Sourcing Manager

R. JOHN POPOLIZIO, PMP, C.P.M.

********@*****.*** / 201-***-****

Summary

Sourcing Project Management involving proper governance and delivery of innovative products / services.

Over 25 years of global sourcing expertise: Agile methodology; requirements, vendor management, RFx, SLA’s, RFx, SLA’s, RFx, SLA’s, Quantitative / Brand Value, reporting, issue resolution, client-interfacing, and conflict avoidance. Experienced in innovation and digital delivery of media, information and products.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Devon Procurement Advisors LLC, Secaucus, NJ 3/2011 – Present

Principal Consultant - Strategic Sourcing Project Manager

EY, NY, NY 1/2019 – 7/2020

Risk reviewed Cyber-Security / Telecom contracts for Data Center move to IBM Hyper-Cloud: 11 vendors.

Implemented IT Professional Services practice – 200+ Agile / T&M SOWs / $18MM / 4 Select vendors.

AIG, NY, NY 10/2017 – 3/2018

Assisted global restructuring of ADM outsourcing - moved 1,100 applications from seven to two vendors.

Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., JC, NJ 11/2016 – 4/2017

Responsible for multiple RFx’s for IT projects; IBM VAR Review; Mechanical Services; Global IT Asset Disposal Services; Veritas / Centrify License True Ups, Software VAR RFQ; On-Off Shore – 32 FTE, Salesforce.com

Bank of Tokyo – MUFG Union Bank N.A., NY, NY 12/2015 – 9/2016

Negotiated Verizon Wireless rate review across NA 4 divisions with $892.8K / 33% savings.

Managing multi-site IT contracts across two banks; hardware, software, network and Professional Services.

Managed vendor efforts: Sprint, IDM Works, NTT Americas, XO, IPC, Flexera, McAfee, Zenmonics, Rockefeller Group, IBM, Cognizant, Sapient. Software Asset Database build; moved Foundations SasS across two sites.

AIG, NY, NY 3/2013 – 3/2015

Fed Readiness/SOX PMO – Process reengineering / governance for Global Services; $550MM est. annual spend. Reviewed Procedures, Training, Control Assessments for high risk vendors, Contract Database, Exit Strategies.

Third Party Risk BPO Project – Outsourced BPO Third Party Risk services across: ITSRC / BCM / Security / Finance to offshore APAC service centers; Manila, Kuala Lumpur. For 1,900 assessments year one.

Supplier Relationship Management Project – Implemented tiered governance project; innovate and reduce risk.

Technology Procurement Council – Administer executive review of global projects; platform transformation.

Metrics / Spend Analysis – Provided analysis of large data sets for business transformation across Enterprise.

Vert-De-Gris, NY, NY 5/2011 – 12/2013

Operations Deputy for corporate events - Handled timeline, security, planning and execution.

UBS AG, Weehawken, NJ 3/2006 – 3/2011

Global Sourcing Project Manager / Director

Negotiated turnkey Software, ASP, Professional Services / ADM agreements across WM / IB divisions:

Oracle, Advent, SunGard, AdviseAmerica, Checkfree, Fortent, PIE, HP, CA, Yardi, Accent Tech, Exstream, Composite, Actuate, IBM. Conducted bi-weekly executive reviews for IT MD / Finance / Risk.

Assignments: - development of Corporate Actions application with TATA with $372K savings.

- global ClusterSeven software audit application across 18 jurisdictions with $2MM savings.

R. JOHN POPOLIZIO, PMP, C.P.M.

- H/W Appliances (Storagewise / Data Domain) for global data reduction/compression using goals.

- ASP agreements for financial products for investment, pension, 401K products.

- Implemented Contingent Labor agreements to move services from bankrupt firm to new provider.

Devon Procurement Advisors, Secaucus, NJ 11/2001 – 3/2006

Consultant

Novartis Pharma

Reviewed $21MM telecom spend: (i) Global long distance), (ii) Network Management Services, (iii) Mobile Service, (iv) Local traffic (v) MPLS project for 50+ America sites. Managed activities across 7 business units. Engaged BT / Sprint / ATT / Verizon for $11MM savings.

J.P. Morgan Chase

Developed Application Development Agreements: Accenture, E&Y, Modis, Alijon; outsourcing / offshoring

Obtained 13.7% rate reductions from 44 Consultant firms; savings exceeded $550,000 across 8 states / 7 levels.

Handled Consulting SOW / RFP for On-Boarding BPO software for new Chase customers.

iNAUTIX Technologies / CSFBdirect, Jersey City, NJ 1/2000 – 7/2001

Manager, Contracts, Financial Services

Negotiated in excess of 250 key software, technology, telecom, facilities and vendor management agreements with Project Managers for Cisco (2X), SpeechWorks, Metromedia Fiber, BMC, Internet Security Systems, SunGard, XO Communications totaling over $110M; implemented policies, procurement, reporting, database and templates.

Assisted PMs in build out of branches / facilities; signage, AV, window washing, security, generator agreements.

United Parcel Service, Mahwah, NJ 3/1993 – 11/1999

Contracts Supervisor, Customer Automation / R & D

Outsourced Employee HR benefits for turnkey IT project worth $3,000,000 with 8% annual savings.

Responsible for build / Infrastructure agreements for two data centers: Stress Tests $1.2MM, Hub Concentrators $3.3MM, FEP / MF Leasing $4.1MM, Leased DASD.

Created Northern NJ hotel network for over 15,000 annual room nights for training / business travelers.

Category Manager across UPS OnLine desktop hardware / software suite:

-Implemented national “800” number service agreements requiring two service providers: ATT & Sprint.

-Negotiated national software upgrade of 40,000 PCs for $15,000,000 for UPS OnLine” by IBM.

-Negotiated UPS Online low/med end software builds.

-Grew “TeleShip” Philips e-business phone, a $72MM software development project; w/ $10MM savings.

-Deployed desktop and peripherals for global use (barcode scanners, printers, screen phones).

Managed “Turnkey Integrated Voice Response - IVR - Project”. Reduced phone costs from $2.00 to $0.78 / call.

Developed services projects with Deloitte & Touche, Price Waterhouse, Hewitt Associates and Allen Bradley.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATION

MBA, Logistics/Information Science, FLORIDA TECH, Melbourne, Florida

BS, Management Science and Psychology, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Geneseo, NY

PMP - PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI) C.P.M. - INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT (ISM)

PM Campus – Agile Project Management – Case Studies - April 2015, Agile PMO I / II 2013/14

OTHER

ISM-NY Report on Business Co-Chair, FAA Licensed Pilot / Scuba / Para-qualified, extensive travel - Europe / Asia

U. S. MARINE CORPS, Sergeant, Avionics, Knights of Columbus / Hospital ER, Riverkeeper. Animal Shelter volunteer.

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