*Thirty+ years of well-rounded business and technical experience, mainly in IT/Technology procurement/strategic sourcing, contract management/negotiations & vendor management, business/project management, engineering, business relationship management, and finance/accounting, in various companies in various industries, private and public, from start-ups to large enterprises.*Titles/Jobs I am the perfect fit for, include but are not limited to: Senior IT Strategic Sourcing Manager, Senior IT Vendor Manager, IT Manager or Senior IT Manager, Senior IT Business Relationship Manager, Senior IT Software / Asset Manager, IT Project Manager or Senior IT Project Manager, Business Systems Analyst / Senior Business Systems Analyst.*Possess these 6 Must-Have Skills for Technology Managers and Leaders per DICE IT / Engineering careers website: Business Know-How, The Rationale for Making Wise Trade-Offs, Coaching for Improved Performance and Motivation, Cross-Functional Cooperation and Collaboration, Relationship Management, Data Literacy.*Diverse leadership/management and cultural/organizational knowledge, experience, and skill set working at various companies of all sizes in various industries. Collaborative, build consensus & influence, strategic partnering with key stakeholders both internal and external. Outstanding relationship building, technical, analytical, strategic, tactical, and problem solving/cost savings skills. Can manage, direct, and lead a team of direct reports in delivering high value.*Broad, excellent & experienced perspectives, project manager and consultant's mindset, agile, nimble, versatile, adaptable, hit the ground running, quickly learn, absorb, and apply new ideas / methods & procedures / concepts / frameworks / processes / policies / tools / applications / standards / benchmarking / market-industry research, best practices, continuous improvement, and learning, self-starter, creative, innovative, diligent, intelligent & highly resourceful.*Lead, apply and execute at an outstanding level, the Four Cs: 1. Customer Satisfaction, 2. Cycle Time, 3. Compliance, 4. Cost Savings. Define and deliver value to business partners in alignment with the mission.*Always successfully leading a diverse, cross-functional team and collaborating with business partners across a wide variety of backgrounds and levels in executing Procurement, RFP/RFx or Solicitation Projects, Strategic Sourcing, Category Strategies, Negotiation Plans, and the Seven Step Strategic Sourcing process.*Management roles.*AI/ChatGPT Tool Usage Savvy.
Listed skills include Procurement, Strategy, Management, Telecommunications, and 45 others.