Lead and manage the end to end procure to pay function inclusive of requisitioning, purchasing, receiving, and paying for goods and services for the entire organization. Direct and lead a team of twenty-five (25) individuals for the following functions: Accounts Payable, Travel & Expense, Procurement Operations, and Master Data Management. Lead and manage ERP system enhancements for Procurement (i.e. SAP, PeopleSoft, and Oracle EBS).Manage relationships with senior leaders to influence global supply decisions.Lead the IT category which includes management of spend for the following areas: hardware, infrastructure, software, services and telecom.Negotiate global pricing agreements to obtain the most favorable commercial terms possible for the purchase of goods and services.Participate in establishing a Supplier Diversity program to achieve diversity targets.Assist with supporting other Procurement categories: professional services, R&D, Facilities, and etc.Build and maintain relationships with external suppliers and internal stakeholders: Finance, IT, Legal and etc.

Managed spend associated with all IT categories: hardware, software, services and telecom.Negotiate global pricing agreements to obtain the most favorable commercial terms possible for the purchase of goods and services.Managed procurement operation staff and manage the day-to-day purchasing activities – purchase order issuance through delivery tracking.Provided strategic input to the PeopleSoft Enterprise eProcurement upgrade.Directed a team who defines and documents the process and functional business requirements used to configure the system. Tracked license and maintenance agreements and renewals – from quotation to order.

 Manage over $10 million dollars of spend annually; achieve at least 5% to 15% savings on projects.  Lead global commercial negotiations to obtain the most favorable terms possible. Lead the design and execution of sourcing strategies, including validation of requirements. gathering, conducting financial analysis, business case construction, determination of negotiation strategy, and contract execution approach. Collaborate with business partners and Finance to deliver the annual savings targets.

 Developed sourcing strategies in support of the IT strategic objectives. Responsible for managing and overseeing annual spend in excess of $20 million dollars. Negotiated and sourced global software and hardware license, and maintenance and lease agreements with IT suppliers (e.g. SAP, Oracle, IBM, and etc). Managed strategic relationships with appropriate IT executives and business partners.  Worked with legal to execute contracts and to provide interpretation of contractual obligation to business partners. Serve as a contract subject matter expert, which included providing contract education and awareness training.  Collaborate with business partners and Finance to deliver the annual savings targets  Managed procurement staff.

 Developed the compliance strategy in support of the implementation of an enterprise-wide ITIL based Service management system.  Led an 8 member team to manage the execution of all compliance related deliverables (e.g. SOX, GxP and etc). Supervised, coordinated, and hosted internal and external audits. Led pre-audit assessments to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. Managed follow-up of corrective action plans and status reporting for both internal and vendor audits.

 Supervised and coordinated company audits both internationally and domestically. Trained and developed new auditors on audit tools, processes, and procedures. Researched, developed, and authored audit programs . Performed internal controls and SOX 404 testing in the areas of Change Management, Database Management (SQL & Oracle), Application Security (SAP, JDE and other Financial Management Systems), Physical Security, and Operating Systems (Windows and Unix). Advised J&J Operating Company management on SOX 404 compliance and internal controls. Led small/medium scaled projects within the department

Johnson & Johnson Information Leadership Development Program (J&J IMLDP)Three (3) eight (8) month rotations in various IM departments across J&J business units / divisions (Johnson Consumer Companies, Information Technology Services, and Alza).