●Partner with MetLife Global Brand & Marketing and Corporate Real Estate & Facilities stakeholders to design, develop, and execute category strategy aligned to business objectives and budget by leveraging internal & external inputs including: supplier analytics, market intelligence, business objectives, budget alignment, and supplier performance & risk.● Conduct RFx events for Marketing, Compliance, Real Estate, and Security supplier: secure and analyze quotations, negotiate prices and terms with suppliers, recommend suppliers with respect to cost, quality and delivery competitiveness compliant to RFQ/RFP requirements, and keep numerous stakeholders involved in decision points and informed of status updates.● Advise VMO on best practices for supplier contract management, relationship management, and governance.

● Iteration Manager - ensured the optimal working of the team through agile methodology of coaching, resolving impediments, and collaborating.● Negotiated global contracts for Staff Augmentation Services and IT Managed Services with Strategic Suppliers; collaborated with internal clients to create and execute 150+ supplier agreements per year; drove cost reduction efforts by working collaboratively with the business stakeholders.● Hosted quarterly meetings to review service performance in Americas and APAC regions of Strategic Supplier, implement corrective action steps for low performance.● Developed and deployed a dynamic delivery freelancer program in the US. Collaborated with legal, security, trust and compliance, and stakeholders to create engagement processes and ensure risk mitigation of freelancers.● Subject matter expert for IBM technical services procurement process: trained 260 client executives and other procurement professionals.