Kristen Collins is a Director, Global Purchasing Operations and Technology at Autodesk. She possess expertise in strategic sourcing, supply management, cross functional team leadership, supply chain management, procurement and 9 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I hired Kristen because she was smart, motivated and had a personality that told me she would be able to develop relationships with even challenging business partners - she did not disappoint! During her time at Gap she sourced and managed several critical categories of products required for store construction and coordinated with internal business partners (Store Design, New Store Planning, Logistics, Construction) as well as external partners (suppliers, architects, general contractors). She always sourced products to meet her store design partners' expectations and with a focus on quality, cost and on time delivery. She approached problems as an opportunity to improve processes, like working with the design standards team to improve their store templates. She was a tremendously valued member of the team and I appreciated her abilities to consistently deliver above expectations. I would be fortunate to work with Kristen again in the future." and "Kristen is the consummate sourcing professional. What I appreciate most about working with Kristen is that she understands exactly what’s strategic about strategic sourcing; she can “walk the walk,” and “talk the talk” regarding any aspect of the process – whether that’s sourcing, analytics, supplier management, process improvement, or consulting with business stakeholders. She is consistently attuned to both the more consultative aspects of her role, as well as the practical realities of her business partners, taking into account customer experience in each project she undertakes. She’s also equally comfortable presenting to senior executives as she is in rolling up her sleeves to walk through a process improvement workflow with her internal business clients. I feel so completely assured about her capabilities that she is virtually the only colleague I feel 100% comfortable having fill in for me whenever I’m out of the office. She is a superlative team member that any sourcing team would be lucky to call its own!"