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Wilmington, Delaware

Accountable for the development, execution, and management of the global category sourcing strategy for workplace products such as Desktops, Laptops, Tablets, Monitors, Printers, Peripherals, Accessories and Storage with spend levels totaling more than $40m across sixty-five plus countries. Collaborate and support service delivery managers andsystem architects to ensure alignment with business requirements and stakeholder management. Manage governance and supplier perfomance reviews through QBR meetings with strategic and key supply base utilizing SLA metrics, CSAT, and BI/MI based analysis and continuous improvement discussion. Developed E2E life cycle management requirements ranging from pre-sales advice through EOL transition, disposal and remarketing programs.

Headquarters - Wilmington, De

Collaboratively develop, execute, and manage IT Hardware commodity sourcing strategies for all US locations in alignment with corresponding Global strategies and objectives valued at over $140M. Utilize Category Management and Integrated Risk Management techniques to identify opportunities within the category that will yield meaningful savings. Annualized tangible savings have averaged $3M within the US business. Direct a team of three reports to negotiate and develop contracts in support of daily project IT/IS requirements across all business areas including RFx, acquisition, professional services, and supplier relationship management. Conduct quarterly business review meeting with strategic suppliers to monitor and evaluate performance against established KPI’s in development of scorecard objective reporting. Engage with key stakeholders to understand future business requirements, projects, and related budget concerns.

Perform strategic supplier selection and contract negotiations for business requirements by engineering, product management, operations, and sales. Includes support of alliance development, outsourcing and development of suppliers for internal, manufacturing, and resale channels. Provide Procurement support activities during product development phase. Preparation of purchase detail to populate customer bids and sales proposals. Support of client pre-sales opportunities utilizing client specific product and service sourcing, through either a bid desk or help desk environment. Includes subcontracting, risk assessment, and supplier management of corporate contracted and preferred suppliers. Provide comprehensive services and technical knowledge to solve complex problems.

Primary role and function as the US Lead Purchasing Category Manager for IS Infrastructure Hardware and Software. Manage annual spend in excess of $60 million. Collaborate with respective Global Category Leads in the development, communication, and execution of short and long-range strategy and tactics for this commodity area with a primary focus on integration of US IT Services business requirements. Deliver consistent procurement value-added services while striving to achieve maximum cost savings to business owners. Average cost savings of $5 million annually. Categorized vendor supply base in key spend areas and developed supply-chain strategy, in conjunction with key stakeholder input, in support of primary business enablement projects.Conduct and manage supplier relationships and performance monitoring.Construct, solicit, manage, and evaluate complex cross-functional Request for Proposals through on-line e-Procurement platforms, including benchmark analysis, and alternative solution recommendations.Negotiate Professional and Master Service Agreements, Maintenance and Support Agreements, in collaboration with Legal, Finance, and respective Business areas.Established and maintain integrated partnerships with all cross-functional key stakeholders, including Legal, Finance, Payables, Global IS Purchasing colleagues, and IT Services.; $5.6 billion Information Services and Technology Company providing integrated IT business solutions that help customers succeed in the global economy.

Manage and administer the repair parts process within the Service Design Organization overseeing $400 million in assets. Support essential strategic initiatives including VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory), ASR (Authorized Service Representative), COI (Customer Owned Inventory) and MOI (Manufacturer Owned Inventory) programs. Identify, develop, and maintain repair sources while balancing supplier base consolidations where appropriate. Manage and provide career path training for three (3) direct reports. Maintain high degree of data integrity entered into the legacy system. Achieved $2 million in annual cost savings.

Managed a staff of eight (8) junior and senior procurement professionals sourcing and contracting for DoD major contracts. Responsible and accountable for producing SBA quarterly and yearly reporting on all subcontracting.

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B.S, Business Management