Manager Supply Chain

Seamus Brady

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OBJECTIVE: A Procurement Manager, Corporate Procurement position with

responsibility for procurement of services related to Human Resources,

Legal and General Administration.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

Over 15 years strategic sourcing management experience in Technology,

Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Telecommunications and Energy

businesses in global company environments. Skills include:

. Responsible for providing systems and services to client domestically

and globally at the most optimal price

. Led Global Procurement Services (GPS)

. Initiated exceptional service to internal stakeholders and end users

. Built and Managed Strategic Technology Partnerships

. Directed Contract Negotiation, Analysis and Review

. Functioned as Point of Contact (POC) for legal and business issues

related to contracts

. Responsible for Risk Management and Due Diligence in support of

Clients Software requirements

. Built Relationships and Managed Internal and External functions from

start-up through contract implementation and maturity

. Managed IT Strategic Sourcing and Procurement with good knowledge of

intellectual property, licensing, limitations of liability and

warranties

. Supported Vendor Partnerships

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2008-Sepetmber 2009 Sr Contracts Manager (Contract)

AT&T Inc, San Ramon, CA (Worked through Agency:

Computer Resource Solutions)

. Responsible for strategic sourcing, negotiations and creation of

contract agreements to support domestic and global travel,

telecommunication requirements for software and professional services

. Led global sourcing initiatives to optimize supplier quality, on-time

delivery and cos

. Initiated sourcing opportunities and the RFI/RFQ/RFP processes for

categories in a cross functional environment

. Managed the full procurement cycle, including vendor identification

and selection, price negotiations and contractual agreements

Dec 2005-May 2008 Global Category Manager (Contract)

Chevron Corporation, San Ramon, CA (Worked through

agency: Aerotek Professional Services)

. Responsible for sourcing and contract agreements to support corporate

software requirements, professional services, hotels, meetings,

domestic and global travel requirements. Achieved over $100 million in

savings, over 3 years

. Established RFP package; including detailed quote,

installation, value engineering and price

. Monitored procurement performance reporting actual performance to

budget against the company's $750 million dollar software spend and

$500 million dollar professional services spend

. Partnered with Legal Services; provided templates for product and

service contractual agreements

April 2002-Dec 2005 Procurement Consultant (Contract)

Spire Systems, Inc. Burlingame, CA

. Sourced IT opportunities across IT spectrum

. Performed IT Supply Chain related management services

.

June 2001-April 2002 Director, Contract Manufacturing

Electronics for Imaging BV, (EFI) Amsterdam, The

Netherlands.

. Oversaw SAP implementation program; identified and resolved issues

experienced by the Planning Department

. Led the start-up of EFI's first repair facility including pricing,

logistics, procedures and contract negotiation to address global

logistical challenges

. Established strategies and responses to urgent ad hoc and routine

reporting to meet the information requirements of EFI senior

management

. Member of Strategic Sourcing Team

January 2000-June 2001 Director, Global Procurement

Softnet Systems, Inc. San Francisco, CA

. Responsible for global procurement to support four companies in the

ISP arena

. Strategic sourcing network equipment

. Benchmarking cost savings initiatives against the procurement

organizations performance

January 1999-January 2000 Global Commodity Manager, (Contract)

Hewlett Packard, Inc. Cupertino, CA

. Procurement of media to support PC division

. Negotiation of terms and conditions

. Managed full procurement cycle

June 1995-January 1999 Director, Global Supply Chain

Manufacturing Services Ltd (Now Celestica)

. Responsible for strategic sourcing and global procurement to support

eight contract manufacturing plants

February 1993-June 1995 Purchasing Manager

Solectron, Inc. (Now Flextronics) Milpitas, CA

. Responsible for strategic sourcing and global procurement to support

fourteen contract manufacturing plants and approximately 100 customers

EDUCATION

Trinity College, UCD, Dublin, Ireland

BA Degree: Business Management

SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE

Baan (Rollout and Implementation team member)

SAP (Rollout and Implementation team member)

Oracle, Microsoft Office, Remedy

Chevron Category Management Training Parts 1 & 2

AFFILIATIONS

Institute for Supply Management (ISM),

American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS),

REFERENCES:

Available upon request

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