It And Corporate Strategic Sourcing Manager
CurrentProvide Corporate Sourcing and Procurement expertise to manage and influence spend while minimizing costs and risk. Lead high value strategic sourcing initiatives through effective sourcing, negotiation, and contracting to deliver cost savings of $1.5M and cost avoidance of $1.1M in 2021. Implemented opportunities for volume and vendor consolidation, cost reduction and driving contract compliance to achieve a competitive advantage. • Completed the review, negotiation and separation of global contracts mandated by the U.S. Government in compliance with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Led communications and negotiations with vendors and European counterparts for IT, Legal, Commercial, Finance, Operations and HR contract splits and assignments. Completed separation of 1000+ contracts on time and under budget resulting in $1.7M in overall savings. • Manage RFPs and negotiations of Preferred Supplier Agreements in maximizing leverage and value through supplier partnerships. New agreements resulted in lower negotiated rates, annual conference commitments, quarterly rebate revenue, and estimated savings of $1.24M. • Led the contracting and negotiations with multiple vendors for the fast-track delivery of the products and services for the Technology Renewal and Cybersecurity initiatives. Negotiated new security and compliance agreements for Incident Response, Cybersecurity Testing and Consultation, and Phishing Programs to enhance overall security and compliance. • Implemented a self-procure process for HR contingent workers while maintaining government compliance. Streamlined the complexities of the existing process and established Preferred Suppliers saving onboarding and resource time while maintaining accountability and protection from risk.
