Supply Chain Project Management

GLENN WISE

Mendham, NJ 941-***-**** **********@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/glennhwise

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Leader

Process Improvement Profitability Results

I am a talented and driven procurement leader skilled at creating end-to-end sourcing and procurement strategies, processes, and supply chain to increase adoption. Adept at continuous improvement, team development, and project management. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to reach and exceed expected results. Leverages analytical, technical, and business skills to successfully implement category and supplier management, RFx processes, negotiations, and contracts. Spearheads large-scale projects that enhance the value chain to achieve corporate objectives. Strategic Procurement Professional with progressive experience in managing the RFP process, vendor negotiations contract management with HR, Professional Services and contingent staffing.

Leadership. Coaches, mentors, and supports team members, aligning them with company objectives and culture. Leads by example. Provides team development and individual growth opportunities.

Strategic Planning. Sees the big picture and translates it into actionable tasks. Experienced in $100M projects with business partners.

Project Management. Leads complex projects, delivering them on time and within budget. Leverages communication, follow-up, and influencing skills to ensure successful project completion.

Continuous Improvement. Actively reaches beyond expectations to improve processes and profitability. Instills this mindset in others.

Innovation. Seeks out new ways of doing things that improve productivity, efficiency, or the bottom line.

Profitability. Leverages analytical and creative skills to uncover and pursue new ways of improving an organization's profitability.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IPartner Consulting, Mendham, NJ January 2024 – Present

Director of Business Development

●Leading a team of consultants to bridge the company between us and Procurement Leaders to establish a minority owned company within VMS, RFX processes and accounts.

●Successfully implemented contingent staffing models that reduced time-to-hire and increased candidate quality.

●Established and managed strategic partnerships with clients, ensuring SLA adherence and performance metrics.

●Proficient in MSP (Managed Service Provider) programs, VMS (Vendor Management Systems), and workforce analytics tools.

●Working with contingent staffing companies to provide talent for the contingent workforce.

●Expertise in hiring IT staffing globally.

S. Katzman, Bronx, NY November 2022 – September 2023

Director of Procurement

●Spearheaded a team of strategic buyers, junior buyers and category managers overseeing $500M of procurement of Indirect and Direct Categories with a global supplier base.

●Increased strategies to streamline the supply chain in accordance with business requirements and cost savings targets.

●Improved a forecasting model for perishable inventory over entire supply chain.

●Exceeded expectations to the direct tie-in to top line revenue growth by integrating sales and operations into a more efficient model with exemplary teamwork.

Infosys, BPM, Mendham, NJ June 2022 – November 2022

Procurement Leader/ Outsourcing Lead

Led a Business Process Procurement Outsourcing project for a major social media company (META). It was a remarkably interesting position as they are currently setting themselves up to go to a mandated procurement environment in Q3 and therefore need help in how to “get” there.

●Led a team supporting a global team of 68 marketing category supply chain managers.

●Developed a COE (Center or Excellence) to provide support to the category managers to process the tactical work of the RFP processes, PO execution thus enabling the category managers to become more strategic.

●Spearheaded the BPO regarding people, policies, processes, and systems (Ariba).

●Trained the category managers to grow the adoption of policies, processes, and systems.

SKYiGolf, Sarasota, FL, Northport, FL, & Mendham, NJ August 2016 – May 2022

DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT

Led 28 team members through the procurement lifecycle. For this startup, developed and executed end to end procurement including strategies, systems, RFx processes, contracting, negotiations, and sourcing. Managed projects, risk, continuous improvement, and ROI efforts. Oversaw the rollout of Business Process Outsourcing for Human Resources and Legal. Creatively found ways to limit expenditures. Planned and scheduled golf programs, ambassador relations, and activation, including photoshoots, meet and greets, and branding.

●Created 20% savings through contract negotiation, consolidation of vendors, and leveraging the supply chain.

●Reduced budget expenditure by 20%. This was accomplished by creating standardized procedures for supplier management, RFx processes, and contract negotiations.

●Led and project managed Marketing, HR and Legal BPO.

●Decreased costs by 10-20% through pre-negotiated pricing and a sound strategic plan.

●Used a comprehensive and global sourcing strategy that covered all areas of marketing, services, IT, and other areas yielding a lean vendor base.

SAP Global Marketing, Mendham, NJ and New York, NY 2010 – 2016

SENIOR DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT

Directed, onboarded, trained, and evaluated a team of 40 people. Managed a $120M budget. Drove the procurement strategy forward, consolidating costs and limiting spending wherever feasible. Performed risk management, sourcing, contract negotiations, process improvement, and project management. Planned and scheduled golf and sponsorship activations to build strong relationships and the sales pipeline.

●Added $30M to the pipeline and avoided at least 20% of the projected costs. This was achieved by leading and coaching the team on sourcing, negotiating, and contracting to establish better processes and a more skilled team.

●Managed Marketing and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) by evaluating risk for dependencies with oversight and compliance on the critical schedules.

SAP Global Marketing, Mendham, NJ and New York, NY

DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT 2003 – 2010

Managed a team of eight people, coaching, mentoring, and evaluating their performance. Governed a $360M budget. Revised processes and drove projects to reduce risk and redundancy, increase efficiency, and reduce expenses. Developed and implemented a procurement strategy, conducted contract negotiations, and handled the RFx process for all Indirect Procurement including Marketing, Professional Services and HR.

●Implemented SAP's software, processes, and procedures, driving efficiencies and visibility into sourcing activities. This also reduced risk while creating better contract management, PO execution and reporting.

●Supported & monitored the effective delivery of end-to-end service within the region's or BPO's team of buyers. Ensured the proper execution of the P2P process: from requisition handling to PO placement and confirmation (PO expediting,) to PO changes, to PO Close in SAP MM.

●Grew adoption rapidly while implementing global supplier strategies to consolidate total number of suppliers by 30%. Delivered an average savings of 20% or more on a $360M spend. This created greater efficiencies through the stability of Tier 1 suppliers and built value-based relationships with partners that supported our marketing teams worldwide. As a result, 30% of our supplier relationships produced an estimated increased value of $12M.

EDUCATION

MBA in Marketing William Paterson University Wayne, NJ

BS in Finance William Paterson University Wayne, NJ

CORE COMPETENCIES / CATEGORIES / SYSTEMS

Strategic Planning · Category Management · Marketing Procurement · IT Procurement · Human Resources Procurement · Professional Services Procurement · Corporate Services Procurement · Process Development ·Business Process Procurement · RFX · RFP · RFI · RFQ · Supplier Consolidation Strategy · Service Level Agreements · Business Acumen · Persuasion· SAP Hana · SAP Ariba· Agile Procurement· Microsoft Teams · Business Growth · Budget Management · Critical Thinking · Analytical Skills · Data Analytics · Detail Oriented · Collaboration · Change Management · Proactive · Microsoft Office· PO Execution · Contract Execution· Risk Analysis· Supplier Relationship Management · Vendor Management

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