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Adam Wawszczak

IT Procurement Professional

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Chicago, United States
Studied Business Administration & Management at Bradley University
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Joined October 2, 2024

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Fresenius Medical Care
Aug 2023 – Aug 2024
Remote
Sr. Procurement Manager: IT Services
Achieved $1.6M in cost savings by leading project to renegotiate Tier 1 Supplier contracts contributing to 7% of total IT Procurement savings for fiscal year 2024 year-to-date • Procurement and Project Lead for multiple IT business initiatives from RF(x), vendor selection, to contract/commercial negotiations and contract/PO execution including Globalized Training Platform ($8.4M over 4.5 years), Web Harmonization/Digital Experience Platform ($5.2M over 4.5 years), Master Data Management ($2.3M over 2 years), and SAP Self-Audit ($350k over 4 months) • Streamlined Ariba process for Procurement by adding PO terms and reorganizing approvals reducing lead by 35%
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Fresenius Medical Care
Oct 2022 – Aug 2023
Remote
Global Category Manager: DTI (Digital Transformation & Innovation)
Negotiated $2.1M in cost savings from VAR rationalization and updated rebate structure by rationalizing software tail spend under VARs with robust terms contributing to 9% of IT Procurement savings for fiscal year 2023 • Improved internal stakeholder management with the creation of project charters and negotiation planners • Created and implemented procurement policies to guide savings in a global Digital Transformation & Innovation (DTI) initiative • Managed the Yates Consulting team focused on cost savings projects for the Telecom category
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Motive
Jan 2022 – Oct 2022
Remote
Strategic Sourcing Manager - SaaS
Managed $44M of total $65M IT category spend and an additional $23M in Finance, Marketing, People Operations, and Product spend • Achieved $1.7M in cost savings during fiscal year 2022 • Led initiative to update Personal Card policy, and the purchase/implementation of Zylo's SaaS Discovery Tool to rationalize firm-wide SaaS spend through usage statistics and vendor comparisons
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Baker McKenzie
May 2018 – Dec 2021
Chicago, IL
Global Procurement Specialist: Technology
Achieved average cost savings of $1.5M per fiscal year • Project Lead for upgrading from Microsoft E3 to E5 product Suite including contract negotiations for Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA), Server and Cloud Enrollment (SCE), Unified Support, and Azure • Spearheaded Global Cyber Security and VAR Strategy by aligning multi-year strategy with business stakeholders and introducing competition into existing supplier base • Project Lead on RFP for Global Managed Print Solution (MPS) including deliverables of cost savings, fleet reductions, vendor consolidation, and future state strategy with regular presentations to executive leadership with milestone updates and recommendations
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Tyson Foods
Jan 2017 – May 2018
Chicago, IL
IT Sourcing Specialist
Strategic Sourcing Lead for MPS and VARs, with a combined $35M in spend • Mentored, trained, and onboarded new-hire Analysts within Corporate Indirect Procurement • Achieved $1.8M in savings in contract renegotiation with American Airlines • Created an Excel tool to identify contract consolidation opportunities from the Tyson/APF acquisition as well as benchmark rate card for T&M services contracts
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Newell Brands
Oct 2014 – Feb 2016
Downers Grove, IL
Global Sourcing Analyst
Category Lead for all Office Organization Product and Back-to-School Display projects • Negotiated $784k packaging cost savings • Led Direct Procurement initiative to negotiate more favorable payment terms with existing vendors • Negotiated 13% cost reduction on entire Pink Pearl product line • Implemented Purchase Order (PO) creation with SAP NetWeaver for tooling, product samples, and safety testing
Education
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Bradley University
B.Sc., Business Administration & Management