Strategic Procurement Manager - Hp Halo / Visual Collaboration
Palo Alto, Ca, Us
HP Visual Collaboration (HPVC) is a video conferencing start-up business unit within HP, and formerly known as HP Halo. HPVC employs the “award-winning Halo video conferencing solution to provide a rich, face-to-face experience from virtually anywhere in the world.” • Business relationship manager for direct and indirect strategic suppliers in support of all business functions: Marketing, Manufacturing, Operations and Research & Development (R&D) o Manage custom commodity which is not core to HP – domestic or global o Manage architectural firm o Manage HP Products integrated into HPVC video conferencing products• Actively collaborate and negotiate with partners to ensure suppliers are meeting program requirements• Short-term assignment to HP Brazil, São Paulo to define import and order / fulfillment management processes in support of customer orders• Provide specialized procurement, logistics and order management support to the business unit for Brazil, Russian Federation, India and China (BRIC) Countries: o Manage orders for Brazil o Manage shipping contracts for orders to Russian Federation o Manage document localization/translation Hewlett-Packard Award / Acknowledgement:- Recognized for short-term assignment to Brazil and work done to achieve customer commitments - Jun 2008