Ricardo Lara

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Procurement Associate Director / Supply Chain Project Manager @ NTT DATA
About Ricardo Lara

I have a 20 years professional career standing out my 14 years of experience as an Indirect Procurement Professional within the Information Technology and Services Industry. I´m skilled in contracts negotiations, strategic sourcing, supplier's development and consolidation, cost reductions initiatives, stakeholder management, data analysis and business communications,I developed deep experience in the sourcing and contracting of Technology Outsourced Services on key commodities like Applications, Infrastructure and Contingent Labor. Also, in my current job as M&A Supply Chain Integrator, I have gained knowledge and experience on divestitures and the Post-acquisition Integration processes where I have developed strong project management skills.

Ricardo Lara's Current Company Details
NTT DATA

Ntt Data

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Procurement Associate Director / Supply Chain Project Manager
Ricardo Lara Work Experience Details
  • Ntt Data
    Procurement Associate Director
    Ntt Data May 2021 - Present
    Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
    Currently working as a Global Category Manager for Labor Category within the Information Technology and Services industry, performing strategic sourcing, vendor management, saving enablement focusing on contingent labor, infrastructure, applications, recruiting and field services.Main accomplishments:• I developed a Field Services Rate benchmark database from the different accounts, which has been very useful to analyze the competitiveness of the historical and the new deals rates.• During FY23 and FY24 I have developed the strategy and executed strategic RFI and RFP for Depot Services for US and Canada, in support of DWS Organization that will drive savings, contract terms standardization and ultimately will help solution new deals and optimize services delivery on current customer accounts.• On Aug 2023, I was awarded with the "CFO Award" for my achievements within the Labor Category for the Supplier's transition and negotiations that avoided potential services disruption and helped NTT DATA reduce costs and improve contract terms on a key account for the Global Field Services Organization.
  • Dxc Technology
    Project Manager Supply Chain Management
    Dxc Technology May 2019 - May 2021
    I work for the Merger, Acquisition, Divestiture and Outsourcing (MADO) Team within Supply Chain where I have worked on different Integrations and Divestitures. In 2020 I was appointed as the Integration Lead for ServiceNow Practice Acquisitions, where I´m in charge of defining, monitoring, and reporting on the master project plan which includes all the tasks, deliverables and delivery dates worked with functional teams such as Vendor Data Management, Accounts Payables, Legal, Corporate Services and Supply Chain Category Teams (Contingent Labor, Indirect and Technology) for the proper assessment, rationalization and migration of Purchase Orders, Vendors, Contracts and Workforce into DXC Finance and Supply Chain ecosystem in compliance with internal policies and programs.Main accomplishments:• I have brought to the team transparency, efficiencies and process standardization by the design and implementation of templates used for risk mitigation analysis, reporting and deliverables monitoring.• I have driven supplier’s rationalization efforts resulting from the supplier´s migration process fostering the creation of procurement synergies saving money for the company and keeping an optimal supplier base.• I have successfully documented the end-to-end Contract Process within MADO´s Playbook, bringing process standardization, compliance evidence and an excellent guide for future deals and team members training.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Global Procurement Contracts Negotiator
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2015 - Jan 2019
    Guadalajara Area, Mexico
    Mostly contracts development and negotiation with a risk mitigation focus in alignment with Business Unit priorities through planned negotiation strategies and industry best practices. WW contractual experience developed on complex Legal subjects, IT Data Security, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and Privacy terms.Main Accomplishments:• Designed and globally implemented a tool that documents the amendments to the contracts improving by 95% the time invested to perform a documentary review to the contracts by the contract owners and Risk Compliance Team achieving a time efficiency, consistency and transparency while leading a global process standardization.• Fully designed the training material and participated on the training delivery of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to the GP community worldwide, creating 100% awareness among GP community on the topic and required steps for privacy compliance.• Negotiated and successfully implemented successfully the GDPR language with key Outsourcing and Temporary Labor Services providers.• Provided leadership and strong contract expertise in support of the AMS Volume Sourcing Team, leading complex contracts negotiations and mentoring to the team.
  • Hp
    Strategic Procurement Manager Ii
    Hp Aug 2004 - Nov 2015
    Guadalajara Area, Mexico
    I initiated as a PO approver role for Marketing and HR categories which with time evolved to a Sr Category Manager role within the Contingent Labor Services category ramping from a procurement specialist to a category manager responsibilities such as supplier management and consolidation, e-sourcing, escalations management, savings initiatives, negotiation, spend management & analytics, approved supplier lists maintenance and privacy & data security risk mitigation. I held a Business Analyst role for 3 years where I applied business acumen and strong analytical skills for reporting purposes that drove actionable business decisions for management. Main accomplishments:• Successfully managed Strategic and non-Strategic Suppliers.• Designed and globally implemented a tool that standardized in a consistent manner the way the savings are documented improving the productivity of the Category Managers and Buyers globally thanks to which I achieved the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification.• During my last year on the role I managed a US$ 20M spend achieving $1.5M in cost reduction savings.• Developed a comprehensive understanding of the different workforce models (consulting, outsourced services, temporary labor and freelancer) and successfully mentored the business units on their correct usage
  • Farrera Asociados, S.C.
    Financial Analyst
    Farrera Asociados, S.C. Feb 2003 - Aug 2004
    I worked as contingent worker assigned to Hewlett Packard Company as Financial Analyst
  • Periodico Mural
    General Accountant
    Periodico Mural Feb 2001 - Jun 2002
    Guadalajara Area, Mexico
    Assisted in the appropriate maintenance of accounting records and tax obligations. In charge of drawing up financial reports regarding to operations cost, book and inventory reconciliation as well as intercompany, customer and supplier accounts management.
  • Ernst & Young
    External Auditor
    Ernst & Young Jan 1997 - May 2000
    Mexico City Area, Mexico
    Working as an external auditor my responsibilities include the examination of financial statements (Balance Sheet, P & L and cash-flow statements) the tax situation and inventory levels and validation. Assessment of its internal control structure as well as its administrative and financial practices and procedures. Customers serviced mostly Forbes 500 and some local companies.

Ricardo Lara Skills

Strategic Sourcing Vendor Management Cross Functional Team Leadership Supply Chain Procurement Supply Management Management Strategy Program Management Outsourcing Spend Analysis Sourcing Supply Chain Management Project Management Budgets Strategic Planning Pricing Negotiation Contract Management Customer Service Global Sourcing Supplier Negotiation Ariba Esourcing Sla Rfq Supplier Evaluation Supplier Development Rfp Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Business Analysis Team Leadership Business Process Improvement Analysis

Ricardo Lara Education Details

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Ricardo Lara works for Ntt Data

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Ricardo Lara's current role is Procurement Associate Director / Supply Chain Project Manager.

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Ricardo Lara's email address is rlara@hp.com

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What schools did Ricardo Lara attend?

Ricardo Lara attended Iteso Universidad Jesuita De Guadalajara, Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad De México.

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Ricardo Lara has skills like Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Supply Chain, Procurement, Supply Management, Management, Strategy, Program Management, Outsourcing, Spend Analysis, Sourcing.

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