Lead Financial Operations Teams for - Corporate Real Estate, Corporate Insurance, Corporate Security, 1st Line Vendor Risk Management, Sourcing & Contracts, Procurement Operations, Travel and Accounts Payable for MUFG.

IT Sourcing Executive for Bank of America Globally who is responsible for global development and use of sourcing, supply and asset disciplines enterprise wide relating to technology and services. Successfully leading the IT & Operations Supply Chain Sourcing team of 150 professionals who strategically source and negotiate infrastructure and business technology, service and outsourcing contracts globally (Infrastructure Hardware / Software, Network & Telecommunications / IT Professional Services, IT Offshore, Business Process Outsourcing, Business Solutions Applications, Leasing portfolio, Print Services, ATM and Banking Equipment, Card Services, Retail Bank, Global Wealth, and the Corporate Investment Bank. Where I manage $9.5 Billion in Sourceable spend globally delivering $925 Million in savings. A key member of the Technology Council for Bank of America setting IT strategy and direction in conjunction with the CIO's and CTO. Leader on IT Risk Management executive roundtable member and thought leader for IT supply chain risk issues focusing on risk reward balance and regulatory compliance.

As Chief Procurement Officer at Wachovia focused on enterprise-wide agreements with suppliers and ensured that critical supplier business relationships were aligned to Wachovia business strategies and objectives and governed by best-in-class contracts. Balancing Risk Management and Cost Reductions for Wachovia in the following areas of Strategic Sourcing; corporate real estate, professional services, offshoring, outsourcing, corporate services, software, hardware, telecommunications, and line of business specific services. In his role Joseph directly supported each line of business and staff function for all strategic supplier engagements (150+ FTE’s). Wachovia's annual spend with suppliers was more than $7.5 billion (USD) Achieved $1.7 billion benefit ($954 million run-rate (P&L) cost savings and $738 million in verified cost avoidances)• Recruited and inspired top performing supply chain team and transformed legacy teams• Established and implemented sourcing category strategies for all areas of supplier spend worldwide• Designed the various supply chain processes for merger and acquisition activities. Efforts resulted in smoother process flow, increased productivity and greater visibility of supply chain inflection points.• Designed and implemented supplier relationship frameworks and performance measures• Consolidated independent Line of Business supplier activities into a managed enterprise program• Built trusted partnerships with diverse Lines of Business on all aspects of supply chain• Implemented a program of market-based benchmarks and disciplined contract negotiations• Increased supplier diversity spend and drove strategic focus on MWBE partners• Enhanced Wachovia’s position in supplier related revenue engagements

Successfully led the BankOne / JP MorganChase merger integration of the four legacy procurement organizations. Led the organizational design effort for the Strategic Sourcing Group including the Professional Services Procurement Center of Excellence. Created the IT Offshore and Business Processing Outsourcing Governance model for the combined firm. Managed $5.3 Billion dollars in professional services spend globally delivering $213 Million in savings, Led the Global initiative for Human Capital Management systems consolidation in order to improve client engagement with the Strategic Sourcing Group. Implemented a demand-planning forum with internal clients and preferred suppliers for IT Staff Augmentation resulting in better leverage opportunities and cost savings. Led professional services component of the IBM insourcing initiative for four thousand contractors and fifty suppliers.