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Santa Clara, Ca, Us

Global leader managing the team accountable to define and deliver category management and strategic sourcing strategies for human resources, information technology, legal, marketing, sales, MRO and professional services categories, supporting $1.5 billion in global annual spend. Drives high standards for excellence in professionalism, business ethics, and compliance with internal controls, leading to strong, positive audit results. Manages rigorous performance management processes for the Global Sourcing organization to drive delivery of results to optimize value, leverage, and total cost of ownershipConcentrates on accountability of team to meet or exceed annual savings targets. Delivers average annual global savings of $50M.Leads consistent critical review of strategic sourcing processes to implement improvements. Instituted sourcing project stage gate reviews to improve rigor and attention to the strategic sourcing process.Directed transition of support tasks to centralized hub model to enable cost and process efficiencies.Implemented improved process for SEC reporting resulting in greater efficiency and compliance. requirements.Applied focus to mentoring and team building, achieving significant improvement in Great Place to Work annual survey results for the Americas team.

Wilmington, De, Us

Global leader for the organization accountable to develop and execute procurement strategies for all categories of spend in support of corporate functions and information technology services and solutions across the enterprise for DuPont. Leads engagement with business and functional teams to build collaboration in development of procurement strategies to drive value and savings to support business priorities.Champions and coaches the global team to develop organizational expertise in the use of best-in-class procurement processes, category management, risk mitigation, and strategic supplier relationship management.Drives high standards for excellence in professionalism, business ethics, and compliance with internal controls.Manages rigorous performance management processes for the procurement organization to drive delivery of results to optimize value, leverage and total cost of ownership.Leads teams through merger, acquisition and divestiture events to identify and execute procurement strategies to optimize synergies to deliver value and savings to the enterprise.

Wilmington, De, Us

Global leader for the Indirect Professional Services Sourcing Team to manage over $1.5 billion of spend annually.Directs establishment and execution of sourcing strategies for Business Process Outsourcing, Healthcare, Insurance, Pension Administration, Training, Recruiting, Relocation, Marketing & Communications, Travel, Fleet, Meetings and Events, Credit Card Programs, Contingent Labor, Finance Services, Consulting, and Research Services.Drives collaboration with internal stakeholders on business and functional requirements to inform sourcing strategies.Directs the team to deliver sourcing goals and objectives for cost, quality and service improvements, supplier management strategies, and risk mitigation strategies that support corporate strategy and objectives.Enables implementation of supplier relationship management programs with key suppliers, including metrics, performance goals and improvement initiativesLead the team to develop and execute procurement strategies related to multiple merger, acquisition and divestiture events.Lead the global project to establish an outsourced procurement partner for DuPont. Lead the introduction and implementation of Strategic Category Management for the Global Indirect Sourcing Organization.

Wilmington, De, Us

Managed over $800 million annual spend for global and national agreements for human resources services including benefits administration, payroll, health care, dental, mental health, pharmaceuticals, disability, pension funds and related consulting services. Established and executed category strategies and effective negotiation strategies and tacticsDeveloped and negotiated complex global agreements and conducted ongoing contract managementFacilitated supplier relationship management, tracking performance and collaborating with suppliers to identify opportunities drive improvements and deliver additional value. Lead and executed the sourcing strategy to establish a journey partner for the global human resources transformation initiative.Lead the sourcing integration of three acquired entities into the corporate health and welfare agreement portfolio.

Wilmington, De, Us

Managed over $150 million annually for global sourcing portfolio of marketing and communications services including advertising agencies, eMarketing, corporate sponsorships, tradeshow services, media placement, and related marketing services.Established relationships with internal stakeholders to partner on procurement strategiesDeveloped and executed sourcing strategies including negotiation of complex agreements to drive value and savings.Lead supplier relationship management, identifying performance measurements and collaborating with suppliers to identify improvement opportunitiesSignificant projects included negotiation of a multi-year, multi-faceted global corporate positioning campaign, negotiation of a motorsports sponsorship, and driving global compliance with the advertising agency of record.

Wilmington, De, Us

Lead the team responsible for logistics services valued at over $600 million per year including transportation modes of full truckload, less than truckload, dray, intermodal and expedited freight.Lead the management of supplier relationships for outsourced logistics operations for the U.S. and Canada Directed establishment of procurement strategies to drive achievement of annual sourcing targets for improvements in cost and efficiencies.Managed relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure consistent delivery against business and functional requirementsServed as a member of the corporate hurricane response teamSignificant projects included piloting and establishing future direction to facilitate logistics bid events and managing a national less-than-truckload bid event, delivering significant year over year savings.

Wilmington, De, Us

Lead complex procurement projects utilizing Six Sigma methodology to deliver significant value in savings and risk mitigation including an analysis resulting in the removal of requiring referrals for healthcare services, and relief of a sole source situation through identification and qualification of alternate sources for pigments, providing a stronger risk profile and competitive sourcing environment. Successfully completed rigorous requirements to demonstrate mastery of Six Sigma methodology to complete multiple projects and deliver savings targets to achieve Six Sigma Black Belt certification in June 2007.Completed Six Sigma Lean Training in July 2007