Manage and improve all procurement, project management and strategic sourcing initiatives while serving as Champion and Primary Process Leader. Lead multimillion-dollar contract negotiations and vendor agreements based on corporate needs and contractual obligations of 14 jurisdictions across the country. Define practical strategies, specific objectives, and budgets aligning with enterprise-level strategies and vision. Attain operational excellence by migrating to new solutions and cutting-edge technologies. Steer a highly-qualified team of cross-functional staff. Implement procurement practices that maximized resources for state contracts, including the utilization of diverse supplier strategies to enhance state bids. Oversee various technology categories related to IT, software, hardware, and services. Hold accountability for the effective management of nationwide 600+ vehicle fleet.• Saved significant net costs as well as identified and mitigated short-term risk by implementing global vendor management and sourcing strategies for major categories.• Orchestrated aggressive process improvement initiative focusing on reducing transportation-related costs that aided in achieving $2.4M annual savings.• Saved $1M+ costs annually by revamping travel/expense reimbursement systems and processes.• Conducted detailed contract audit as well as risk assessment, mitigated risks in all procurement areas, and offered strategic advice to C-suite and executive leadership that resulted in saving $5M+ costs.

Spearheaded all phases of conferencing services projects from inception to completion. Fostered relationships with clients. Developed financial forecasts, benchmarking, and cost optimization procedures as well as budgets to ensure exceptional service delivery to clients. Increased process efficiency via continuous improvement efforts and operational enhancements. Utilized KPIs, SLAs, and metric reporting measures to devise business strategies.• Developed global vendor management and continuous improvement methodologies in coordination with suppliers.• Designed and implemented supplier management structure and processes.• Delivered sourcing and procurement cost savings, risk mitigation projects, as well as supplier, enabled innovation.

Drove value, cost, and quality-focused results through effective management of procurement initiatives. Developed and oversaw the strategic sourcing activities for assigned lines of business. Defined targeted strategies/performance goals, reviewed bids, selected suppliers and negotiated final contracts. Optimized business value through cost savings, revenue enhancement, and continuous KPIs monitoring techniques.• Formulated and communicated functional supply chain or sourcing strategy to diverse groups of managers and senior-level professionals.• Identified and sourced potential suppliers and established best-in-class supply chain; cultivated relationships with best-in-class suppliers.• Saved $2.4M of costs through effective contract negotiations related to carriers, transportation, hardware, software, buildings, maintenance, services, and systems.

Led the installation and optimization of new/existing enterprise platforms. Developed strategies, identified customer needs, and recommended replacements/upgrades to systems accordingly. Designed, standardized, and implemented operational policies and procedures related to procurement and sourcing that increased operational effectiveness. Oversaw all aspects of supplier market RFI / RFP activities ranging from execution to business case implications.• Met with potential (incumbents and non-incumbents) participants, answered RFP related questions from vendors, and assessed RFP results that aided in achieving final vendor(s) awards.• Generated and ensured the implementation of ideas to optimize total cost of ownership (TCO) for spend categories that resulted in achieving annual productivity improvements in each category of spend.• Achieved significant savings by developing and enforcing new policies/procedures and leading organizational as well as operational change management within managed categories of spend.Additional Experience as Director, Telecom Provisioning Services at Scientific Games International. US Army Veteran