• Situated within in the Global Technology category (software/hardware/telecom) with special focus on software with my direct team being situated around the world • Managed the complete contractual and commercial relationship with 11 major global technology suppliers.• Oversaw $50M in annual spend via managed suppliers and ad-hoc purchases• Finalized 20 new Master Agreement contracts in addition to 23 contract renewals/Amendments – with TCV’s up to $28M• Achieved $6.5M in total savings during my tenure while exceeding my savings targets in each reporting period • Cultivated strong stakeholder relationship management with a focus of transitioning procurement from a roadblock to an asset in the eyes of the stakeholder• Expertise in performing the procurement process and influencing stakeholders via strategic input• Led negotiations (sometimes via a team approach) with a focus on maintaining/optimizing leverage, planned communication, and anticipated executive escalations• Experienced in negotiating legal T’s & C’s with lawyers including data network security and privacy • Appointed the Mergers & Acquisitions point of contact within Technology procurement. Also assisted with 2 major divestitures and 9 acquisitions • Functioned as the US Federal/public sector point of contact within the Technology category

• Held responsibilities across the whole spectrum of Supply Chain with a touch of Sales.• Activities included order intake, strategic sourcing, RFx, purchasing, logistics, cost estimation, pricing, and fulfillment• Maintained delivery dates until receipt and created the invoice and collaborated with a freight forwarder until export.• Interacted with many customers/suppliers in Europe, South America, Africa, Middle East and Asia. • Due to being French-managed, I was introduced to cultures other than my own on a daily basis.

• Responsible for sourcing, purchasing, and estimating reciprocating compressor & engine component castings, forgings, patterns, raw material, and fasteners for aftermarket sales and new unit production for five separate plants.• Rationalized suppliers, with at least one primary and one secondary supplier per purchasing category in order to aggregate demand and more effectively leverage ~$20 million in annual spend.• Negotiated quantity/price breaks with vendors and set minimum order quantities based on historical usage data resulting in ~10% annual savings.• Maintained over 800 open order line items and provided accurate material availability to sales & production by ensuring on-time delivery remained above 95% at all times.• Functioned as procurement lead for several multi-million dollar projects. Responsible for coordinating efforts with Sales, Operations, & Project Management to reduce and improve cost and delivery time

• Acted as the liaison between the receiving dock and the purchasing group in order to resolve receiving discrepancies.• Functioned as expedite lead for several major projects - responsible for improving lead time on critical items.• Responsible for issuing and maintaining over 5,000 consignment purchase order line items.• Completed three product knowledge classes as well as two process improvement/greenbelt training courses