American Airlines is the largest airline in the world headquartered within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. American, together with its regional partners and affiliates, operates an extensive international and domestic network with almost 6,800 flights per day to nearly 350 destinations in 48 countries. We have 130,000 team members who come together to deliver, to connect and to care for people on life’s journey.

With +2500 locations in 16 Midwestern States, Casey's (CASY) is one of the largest convenience chains in the US with annual revenue of over $15 billion and 43,000+ Team members.● Build the whole function from the ground including Process, People, Technology and establish a new operating model for the organization around technology and center of excellence.● Implemented major technology solutions for strategic sourcing and supply chain to optimize our operations and reduce our cost 11% during first year.● Redefined Category and Commodity futures market hedging strategies for margins increased impact of >$50M.● Digitization in our Source to Pay process across the company going from 20% electronic to more than 70% in just 12 months.● Build a team of Strategic sourcing experts and Center of Excellence with data and analytics focus and stakeholder management priority.● Executed AI solutions for Contract Life Cycle management and increase our contract coverage spend to +85%

WALMART Independent Consultant for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement. Design, drive and execute Indirect and Direct Strategies to reduce Cost in the region through 7 Steps Sourcing methodology and +150 eAuctions for categories such as IT, Construction, Facilities, Equipment, Consumables, Logistics, Marketing and Corporate Services and direct retail products.

Responsible for Indirect Strategic Sourcing and Procurement transformation in the company with Global spend of $4B and directed staff of 55(Plus +200 dotted line across the globe), including Global Category Directors and Business Leaders. ● Delivered $150M in cost savings(+12%) YOY company-wide through establishment of first-ever Center of Excellence (CoE) global team that executed best in class sourcing and operations strategy.● Led Contract Negotiation Teams for categories like Corporate Services, IT, Logistics, Equipment, Packaging, Electronics, Marketing, Labor and Travel.● Transformed Procurement function with world class procurement processes, systems, strategies, metrics and tools with >100% spend accuracy, visibility, and categorization.● Identified and created high-performance teams across the regions to execute meaningful sourcing strategies under new Business Model and matrix organization, including dotted line teams in 132 countries across the globe.● Pilot Artificial Intelligence Procurement strategies with Global 3rd party vendors in some Indirect categories for 8% cost savings.● Manage C-Level Relationship in the regions for day to day Procurement operations and P2P process● Cash flow improvement of +20 days representing ~$45M P&L impact.

Led consolidation of Indirect Sourcing and Procurement activities for all company sectors consisting of Healthcare, Lighting, and Consumer Lifestyle. Managed $1.1B of Indirect sourcing and procurement spend across Philips and successfully managed the C-level relationships focused on company goals and strategy alignment across multiple countries.

Directed a Regional team of 30 team members in Greater China with $1.1B spend in the region comprised of transactional buyers and regional commodity managers.

Directed 15 Regional Commodity Managers across the Globe for MRO category. Managed $950M of indirect sourcing spend.

Directed 11 Commodity Buyers in South America region comprised mainly in Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. Managed $550M indirect sourcing spend, designed and directed regional strategies with key stakeholders for all Indirect sourcing commodities.

Coordinated regional Indirect Sourcing and Procurement activities and managed $200M Spend. Directed 5 Transactional Buyers for the Mexico Border zone and implemented exclusive project, purchasing, and regional contracts.

Led international equipment purchase negotiations for 500 stores, including national logistics and purchasing for on-time delivery. Managed, 4 Transactional Buyers, 4 warehouse coordinators, and entire inventory control for 4 warehouse locations across the country.• Slashed inventory 50% by eliminating obsolete/outdated items and reorganizing ordering process.• Achieved 98% on-time deliveries to individual sites supporting operations and expansion plans.