Coupa P2P eProcurement e-Procurement

Wade Lyons, C.P.M. ****@*********************.*** Ph: 801-***-****

WADE LYONS, C.P.M.

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Mobile: 801-***-**** ****@*********************.*** COUPA P2P PROJECT MANAGER

Project & Team Leadership ~ Coupa P2P Subject Matter Expert

Project Management

Leadership

Strong Business Acumen

Analytics & Reporting

7+ Years Personal Coupa Experience

Coupa Source to Reporting Strategy

Coupa Implementation Management

Coupa Configuration Expertise

Community Intelligence SME

Excellent People Skills

Change Management

Relationship Management

Honest & Ethical

Strong Communication Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Big Mountain Consulting Services LLC January 2003 – Current Owner & Principal Consultant

Big Mountain Consulting is a trusted procurement transformation and e-Procurement partner. Big Mountain Consulting leverages over 25 years of vast procurement experience in industries such as pharmaceutical, product fulfillment, technology, mining and drilling, retail, contact center and BPO to help companies navigate through the ever-changing complexities of sourcing and procurement. Our partners are a cohesive group of extremely talented and experienced e-Procurement consultants who maximize the value delivered to the clients we serve by focusing on results. Big Mountain Consulting and its partners have over 20 years of experience implementing and managing Coupa which is the market leading e-Procurement solution. Current Engagement April 2020 - Current

• Ongoing system management, expansion and training in a highly complex global Coupa environment.

• Collaboration on the development of Coupa related communications, presentations and reports for the executive team and board members.

• Coupa instance health check and cleanup prior to upcoming contract renewal to ensure optimal configuration and effective management of licenses.

• Advising regional executives and procurement management in their effort to centralize resources and develop a new regional procurement organization.

• Optimizing invoice processing to streamline the AP process. Teleperformance Group, Inc. Salt Lake City, Utah March 2010 – April 2020 Vice President, Global Procurement

Teleperformance is comprised of over 250,000 workstations to support the operation of more than 330,000 employees in 400+ locations around the world. Teleperformance is the worldwide leader in outsourced omnichannel customer experience management, serves companies and administrations around the world, with customer care, technical support, customer acquisition (Core Services), as well as with online interpreting solutions, visa application management services, data analysis and debt collection programs (Specialized Services).

• Develop global procurement strategy including e-Procurement, compliance, contracts, category management, sourcing, negotiation, supplier management, personnel, tools and reporting.

• Manage global implementation of Coupa Source-2-Pay including 24 Coupa Enterprises and 51 Chart of Accounts in 29 Countries.

• Implementation of Coupa Contracts, SIM & Expenses including supplier qualification and regulatory compliance which includes but is not limited to; privacy, CCPA, GDPR, tax, insurance, W-9’s, etc.

• Direct ownership and oversight of a project to design and build two data centers followed by consolidation from 9 data owned and co-located data center facilities to 2 owned facilities. Wade Lyons, C.P.M. ****@*********************.*** Ph: 801-***-****

• Oversee cross-functional relationships including Procurement, Finance, IT, Security, Facilities, HR, Operations, Legal, Sales, Marketing and the global executive team.

• Oversee center-led global procurement department with more than 130 full-time personnel.

• Manage annual spend exceeding $1B including the buildout of over 150 new leased facilities over 10 years. RadioShack Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas June 2009 – March 2010 Director, Indirect Procurement

RadioShack operated over 6,000 retail stores and employed a diverse workforce of more than 35,000 people offering one of the largest selections in innovative products in electronic components and devices, wireless phones, GPS receivers, digital music players and laptop computers.

• Implement and deploy Ariba sourcing solution and related processes, practices, training and reporting.

• Implement sourcing, contracting, organizational and system related policies processes, training, reporting and performance metrics for all indirect procurement.

• Management of 12 full-time employees, two temporary staff members, one consultant and one employee reporting via matrix.

• Lead Indirect Procurement organization responsible for the annual procurement of over $1B of goods and services for more than 6,000 retail stores, five distribution centers and two service centers.

• Create organizational mission and execute plan to appropriately align with the corporate objectives and internal business units.

BOART LONGYEAR COMPANY, Salt Lake City, Utah Feb 2008 – Apr 2009 Director, Global Sourcing

Boart Longyear is a global integrated provider of drilling services, capital equipment, and consumable products for customers in the mining and minerals exploration, environmental and infrastructure, and energy industries.

• Design and implement integrated Oracle sourcing and procurement solutions through close collaboration with internal customers/leadership, analyzing current systems and developing innovative and appropriate solutions.

• Supervise cross-functional groups including Hardware, Software, Telecom, Professional Services, Consulting, Travel, Marketing, HR, Insurance, Legal, MRO, Consumables, Capital Equipment, Finance, Card Programs and Facilities.

• Streamline operations and improve productivity through effective reporting, prioritization and customer communications.

• Manage sourcing strategy, structure and resourcing to support a $450M annual spend in 40+ countries across six continents in the most demanding of operational environments.

• Direct commodity cost-reduction sessions with internal customers and suppliers; prepare RFPs/RFQs; evaluate bids and negotiate agreements.

• Analyze supplier cost structures to optimize supply agreements and slash overall costs. NOVELL, INC., Provo, Utah 1998 – 2008

Sr. Manager of Corporate Procurement

(previous roles included Purchasing Manager / Global Commodity Manager / Sr. Buyer) Novell, Inc., through its infrastructure software and ecosystem of business partnerships, integrate mixed information technology (IT) environments, allowing people and technology to work as one.

• Functional procurement business leader for completion of the “rip and replace” of Oracle 11.5.10 to Oracle 12.0.0 including Oracle Purchasing, Sourcing, iSupplier and Procurement Contracts.

• Appointed by Novell’s Board and Worldwide Management Committee as a full-time (four months) change agent for Novell’s culture change initiative.

• Supervised execution of contract management policies, processes, centralization efforts and system implementation projects.

• Served as Sourcing Contract Team Lead in the restructuring of Novell’s software licensing, maintenance and support agreements.

• Responsible for all procurement related contract activities during Novell’s divestiture of Volera and the acquisitions of SilverStream and Cambridge Technology Partners.

• Mentored employees in the successful development and execution of global commodity strategies, roadmaps and communications to executive management.

Wade Lyons, C.P.M. ****@*********************.*** Ph: 801-***-****

• Managed cross-functional teams for supplier selection, negotiation and management of various domestic and global sourcing projects and category strategies.

• Oversaw a diverse team of sourcing professionals residing in four geographically disparate locations in a global market.

CALDERA SYSTEMS, Orem, UT 1997 – 1998

Purchasing Manager

CUMULUS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Salt Lake City, UT 1995 – 1997 Operations Manager

MMS America (Nature’s Way), Springville, UT 1993 – 1995 Outsourcing Manager

EDUCATION & TRAINING

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Phoenix, Arizona

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration GPA 3.55/4.00 INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (ISM), Tempe, Arizona Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) Lifetime Accreditation COMPUTER SKILLS: Coupa, Google Drive, G Suite, Box, Slack, Power BI, Microsoft 0ffice 365, Oracle Procurement, Ariba Sourcing, Clover POS, Project, Visio, Teams, Zoom, WebEx, Skype for Business, Access, SharePoint, Smartsheets, Smartsheet, QuickBooks, Adobe Acrobat, Camtasia and a multitude of other applications AWARDS & APPOINTMENTS

AWARDS

Recognition for Significant Contributions - Boart Longyear Novell Employee of the Year Award

Recipient of multiple Star, WOW, Outstanding Customer Service and Break Away Awards Awarded for executing World’s Largest Annual Software Launch (Quicken) with 100% on-time ship rate MMS Most Valuable Player Award; MMS President’s Award APPOINTMENTS

Technology Acquisition Committee

Technology Privacy Committee

Data Privacy Committee

Member of Novell Change Agent Initiative

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Core Team Member (Novell, Boart Longyear & Teleperformance) Emergency Response Team (ERT) Member (Novell & Boart Longyear) SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & VOLUNTEER SERVICE

2014 – 2019: Coupa Inspire Session Speaker and Panel Speaker 2018: SIG Spring Summit Speaker with Gabe Perez (Coupa VP) 2013 & 2015: ISM National Conference Speaker

2012, 2015, 2016 & 2017: Procurecon Indirect Session Speaker & Roundtable Facilitator 2018- Current: Secretary & IT Management – Nebo Peaks Racing 2014-2019: LOTOJA Participant – Huntsman Cancer charity 2014 – 2018: Saints to Sinners Participant - ALS charity 2017: Rockwell Relay Participant – Charity Vision

2011-2013: President of Payson High School Football Booster Club

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