Responsible for leading sourcing and procurement efforts to efficiently and effectively enable spend owners and functional partners to maximize the value they receive from suppliers to meet their objectivesWork with each business unit to lead centralized direct and indirect sourcing and procurement efforts. Execute on demand management that then drives supply analysis/strategy, supplier identification, sourcing execution, contract negotiation, delivery planning and monitoring, purchase execution, and then ongoing performance management and improvement. Responsible for overall procurement strategy and for increasing spend under management, identifying and evolving best practicesSelection and management of procurement systemsCreation and management of short, mid, and long term goals and objectivesCreating a talent management process in coordination with HR to ensure that the right resources are in placeDevelopment of benchmarks and scorecards to be used for continuous improvement

Manage and prioritize the procurement of non-merchandise spend through various categories such as logistics, marketing, store ops, legal, human resources, construction, real estate and ITBuild strong relationships by effectively synthesizing and communicating cost reduction opportunities with executives, stakeholders and strategic sourcing teamsSpearhead and manage projects team that has identified and delivered over 500+ EBITDA projects resulting in a positive contribution to EBITDA over 5 fiscal yearsManage 20+ members of multiple teams consisting of direct, indirect, hourly and salary resourcesReview and negotiate supplier contracts terms with Legal dept. for all Indirect Procurement categoriesForecast and communicate to the departmental budgets and annual targets

Led three teams of consultants and analysts to source over 55 categories for international and US clientsCollected and analyzed complex A/P data for four clients to identify categories which reduced SG&ASupported the entire company as the subject matter expert on eProcurement and corporate card projects

Enhanced and implemented purchasing card programs for Fortune 500, Fortune 100 and national clients by creating program strategies to maximize savings in hard and soft dollarsManaged and delivered on projects related to purchasing and A/P process improvementLed project teams comprised of sales directors, account managers and client resources