York, Ny, Us

As a client solutions manager my overall responsibilities were to manage a portfolio of regional and global accounts with an annualized air spend up to $50M for the purpose of growing profitability, retention and client satisfaction. Key responsibilities included; Creating strategic account management plans, incorporating client-for-life strategies that provided T&E related solutions directly related to client’s overall business objectives. Conducted regular business reviews and leveraged the client review as a consultative tool to further expand on strategic account management plans to look for opportunities to broaden partnership and increase revenue streams. Developed and executed an Amex strategy for the client that adds value to the client’s business while ensuring Amex revenue and P/L objectives are met. Created and monitored key SLA metrics to ensure expectations outlined in agreements were being delivered and if not, remedial action plans created and completed to manage client expectations. Stepped into the role of project manager on all implementations of all new services and products across clients organization. Built and developed relationship across Amex and client organizations to enhance web of influence to maintain and strengthen strategic partnerships.I was the recipient of several awards from American Express while in this role, including Presidents Club in 2007.

Barangaroo, Nsw, Au

As the US corporate travel manager, I was responsible for developing and executing the sourcing and procurement strategies for Lend Lease’s Travel, Meetings, Commercial card, and Expense Management programs. With an annual spend of $12M, I was focused on creating and implementing T&E policies, driving process improvement and innovation that would lead to incremental savings. Collaborated with key internal stakeholders and suppliers to constantly meet and exceed all cost savings and employee satisfaction goals.