Experience

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  Ibm canada ltd

  Jan 1997 - Sept 2006

  • Strategic Sourcing Buyer/Subject Matter Expert

    Jul 2004 - Sept 2006

  • Team Lead/Subject Matter Expert, Operations Buyers Centre

    Jan 2001 - Jul 2004

  • Process Specialist

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2001
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  Asset and contract management

  Sept 2006 - May 2008

  Technical services manager, asset and contract management, certified software manager
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  Sears canada inc

  May 2008 - Sept 2009

  Information technology senior procurement analyst, certified software manager
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  Sun life financial

  Oct 2009 - Apr 2011

  Procurement segment manager, software category
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  Capgemini

  May 2011 - Aug 2015

  Responsible for Global Software Category Procurement for Global IT&Telco including but not limited to Cloud/SaaS, CRM, CMU, ERP, Security; Negotiating Global Contracts; Leveraging Spend and Savings for Multi Million Euro spend; Procurement best practices; Supplier Relationship Management Globally and Locally; Managing of diverse global team; RFx processes; Strategic Procurement. Led global CRM procurement RFP roadshow in Europe, engaging all stakeholders and vendors, while negotiating terms and conditions in parallel. Show less

  • Software Category Global Head, Group IT&Telco Procurement

    May 2011 - Aug 2015

  • Canadian Procurement Manager

    May 2011 - Aug 2015

  • IT Procurement Team Manager, Canada, ITVM/NHSS

    May 2011 - Jun 2014
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  Td

  Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

  Strategic sourcing manager, it procurement
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  Scotiabank

  Feb 2016 - Dec 2017

  Senior category manager, it strategic sourcing

  - Successfully achieved $35MM run rate savings over 5 years in one project and $75MM in run rate savings over 5 years in another project; consistently achieve and exceed savings targets - Successfully create relationships with all IT leaders to support enterprise objectives, influence key stakeholders and jointly develop strategic sourcing strategies while collaborating on sourcing initiatives and projects- Collaborate with Business Unit and Operations leaders to fully understand key business drivers, spend drivers, and achieve required support levels- Lead creation of business value through the development of high quality and cost effective supply relationships, while pursuing and championing total cost of ownership (TCO) savings directly by savings captured through leveraging Bank-wide purchasing volume, strategic supplier relationships, demand management or indirect savings realized by driving innovation and or enhancing the overall effectiveness of the supply management process -Directly manage and implement best practices in all sourcing initiatives -Execute category leadership within and across the Bank’s technology and business segments, and serve as a key contributor to a well-developed and evolving supplier management process-Develop and execute souring initiatives for multi-functional stakeholder teams, ensuring effective strategy development, market assessments, RFP processes, and supplier management while enabling collaboration and innovation between stakeholders and suppliers -Establish and develop on-going strategic relationships with key suppliers during major sourcing/project initiatives-Contribute to a disciplined effort to influence spend and drive cost savings across all business segments-Support consistent application of procurement processes across constituent groups-Champion exemplary integrity and ethics in all instances Show less

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  Citi

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2021

  Vp, global technology sourcing

  Create world class sourcing strategies aligning with business and organizational objectives, execute against these strategies, develop internal business partner relationships, key/strategic supplier relationships and be responsible for negotiating market leading contracts and commercial terms at a global level. Manage and maintain global relationships to reduce risk as well as reduce total cost of ownership across Citi Business Units. Led global procurement of Campus Transformation program transforming network of 360 plus locations into ‘as a business’ model. Led global COVID response to expand global network requirements Show less

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  Procurement foundry

  May 2020 - now

  Member

  The largest digital, global community for Procurement and Supply Chain Management professionals. A place where industry practitioners come to gather, learn, share and grow

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  Pwc canada

  Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  Senior manager, national tech strategy & transformation
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  Citi

  Apr 2022 - now

  Vice president, icg tts global sourcing