Veronica Brooks Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• Lead strategic sourcing of $250M+ of vendor spend; annual savings target of 8-10% in YoY GOE cost reductions; FY 2023 cost savings achieved of ~$20M amidst a high inflationary environment.• Drive category planning, team goal setting, and oversight of competitive bidding (RFx events), contract negotiations, vendor management, and reporting of cost savings.• Ensure 50+ Business Unit and Corporate Function leaders engage Procurement as a trusted advisor for sourcing needs; establish consistent meeting cadences to discuss sourcing projects, updates, pipeline opportunities, and achievements.Current Scope of Responsibilities by Geography and Sub-categories are as follows:• Global Market Data: Trading Support Products (e.g. Refinitiv), Desktop Products (e.g. Bloomberg Terminals, S&P CAP IQ), Benchmark Data (S&P, Moody’s Fitch).• Global Marketing: Advertising & Promotions (e.g. TBWA, Taylor Global, TMD), Media Planning & Buying (e.g. LinkedIn, Meta), Digital Marketing (e.g. Google), Market Research, Marketing Tech, (e.g. Medallia); Sponsorship.• Asia Pacific (APAC) Region – All Indirect Categories: Technology (e.g. Microsoft, Dell), Professional Services (e.g. Accenture), HR, Travel, Meetings, Events, Corporate Real Estate and Business Services, Marketing & Market DataManage a team of 8 across North America, UK/EMEA, and APAC; plus 2 additional outsourced matrix reports located in India.

New York, Ny, Us

- Oversaw $150M in annual global Marketing spend and lead the development and implementation of the category strategy. - Worked in partnership with AIG's General Insurance, Life & Retirement, and Corporate Marketing Divisions to define and execute strategic initiatives that drove significant cost reductions and supported long term operational improvements for AIG.

New York, Ny, Us

• Led Procurement’s communications; received guidance from Sourcing Leadership on goals and priorities. Partnered with the Sourcing Data & Analytics team to produce data driven insights and content; produced 3-5 fully approved communications weekly for internal stakeholders and vendors; delivered within tight deadlines.• Managed 15 internal Sourcing, Process, and Tools websites; ensured posted content was compliant with Corporate Communication’s guidelines; sourcing content reached over 15,000 employees. • Drove the launch of AIG’s new global buying process; the change management initiative impacted over 10,000 employees globally across NA, EMEA and APAC and helped streamline the buying process.• Analyzed over $600M in U.S. spend invoiced outside of AIG’s designated buying channels; reviewed the vendor services and invoice types and identified ~$100M opportunity to re-direct the spend through approved eSourcing tools.• Conducted strategy sessions with 55+ Sourcing Managers and captured process improvement feedback; findings were shared with senior management; the initiative expanded to additional non-US countries, including Canada and the UK.

New York, Ny, Us

• Produced strategic communications based on the Chief Procurement Officer’s vision and goals; 100+ email comms. drafted, edited and distributed to a variety of audiences, including the C-suite, AIG Vendors, and employees. Offered full time position in under 2 years.

After receiving my MBA, I partnered with a former UBS colleague and entered the start-up world. Our aim was to create a gamified online experience for career seekers ages 18-28. My role was to carry out industry research, and build and market our company strategy. Our hard work led to valuable conversations with sponsors and investors.

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

During the summer between my first and second year of business school, I served as an Associate for a Natural Resources Private Equity firm. I gained invaluable global experience and utilized my MBA skills by creating an investment memorandum to execute the divestiture of a gold asset valued in the range of 100 – 150M Rand. The project resulted in two transaction opportunities. I also leveraged my Spanish-speaking skills and led a business development initiative to explore Umbono’s opportunities in Chile and Ecuador.

Zurich, Ch

After I graduated from UBS’s rotational program, I joined the bank's Asset Management division as an Investment Consultant. In this position, I advised high net worth clients and family offices on how to fully leverage our investment platform. I developed customized asset allocation, equities, fixed income and alternative investment solutions that generated sales of over $850M. This role helped me hone my relationship management, strategy, sales, and presentation skills. Those were transferrable skills that would serve my career well. I took an innovate approach to the role and developed a sales desk strategy to identify and target lower producing, high potential financial advisors and drive up our AUM. The framework was approved by management and adopted across the entire 20 person sales team and used for client prospecting. The initiative resulted in $100M in new revenue.

Zurich, Ch

After college, I joined UBS’s two-year management development rotational program (2% acceptance rate). I gained broad exposure to Financial Services and worked closely with senior managers across multiple business areas. My rotations included: Product Marketing, Equity Research, Mutual Fund Analytics, Branch Management, the Office of the CEO, UBS-McDonald Financial Merger, and Municipal Bond Sales.

Languages:• English: Fluent, Native• Spanish: Advanced, Conversational (Studied in Madrid, Spain)• French: Intermediate, Currently studying (3 years)AIG Affinity Groups and Leadership Programs:• Accelerated Leadership Development (ALD) Program Graduate, for High Potential Diverse Employees• AIG Black Professionals Community Group• AIG Women & Allies Employee Resource GroupFinancial Modeling:• Training the Street (TTS): Corporate Valuation & Financial Modeling (DCF, LBO Analysis)

Mba, Finance, Leadership And Marketing

B.A., Economics

High School Diploma