Leading negotiation efforts and cross-functional collaboration on major cloud agreements, managing over $100M in annual spend.

• Provide supplier relationship and sourcing expertise on competitive deals• Negotiate technology based agreements including EULA reviews• 18% impact on managed spend for 2016

Provided spend analytics on managed spend vs.non-managed spendIdentified over $100K in savings opportunities over for over 200 store locations

Specializing in technology and marketing related sourcing projects. • Currently at $6.8M savings against a stretch goal of $4M by negotiated savings on technology and marketing agreements – (as of Nov 2014)• Created spend analytics snapshot for Marketing and identified $2M savings opportunities- (2014)• $4.9M in savings for 2013 represented close to 26% of overall group savings, and 9% impact on spend.

Sourcing responsibilities for logistics, and warehousing for the consolidated distribution centers across the US and Canada.

Negotiated over $2M in savings on Software and Professional Services Agreements

Negotiated total savings totaling over $16M on software contracts with Oracle, Tibco, Siperian, and SAS (2007)Led strategic soucring efforts for telecom resulting in savings of approximately 18% over current costs on wireless services via reverse auction process for Blackberries, air cards, and phones (2007)

Led initiative for reverse auction efforts for voice data services that saved $12M over 3 year period and received CEO recognition. (2005)Developed vendor financial analysis tool for Procurement department to score vendor financial health. (2005)Participated on cross functional team for HR related outsourcing project that resulted in $15M in soft cost savings. (2005)Renegotiated business dial services with incumbent that resulted in $600K in cost savings. (2004

Led cross-functional team for IT staffing using Oracle e-bidding tool that resulted in $15M annual savings. (2003)Negotiated and completed network quality monitoring software agreement valued at $12M, savings of $500K on maintenance. (2003)Negotiated over $4.1 Million in cost savings against $2 Million savings goal in 2002.Project Manager - remote audit project resulting in approximately $14M cost savings over 18 monthResponsible for $18M savings in 2000. Worked with counterpart at AT&T to recognize $10M (of $18) credit for AWS. (2000)Conducted successful supplier performance reviews that yielded measurable performance results. (2000)Worked cross-functionally to develop forecasting on critical path network equipment. (2000)Developed relationship with counterpart in core to bring leverage benefits to AWS resulting in $2M