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Lead marketing efforts for global procurement advisory, delivery and digital services offerings for WNS Denali.

Led category strategy and senior stakeholder relationships and overall program and project success for a spending area of $550MM, across all key marketing spending categories ranging from creative agency to media to marketing technology, among others.* Developed and executed 3-5 year strategic plan for global Marketing category from a procurement lens; ideated and implemented innovation pathways to create value across marketing categories* Partnered with Marketing stakeholders up to and including C-level to collaboratively build and implement programs and solutions that support the Marketing strategy* Managed a global team of sourcing management professionals; offered mentoring, education and professional development

Manage communications regarding Brand Experience across internal and external teamsAs Chief of Staff to VP of Brand Experience, orchestrate planning, tracking and project management across leadership teamServe as direct liaison for Brand Experience to other functions, including Finance, Procurement, Legal and HR.

Maintain leadership of the Marketing Procurement category. Develop, launch and manage all programs that comprise SVO:• Supplier Diversity• Supplier Relationship Management• Socially Responsible Procurement

• Lead the development and management of global sourcing strategies across the Marketing category ($180MM spend per annum) as part of a newly-created global procurement organization• Build key stakeholder relationships and generate awareness of strategic sourcing roles and the possibilities that sourcing engagement creates; ensure sponsorship and ongoing business partnership at the strategic level• Manage Americas Sourcing team in global project work across categories, and ensure ongoing colleague development and growth; recruit to expand Americas Sourcing team; partner seamlessly with EMEA/APAC Regional Sourcing Lead• As part of Procurement Leadership Team, drive continued development of Citrix Procurement, to include education and implementation of Sourcing Management Process, continuous management of Ariba and other procurement technology, and development of programs around sourcing excellence and best practice-sharing

Responsible for leading the transformation of Novartis procurement into a global shared services model in the areas of Marketing & Sales, REFS and IT.Worked directly with local procurement, global category heads of procurement and Novartis Business Services (NBS) leadership to blueprint the forward shape of procurement services within these categories.Worked through organizational design of post-NBS structures at local and global levels and supported NBS-related resource shifts.

Developed the first global, cross-divisional strategy and category team for the Agencies space (creative, PR, medical education, production and digital), managing an annual spend of $600MM across six organizational divisions worldwide. Developed and nurtured strong relationships with Sourcing colleagues in all areas of the world at a country, regional and global level, and create success through a core team of peers representing all Novartis divisions.Directed the development of key strategic programs in the Agencies category, to include global agency partnerships, asset management, production optimization, peer education initiatives, and marketing-related process optimization programs.

Led strategic procurement strategy across all areas of global marketing spend, to include creative agencies, media, market research and consumer promotions ($600MM total spend)● Led development of standard sourcing practices and methods across the marketing spectrum and in all global regions● Contributed to the development of procurement best practices across categories of indirect spend● Drove innovation within the procurement and stakeholder communities● Strengthened and built relationships with supplier partners and stakeholders across the marketing space

• Responsible for global Pfizer procurement strategy across the categories of creative agencies, creative production, public relations / worldwide communications and agency management ($650MM total annual spend)• Manage a team of seven direct reports across categories and global geographies• Direct the effort to create and roll out a Global Agency Engagement Model and supporting processes, to include agency sourcing model, SOW management, evaluation processes, and agency sourcing best practices• Manage Pfizer’s relationships with agency partners at the Holding Company level• Direct business-unit, regional and brand-based savings, efficiency and sourcing innovation efforts across covered areas

Provide end-to-end strategic sourcing consulting services to multi-industry clientele; responsibilities include opportunity assessment and needs analysis, process development, strategic sourcing program implementation and management, category-specific sourcing process execution, and client trainingEngagements have included the following: • Travel Management, Leading Hospitality Organization--served as regional (Americas) lead for transformation of travel category sourcing practices ($30MM per year), to include sourcing of airlines, rental car providers, booking agencies, and ground transport providers, redesign and re-launch of corporate travel policy and development of new tracking and compliance mechanisms • Promotional Items, Top 10 Global Pharmaceutical Organization--led pan-Europe strategic sourcing initiative in promotional items (annual spend $20MM) across 15 highly disparate European markets, creating leverage opportunities • Creative Agencies, Top 5 Global Pharmaceutical Organization--drafted, negotiated and implemented Master Services Agreements with major creative services holding companies and independent agencies and developed processes for future-forward Statement of Work creation and management • Creative Agencies, Top 5 Pharmaceutical Organization--directed selection process and pricing and contract negotiations with creative agencies in the area of Promotional Medical Education (annual spend $40MM), and put in place standardized SOW process for agency work • Indirect Services, Major Consulting Firm--conducted sourcing exercises in the categories of Technical Training Services (annual spend $15MM), 401K Advisory Services, Web Recruiting Services and other categories

• Developed comprehensive e-sourcing program, from project prioritization to process creation and strategic growth. Achieved a one-year identified savings of roughly $10 million (30%) across 27 negotiated categories• Served as commodity manager for office supplies, uniforms, safety boots and other indirect spend categories• Contributed to the formulation of a comprehensive sourcing to settlement process to be rolled out throughout the company

• Directly managed FreeMarkets’ e-sourcing relationship with global Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies through high-touch consulting relationships; directly contributed to client savings of approximately $100 million• Educated new and existing clients about e-sourcing fundamentals and processes through workshops, presentations and other educational initiatives• Liaised with corporate procurement professionals to strategize the online negotiation of multi-million dollar supply contracts in a wide variety of categories.• Partnered with procurement clients and FreeMarkets colleagues across regions to develop and manage international e-sourcing programs and projects

• Managed production of Association’s trilingual quarterly newsletter, the LASA Forum, and other LASA publications• Provided informational services to LASA members worldwide• Developed and maintained LASA websites and initiated new electronic projects• Coordinated meetings, directed registration services and supervised volunteer support during LASA International Congresses in the U.S. and Mexico

Managed marketing-related needs for Spanish fruit company, including website development, vendor communications, and other marketing and promotions related work.