Mark A. Wright Email & Phone Number

Memphis, Tennessee, Us

• Successfully provides strategic and tactical leadership to a team of IT buyers aligned to more than $150MM of addressable annual spend in IT Hardware, Software, and Services categories• Promotes and attains exceptional internal stakeholder relationships; helping Procurement establish a “seat at the table”—providing perspective and driving change • Hands-on manager aligned to strategic, high visibility initiatives (M365 Suite, Global Telecom, Contract Lifecycle Management, Disruptive Technology, Mill of the Future)• Proven results managing regional, national, and global enterprise projects• Recipient of the Procurement Driver’s Award as IP Corporate Services’ contract separation lead for the divestiture of IP’s Printing Papers business• Sustainability Award recipient for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the IT Asset Disposition category

Memphis, Tennessee, Us

• Effectively established, managed, and led TruGreen’s first team of Indirect Procurement category managers—aligned to more than $200MM of addressable annual spend in IT, HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Accounting, Tax, and other categories• Contributed to company’s bottom-line by delivering an average annual savings of $4.6MM• Achieved $2.7MM of synergy savings through the consolidation of duplicative contracts from the TruGreen/Scott’s Lawn Service merger• Delivered $740M of cost mitigation as project lead for the cross-functional Incentive Compensation Management sourcing initiative• Received 95% internal stakeholder approval rating by consistently providing solid sourcing expertise, delivering superior customer service levels, and demonstrating a team-player mindset

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed over $50MM of spend for a privately-owned organization in the Security Services industry• Effectively led and mentored departmental staff in strategic sourcing projects and procurement initiatives for 80 branches, corporate headquarters, and the administrative center• Reduced uniform order average lead-time 25% by automating the ordering process, improving customer experience levels, and enhancing branch budget visibility• Produced $200M cost savings by developing and implementing a process for the branch-to-branch transfer of excess uniform inventory• Exceeded 20% savings in office supplies through SKU rationalization and the implementation of a corporate-wide policy to order from an approved list of supplies• Delivered 14% savings in the uniform program through SKU rationalization and RFx process

Memphis, Tn, Us

• Managed $125MM of spend as program manager for FedEx’s B2B packaging supplies distributor—ensuring optimal inventory levels of revenue-generating supplies at FedEx facilities • Exceeded $1MM savings as project lead for multiple sourcing events within packaging supplies and marketing services categories—demonstrating Fortune 100 best-in-class sourcing practices• Successfully presented a marketing agency rate card initiative to consolidate vendors’ job descriptions into more manageable, FedEx-defined job codes to increase the category’s competitive landscape • Achieved $150M savings through the assessment and SKU rationalization label supplies • Developed and implemented a process to reduce leakage of automation labels within FedEx’s distribution network resulting in an 82% year-one reduction of misappropriated labels

Bartlett, Tn, Us

• Managed over $20MM of spend for a distributor in the HVAC/Building Automation industry• Effectively forecasted, maintained, and optimized inventory levels for more than 10,000 SKUs to ensure maximum sales at minimum carrying costs• Improved inventory turns in aligned categories by over 10%• Obtained 12% average cost savings through product re-designs and bill of material changes by working collaboratively with engineers, product managers, and suppliers

Master Of Business Administration, Business Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Marketing