Tim Mann is a Vice President, Strategic Services at Global Power Consulting, Inc. at Global Power Consulting, Inc.. He possess expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement, purchasing, process improvement, vendor management and 27 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "I have had the honor of having Tim work for my Strategic Sourcing organizations at Charles Schwab and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc... Tim was a Senior Manager that was fully responsible for developing strategy for a variety of indirect commodities such as: IT hardware; IT services; IT software; legal services; contingent labor; professional services; facilities; just to name a few. Tim developed a complete understanding of each marketplace, interviewed key stakeholders, and developed the source selection process to identify the right suppliers in each commodity. Tim is excellent in developing relationships and strategy, understanding complex contract terms and risk assessments that lead to the right approach before contracting with a selected supplier. He maintained all of these attributes and kept them within the framework of our company policy and procedures. Tim is a bright and responsible man with a good work ethic. He has excellent written, verbal skills and is very thorough in completion of his tasks. Tim is inquisitive, proactive, goal orientated, and driven. Tim would be a great asset to any organization that was fortunate to have him." and "I was privileged to work with Tim as we were part of a consolidation of functions across North American based Hitachi companies and the formation of an IT Shared Services organization. Tim’s uncanny ability to identify synergism within our supplier base and leverage it to our advantage consistently provided significant savings. He was able to effectively bridge the IT and Procurement teams, foster an understanding of each others ‘Hot Points’ and get the teams to work closely on our common objectives: a consolidated supplier base, aggressive and flexible pricing, clean T’s and C’s and smooth working relationships between the IT Team, our Procurement team and our suppliers. Great experience base, great team member, great guy to work with!"