Procurement Director

Lev Zaltsberg

**** ******** *****, **** **** Dallas, Texas

214-***-**** ***.*********@*******.***

Director of Procurement

Vice President Strategic Sourcing

Strong professional with twenty years experience in multiple facets of procurement and strategic sourcing. Skilled in collaborative discipline to achieve desired goals and objectives.

International Procurement

Strategic Planning/Analysis

Risk Management

Industry Benchmarks

Competitive Intelligence

Negotiation

Compliance

Policy Implementation

Cost Reduction

Professional Experience

PUBLICIS GROUPE, S.A., Dallas, TX 2005 – Present

Vice President, Director of Procurement

Establishment and maintenance of multinational procurement program for advertisement and media trading conglomerate of inter brand competing companies

Negotiations on national and global procurement programs based on aggregate spend of $750 M

Achievement of the initial goal of 15% cost reductions; meeting further efficiency benchmarks each consecutive year saving millions of dollars annually

Identification of key indicators of product and services utilized by a diverse multinational corporation with multiple US and international business units, each with independent P&L responsibility

Successful Risk Management resulting in the minimization of liabilities while protecting company reputation

Implementation and leadership of the centralized national procurement program in North America and EAMEA for IT (Microsoft, Adobe, HP, IBM, Cisco, etc.), Travel Related Services, Corporate Credit Card, Copying Printing and Imaging, Telecommunications, Courier Services, Leasing programs, Employee Benefits and other commonly used platforms by the company’s subsidiaries and affiliates located in 123 countries employing 45,000 individuals world wide

Support of SOX and internal key controls compliance throughout the Procurement Process

Management of third party and internal compliance audits

PUBLICIS USA, INC., Dallas, TX 2003 – 2005

Vice President, Director of Procurement

Established and managed Corporate Procurement Program for a multi-national advertisement corporation in North America employing 20,000 employees with 79 brand names and locations

Strategic sourcing program supervisor with a focus on strong internal purchasing and inventory controls

Significantly reduced spending by creating agreements for commonly used products and services

US centric cost reductions necessitated by double digit growth through mergers and acquisitions

Vice President, Director of Purchasing 2001 – 2003

Created and led “Shared Services” Procurement Program for a national company of 1,000 employees in North America

Achieved the initial goal of 12% in cost reductions and continued to meet benchmarks each consecutive year

Produced measurable cost reductions by leveraging the entire purchasing budget and significantly improving company’s financial bottom line performance

BLOOM, INC., Dallas, TX 1999 – 2001

Director of Procurement

Established and managed national procurement program overseeing the offices of Dallas, New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, Miami and Salt Lake City

Successfully improved the company’s financial performance by revamping the entire purchasing program to reduce millions of dollars in costs

Strategic development of an aggressive cost reduction process using innovative solutions, vendor management and contract negotiations to assure continuous improvement of clearly defined cost reduction goals

INTELECON SERVICES, INC., Dallas, TX 1996-1999

Director of Procurement

Initiated and led comprehensive purchasing program for a national A/V corporation

Negotiated contract, evaluated and developed suppliers, and selected products to aid in cost reduction

“Best in Class” procurement program producing 12% cost reduction

Collaborated with CFO, Investors, Board of Directors and Corporate Leadership

MARRIOT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT GROUP, Dallas, TX 1989 – 1996

Vice President, Director of Operations

Created and implemented centralized procurement program with vendor management and cost reduction controls

Negotiated and utilized MAS90 MRP Purchasing System and made successful adjustments based on feedback

Managed multiple units in various regions and was hands on in daily operations

Developed and implemented operating budget, key controls, company procedures, improvement policies, job descriptions, and ongoing personnel retention

Integral part of the Strategic Business Planning and Market Positioning teams

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Moscow Polytechnic University, Moscow, Russia

System Analyst Certification, University of Texas Dallas Texas Institute of Computer Science, Dallas, TX

International IT Procurement Certification, Caucus ICN Professional North America

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