Patrick Ney Email & Phone Number

Hummelstown, PA, US

Hershey, Pennsylvania, US

• Responsible for category and risk management activities including agricultural commodities, energy, and specialty ingredients
• Developed and executed category management strategies to optimize Hershey’s position.
• Delivered against annual targets for continuous improvement, cash flow, and responsibility.
• Leveraged financial derivatives to manage long-term financial risk exposure in accordance with Hershey’s Financial Risk Management Policy.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, US

• Procurement Analytics and Automation, focused on developing supplier performance KPIs
• Third Party Risk Management program leader responsible for implementing an enterprise risk management platform which unified Hershey’s risk management practices
• Financial Risk Management program leader responsible for implementing an enterprise financial risk management practice
• Supply Chain Financing leader supporting Hershey’s cash conversion cycle by delivering $+350M in cash flow improvements since program
• Developed an approach to handling crisis risk management incorporating market intelligence solutions to inform and evaluate risk across global procurement
• People leader focused on developing a team of five analysts focused on building stronger cross functional processes across our three major procurement groups

Hershey, Pennsylvania, US

• Supply Chain 2.0 Visibility lead, focused on developing supplier wholistic performance KPIs
• SAP Ariba functional lead, supporting the digital ordering process, global expansion, and functional enhancements
• S/4 subject matter expert, focused on building future state capabilities for the procure to pay organization
• Supply Chain Financing enablement lead, responsible for program management and supplier onboarding

Hershey, Pennsylvania, US

• Developed bid packages and execute competitive bid events across all indirect procurement categories
• Reviewed requisitions through SAP Ariba to champion compliance, and generate continuous improvement opportunities
• Identified critical analytical KPIs to enhance capabilities and deliver key strategic dashboards
• Supported the SAP Ariba Guided buying platform as a subject matter expert and member of the Helpdesk

West Palm Beach, FL, US

• Developed and executed the procurement strategy for all purchases in the IT organization
• Manage a multi-million dollar spend category in a robust source to pay organization
• Sourced industrial capex and services for assigned facilities
• Reviewed and executed contracts with a focus on commercial terms
• Focused on customer service to maintain an internal customer focused procurement strategy

West Palm Beach, FL, US

• Executed the procurement strategy for IT, HR, and Marketing
• Advanced knowledge of SAP, ERP as it pertains to the source to pay organization
• Completed several large projects leveraging technology to increase efficiencies
• Reviewed 3-bids and a buy, payment terms, incoterms, delivery expectations for Purchase orders

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business

Bachelor’S Degree