Stuart Wood Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Head of Procurement + Vendor Governance for two multi-billion-dollar, multi-national AmLaw 25 law firm clients, with responsibility for Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation + Administration, Purchasing, Analytics and Technology teams, and account management, ensuring we consistently exceed stakeholder expectations• Responsible for strategy development, process improvement initiatives, goal setting for savings + value creation, while developing robust relationships across the organization• Support my teams in developing category strategies, executing complex sourcing events + negotiations, managing performance of key suppliers, and introducing proactive sourcing strategies into the business• Partner with client senior leadership (COO, CFO, CIO, Functional Directors, etc.) to identify and implement merger integration, cost reduction/expense management, outsource v. in-source, and resource optimization opportunities within legal, financial and professional services sectors

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Last Bottle Clothing is on a mission to tackle plastic pollution and revolutionize the apparel industry! Our first line of incredibly comfortable clothes, our Restorative Shirts, are made 100% from recycled plastic bottles, and can be returned to us to be recycled into new clothes. This is Closed Loop Manufacturing, part of the Circular Economy. All of our manufacturing occurs in a small area in the Carolinas, drastically reducing the carbon footprint common to today's clothes, while creating American jobs. At Last Bottle Clothing, we will lead the way in the Circular Economy, driving apparel sustainability and environmentally conscious fashion.

We are a boutique Procurement consulting firm focused on providing short/medium term organizational leadership, at Vice President and Senior Director levels, for companies experiencing leadership transition within Strategic Sourcing.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

• Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement, 2013-2015 - Led four teams with 21 FTEs, located in US and Asia, responsible for store capital & professional services procurement, procurement operations, global indirect sourcing• Senior Manager, Indirect Procurement, 2012-2013 – Led capital & temporary labor teams responsible for $350,000,000 spend• Strategic Sourcing Manager, Indirect Procurement, 2010-2012 - Companywide finance & professional services procurement• Functional Finance Leader, Financial Planning & Analysis, 2009-2010 – Managed successful $500,000,000 cross functional Cost-Out Initiative to ensure proper capital allocation• Regional CFO, Division Finance, 2007-2009 - Financial leadership for $4,700,000,000 region with expense budget of $600,000,000 • General Manager, Western Division, 2005-2007 - Responsible for P&L with revenue of $51,000,000; increased operating profit 34% by developing a system of cost control measures and enhanced associate awareness. Accountable for seven managers, 19 department managers and 150 FTEs, including selection, development and termination.• Manager, Store Leadership Program, 2003-2005 - Gained exposure to all facets of The Home Depot business, including strategy, operations, finance, and human resources

Norwalk, Ct, Us

• Structured, negotiated and closed complex transactions averaging >$75,000,000.• Consulted client senior management on fiscal and operational issues resulting from structured finance transactions.• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Schenectady, Ny, Us

• Managed financial response to South Korean Government tax audit of GEII extended scope projects in Korea, resulting in $27,000,000 savings.• Organized certification and documentation of contract information for projects financed by Export Credit Agencies.

New York, Ny, Us

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Global Management