Jim Bergman Email & Phone Number

In the role of CEO Jim is leading a team of innovative, forward-thinking practitioners who have extensive skills and repeated success in the commercial management domain - from both buy-side and sell-side perspectives - including strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, outsourcing, project management, risk management, value management, and innovation management. Jim is the leader on Commercial Officers Group's research and content development initiatives. His team is building a robust portal, filled with webinars, research, tools, templates and other materials which elevate one's yield from their commercial assets - their contracts, commercial relationships and projects.

In this role Jim brings strategic vision and leadership for the non-profit Biostics Industry Group, which focuses on sustainability and circular economy initiatives geared to replacing the consumption of plastics with bio-based options such as bamboo, organic cotton, and industrial hemp.

In this role Jim co-authored "Contracting in the New Economy: Using Relational Contracts to Boost trust and Collaboration in Strategic Business Relationships." The contents and approach have been described as "pathbreaking" by Nobel laureate Oliver Hart in the foreword.

Jim serves as an Expert Witness for clients and their legal representatives in the areas of complex contracting, outsourcing, relational/collaborative contracting, outcome-based/performance-based contracting, with a focus on stakeholder requirements, scopes of work, service level agreements, key performance indicators, negotiations, terms and conditions, dispute resolution, and exit strategies.

In this role Jim is developing content for SIG's on-line learning program related to "Contracting in the New Economy."

In this role, which started in his tenure at GSM and IACCM, Jim has designed, developed, and delivered learning and professional certification content to SSON (the Shared Services and Outsourcing Network), ensuring that SSON members develop and elevate their skills in the outsourcing and shared services domain.

Knoxville, Tn, Us

In this role Jim delivers courses in relational and collaborative contracting for the leading university in this domain.

Jersey City, Nj, Us

In this role Jim is authoring a book on the Biostics supply chain/value chain in the circular economy, and how sustainable alternatives are replacing petrochemical options.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

In this role Jim is providing content to Bloomberg Law related to relational and collaborative contracting as it applies to commercial practice - ranging from strategic sourcing to outsourcing across multiple sectors, including facility management, IT, telecommunication, engineering, and others.

Washington, D.C., Us

In this role Jim is helping promote the Association of Corporate Counsel, and ACC's professional credentialing program, to in-house counsel across the globe. When Jim was working as in-house counsel, he wished such a certification and credentialing program was available to him.

Ridgefield, Ct, Us

In this role Jim continues to advocate the value of WCC's offerings to potential WCC members and certification candidates.

Ridgefield, Ct, Us

In this role Jim moved beyond his learning and development role for IACCM (now WCC) and directed additional effort and attention to business development, operations, research, and overall business strategy.

Ridgefield, Ct, Us

In this role Jim developed and delivered content to IACCM's (now WCC) membership base - which was under 2,000 individuals when Jim started in his role, and has grown to over 70,000. Jim's contributions were not limited to learning and development, and included business development, operations, research, and overall business strategy.

In this role Jim served as the leader of the advisory and training firm focused on supporting myriad clients across the globe related to sourcing, outsourcing, contracting, commercial relationship, project management, and other areas.

Moline, Il, Us

In this role Jim led the development of Deere's strategic sourcing program. Jim led a team of over 20 strategic sourcing and category managers who were responsible for over US$1 billion/year in indirect expenditures - ranging from facility management, outsourcing, legal services, advertising, logistics, and other strategic services.

In this role Jim provided a range of legal support to the procurement/sourcing senior leadership team and staff related to contracting and supplier relationship managing, from outsourcing deals to simple transactions. In this capacity, Jim led the development of the strategic sourcing and category management program, including process and policy development, contract templates, skills development, and performance measurement/metric systems.

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