Søren Claudi Bondesen

Phone: 310-***-**** E-Mail: acdz9u@r.postjobfree.com West Hollywood, CA 90046

Executive Summary

Based on +7 years of procurement experience with Fortune 500 and Forbes Global 2000 listed market

leaders, the aim is to apply strong analytical, organizational and communicative skills to successfully

negotiate cost effective purchases that will add value to clients and stakeholders.

Experience

Nordic Buyer – Experian (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2012-2013

In just 8 months exceeded desired target of 2% cost savings of total annual spend

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Partnered with various business units to draft RFP material in order to optimize value and cost

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savings for Experian through bids and negotiations with third party market leading suppliers

Conducted vendor management and supplier consolidation and improved value (i.e. lower costs,

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improved T&Cs) and ensured compliance to Experian’s sourcing policies (suppliers cut by ca. 800)

Partnered with Finance, Legal and various business units to secure appropriate governance and

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risk mitigation strategies related to third party supplier engagements

Sourcing Buyer – IBM (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2007-2012

Consistent high performer (top 10%) on IBM’s global rating scale from 2007 through 2012 (IBM’s

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rating definition: “Goes above and beyond job responsibilities, outperforms most peers, and finds

ways to grow scope and impact”)

Realized cost savings of approximately 19% of total annual spend exceeding set savings targets for

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procurement of third party software for PCs and midrange servers (2007-2009)

Produced cost savings of about 14% of total annual spend in the professional services spend

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category rising above savings goals (2009-2012)

Spearheaded price and contract negotiations, RF(X)s and vendor management on behalf of and

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across IBM’s various business lines (4-5 large RF(X)s annually plus several small to medium sized bid

rounds)

Streamlined and automated internal order processes (e.g. increased hands-free capabilities)

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resulting in significant time reduction on order processing and an optimized utilization rate of

available resources in IBM

Successfully navigated complex political environments, consolidated IBM’s supplier base (by ca.

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600) and established integrator agreements to compensate for supplier reductions

Sourcing Consultant – IBM (Copenhagen, Denmark) 2006-2007

Analyzed and managed inherited supplier contracts as an integral part of the incorporation

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process of two acquired local Danish IT companies

Performed vendor invoice management corresponding to inherited supplier contracts

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Søren Claudi Bondesen

Phone: 310-***-**** E-Mail: acdz9u@r.postjobfree.com West Hollywood, CA 90046

Trade Officer (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 2003-2004

Conducted market surveys and analyses in the trade department of the Danish Embassy directed

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at Danish export companies

Performed competitor surveillance and identification of potential Malaysian business partners

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Planned and facilitated meeting programs for Danish export companies and trade delegations

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visiting Malaysia

Coordinated and executed marketing and mailing campaigns and co-sponsored the

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development and upkeep of the embassy’s homepage

Education

University of Aalborg (Aalborg, Denmark) 2002-2005

Master’s degree in Corporate Communications

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Post-graduate program with primary focus on market and trade related communication in

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international markets

University of Southern Denmark (Odense, Denmark) 1999-2002

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Economics and Communication

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Bachelor’s program with equal focus on courses within social sciences (economics, negotiation,

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marketing and management) and the Humanities (linguistics, culture and communication)

Beredskabscenter Sydjylland (Haderslev, Denmark) 1998

Draftee under the Danish National Emergency Management Agency

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Educated firefighter and trained in dealing with environmental disaster recovery

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Skills

Technical skills: Lotus Notes; Lotus Symphony; Emptoris; DB2 Content Manager; SAP; Microsoft Office

(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access); Ariba; Oracle; Adobe Professional; Adobe Illustrator & InDesign;

Macromedia Dreamweaver; Hyperion

Miscellaneous skills: negotiation techniques (course); business controls processes and audit readiness

(symposium); opportunity identification & analysis, strategy development and implementation (course);

contract management (course); managing supplier relationships (course); strategic planning; process

improvement; client service; workflow mapping; relationship building; project management; detail

oriented; desktop publishing (course); web design (course); fluent spoken and written proficiency in

English and Danish; intermediate spoken and written proficiency in German; basic knowledge of French

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