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 A proven global Supply Chain executive and Procurement leader with 15+ years of experience managing hundreds of millions in spend for Fortune 500, Private Equity,Mid-cap and Higher Education organizations. A professional expert in strategic sourcing, procurement strategies and category management, supplier relationship management, transactional procurement processes, cross-functional team collaboration, commodity team leadership and procurement policies and procedures. Years of experience managing supply chain professionals and establishing procurement and supply chain organizations from the ground floor.  Expertise in the implementation and management of corporate card programs  Expertise in the selection, configuration and administration of procurement software solutions and systems. (such as Oracle, SAP, Ariba, Spendmap and more.) An expert contract negotiator in a wide variety of direct and indirect categories such as: outsourcing and professional services, IT hardware and software, Construction, Corporate Travel, Media and Print Services.  Procurement system implementation expertise including SAP, Oracle, Ariba and other systems. (electronic requisitioning, purchase orders systems and integration of procurement modules with ERP systems)  Tens of millions in achieved savings through innovative cost reduction initiatives, contract negotiation and renegotiation, volume leveraging and proactive supplier engagement.  An experienced supplier relationship manager, driving better vendor performance through periodic account reviews, goal establishment and KPI tracking

Listed skills include Procurement, Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, and 15 others.

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  Morehouse College

  Business Administration