Global IT Procurement/Supply Chain Professional Specialties:• Global Procurement of direct, indirect goods and services • Telecom Services (wireline and mobility), Enterprise Hardware/Software, Cloud Services, Desktop• Commercial, government, and legal negotiation delivering competitive advantages enterprise-wide • Creating, maintaining, and managing strategic level complex working-relationships between business units, stakeholders, sales teams, channel organizations, and key suppliers• Obtaining optimum pricing and terms that maximize ROI and highlight TCO• Working closely with teams to develop and employ strategic sourcing strategies designed to ensure an alignment between technology showcases and emerging supplier technologies• Negotiating pricing, contractual terms and conditions, and SLAs (Service Level Agreements) • Developing category strategy and annual plan • Developing sourcing strategy in support of new engagements and renewals • Conducting market research and benchmarking for category • Delivering year-over-year cost and risk reduction for specified categories • Ensuring high spend compliance through preferred suppliers for specified categories • Managing multiple projects annually including the completion of sourcing events, consumption reduction activities, and supplier rationalization events • Managing key strategic projects spanning global reach • Supplier management • Supplier development • Category management • Strategy sourcing / RFx process • Contract drafting • M&A integration• Negotiation skills • Financial analysis • Industry analysis • Relationship management • Documented results of year-over-year cost savings • Strong communications skills across cultural boundaries (listening, verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills)