Lead an expanded, centralized team of leaders and individual contributors to cascade best-in-class training and processes across a shared service organization.Cultivate a culture of inspired team engagement, performance-driven results, and continuous improvement to deliver upon strategic objectives of the enterprise and internal stakeholders.Serve as primary contact and trusted adviser between senior leadership and Procurement to meet the needs of the business.Collaborate and influence cross functionally to secure support for strategic initiatives from key functional stakeholders.Support complex and critical negotiations utilizing extensive knowledge and expertise of principles and techniques of contracting.Create and develop strategic partner relationships to enhance profitability, supply chain resilience, and sustainability efforts.Manage the oversight and governance of partial BPO.

Provide leadership and coaching to direct reports with ongoing guidance, mentoring, training, development and direction. Use effective management skills to develop a high performing, self-sufficient team and drive employee engagement and associate accountability.Proven trusted advisor to internal teams and leadership; using strong written and verbal skills to communicate effectively in a prompt, professional, and friendly manner.Drive existing purchasing process to full electronic purchase-to-pay system.Work closely with cross functional teams to develop, lead, and implement cost savings opportunities using all available means and maintain savings project trackers.Lead and participate in ongoing purchasing process improvement efforts and improve Commercial documentation and processes, e.g. SOP’s.Develop and implement training of buyers and other team members in proper purchasing processes and monitor improvement opportunities.

Own the end-to-end development, implementation, and execution of global, multi-year category strategies associated with Corporate Real Estate, Facility Management, Capital Expenses and MRO (> $200M).Gather and analyze market, risk, and spend data to assist in the development of category strategies and the execution of sourcing initiatives.Create and sustain strong, fair, and ethical relationships with internal and external stakeholders.Manage key suppliers and drive improvements in the supply base by leading performance reviews and holding collaborative sessions with supplier partners, internal stakeholders, and leaders. Lead and manage the competitive bid process, contract negotiations, and leadership approvals in a decentralized organization.Partner with global legal teams to develop, review, and negotiate supplier related contracts (NDA, Master Agreement, SOW, etc.).Achieve cost reductions and increase global reach within the department while achieving quality and security of supply, as well as mitigating contractual risks.Continually partner with key internal stakeholders to discover, quantify, and highlight significant opportunities for category improvement.Continuously optimize assigned categories through cost reduction, value enhancement, risk mitigation, demand planning, and/or sustainability initiatives.Prepare and present executive summaries about strategies, initiatives, process improvements, and bid (RFx) awards to the senior leadership team and key internal stakeholders.Actively pursuing additional education and certifications to remain up-to-date on industry best practices, procurement, supplier management, and category trends to continuously drive improvement.Provide subject matter expertise and best practices within the global procurement team.

Developed and executed multi-year category strategies to oversee and manage approximately $750M in spend of high complexity and risk, while achieving savings and performance targets.Established, lead and influenced cross-functional strategic sourcing and cross-organizational teams to optimize assigned spend categories of Gas Pipeline Construction and Corporate Services through the creation of 3-5 year strategic plans.Developed a robust Real Estate and Facility Management strategy, which resulted in a successful outsourced model initiative that achieved hard savings, program governance, enhanced technology, market leverage, and operational efficiencies.Continuously identified/implemented strategies and improvement initiatives that reduced cost, improved quality and resulted in lower total cost of ownership.Lead and reviewed all major and complex negotiations with critical suppliers and associated contractual agreements through effective leadership within a matrixed organization.

Recruited from former Director to support the global footprint of Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and IT.Successfully vetted and implemented a Staff Augmentation Program with corresponding Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Vendor Management System (VMS). Led to $32M in Economic Value, Run Rate Reduction and Cost Avoidance, on a three (3) year baseline of $600M.Mentored and led cross-functional teams, sourcing, and procurement partners while developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with business unit and sourcing strategy objectives.Supported the development of processes and procedures including RFP template creation, RFP engagement process, etc.Developed, planned and executed sourcing strategies by partnering with the business unit to define desired outcomes, conduct internal and industry analysis, identify cost reduction opportunities, explore alternatives, and assess impact of alternatives.Consulted with stakeholders to create best contractual outcome sourcing solutions including optimal negotiations, strong legal and business terms, and meaningful KPI's and SLA's. Executed contracts against governance guidelines.

Advisor/Partner managing key suppliers to maximize value over the supplier relationship life cycle. Prioritized segmented suppliers to tailor processes, metrics and governance structures for supplier measurement, collaboration and development in a way that mutually benefits both parties.

Responsible for the procurement and acquisition of goods and services that delivered sourcing value, while working to enhance processes and drive efficiency. Consulted and advised business partners on the acquisition of good and services across multiple, assigned commodities (Human Resources, Finance, and Marketing). Supported Strategic Sourcing with the competitive bid process, development of contracts according to procurement policy, and managed standard contract execution.Through continuous improvement efforts, created a template for a Contained Search Contract to mitigate the financial and operational risks associated with strict Contingency & Retained efforts previously being leveraged.

Managed assigned portfolio by driving effective value while maintaining a strong relationship during negotiations. Coordinated corporate and field support staff to obtain balanced negotiations with the Auto Repair Network to achieve an optimal partnership that delivered enhanced customer value.Actively pursued a strong leadership role by taking the initiative to lead the team in corporate objectives for optimum team performance. Continually sought improvement in all personal and corporate strategic processes.