ANGELO NICOSIA
Weston
Summary
Enterprise procurement and operations executive with over 20 years of leadership within a private equity-backed B2B distribution platform. Governs a $1B indirect spend portfolio, achieving documented savings of 10% to 15% through strategic sourcing and fleet management, while successfully leading post-merger integration across multiple categories.
Overview
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Certification
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President, Head of Indirect Procurement & Fleet Management
IMPERIAL BRADY
Miami
10.2018 - Current
- Led post-merger integration of indirect procurement and fleet across Imperial Dade and Brady Plus, aligning suppliers and contracts to streamline operating practices.
- Govern a combined indirect spend portfolio exceeding $1B, doubled through the merger, across approximately 50 categories including fleet, MRO and facilities, wireless, parcel, travel and entertainment, uniforms, office supplies, Temporary Labor, and IT.
- Delivered savings of 10% to 15% across indirect spend and fleet programs through category strategy, centralization, and supplier consolidation, achieving category-level results historically ranging from 10% to 50%.
- Renegotiated enterprise IT and national supplier agreements, delivering significant cost avoidance and improved commercial terms while aligning technology investments, data governance, and business strategy.
- Centralized enterprise invoice and accounts-payable management across key categories, delivering $2M-$3M in annual savings and reducing invoice cycle time by 30%-40%.
- Led source-to-pay digitization, deploying Coupa, Rossum, and Microsoft Dynamics AX across the network to automate legacy manual processes, strengthen spend analytics and data governance, and drive achieve 85% user adoption across procurement and accounts payable functions within the first year.
- Directed procurement, leasing, and rental strategy for 10,000+ vehicles and material handling assets, standardizing specifications and deploying telematics to enhance utilization by 20% and reduce operating costs by 15%.
- Direct enterprise fuel strategy for a 4,200-vehicle fleet and $40M annual fuel spend, generating $2.0M in annual savings (5%) through supplier optimization, consumption controls, and data-driven fleet efficiency initiatives while advancing sustainability goals.
- Lead national LTL and FTL freight operations through TMS platforms, managing a $70M transportation portfolio and delivering 4–5% annual savings through carrier optimization, network optimization, and analytics-driven freight strategy while improving service levels.
- Direct enterprise transportation compliance strategy, ensuring full FMCSA and DOT regulatory adherence across all operations while minimizing risk and maintaining audit readiness.
- Serve as key advisor on pre-deal and confirmatory M&A due diligence, identifying 5–10% cost reduction opportunities across procurement, logistics, and gross margin that informed acquisition strategy and valuation decisions.
- Earlier Imperial Brady Leadership Roles: Corporate Continuous Improvement & Compliance Director (2013 to 2018). Architected enterprise process improvement and compliance programs using Lean Six Sigma, standardizing operations and reducing cost across the network.
- Corporate Finance Manager (2005 to 2013). Directed budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for a growing multi-site distribution business.
- Corporate Internal Auditor (2003 to 2005). Conducted operational and financial audits, building the controls foundation for later operations leadership.
Corporate Accountant
KOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Miami
01.2000 - 01.2003
- Established a foundation in finance by managing month-end close and reconciliations, performing manufacturing variance analysis and inventory audits, renegotiating vendor terms, and developing credit and collections policy.
- Managed financial reporting and analysis for KOS Pharmaceuticals' accounting department.
- Oversaw general ledger entries and reconciliations to ensure accuracy.
- Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements for management review.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Value Management
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FLBachelor of Science - Minor in Finance
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FLSkills
- Indirect Procurement Strategy
- Category Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Supplier risk management
- Procurement Integration Strategy
- Fleet Optimization Strategy
- Spend Analytics
- Predictive Spend Analytics
- TCO Modeling
- Procurement digitization
- Coupa
- Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Rossum
- S2K
- TMS Platforms
- Regulatory compliance
- Multi-Site Operations
Core Competencies
Indirect Procurement Strategy, Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, TCO Modeling, Spend Analytics, Fleet Lifecycle & Asset Management, Freight / TMS, Fuel Program Management, FMCSA & DOT Compliance, Multi-Site Operations, Source-to-Pay Digitization, AI-Powered Spend Analytics, Supplier Risk & ESG, M&A Due Diligence, Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Coupa, Microsoft Dynamics AX, S2K, Rossum, DATABASICS, AS/400, TMS Platforms
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB), Nova Southeastern University
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), Nova Southeastern University
- Co-Chair, Bain Capital Logistics Council Committee, 2019 to Present
- Member, Bain Capital Travel and Procurement Council Committee, 2019 to Present
By The Numbers
$1B, 10,000+, ~50, 10% to 15%, 4,200, 280+
Executive Profile - Summary
Enterprise procurement and operations executive with more than 20 years of progressive leadership at an $11B private equity backed B2B distribution platform. Following the 03/2026 merger with Brady Plus, governs a combined indirect spend portfolio exceeding $1B and a 10,000+ asset fleet across 280 North American locations, spanning approximately 50 categories. Delivers documented savings of 10% to 15% across indirect spend and fleet programs while leading the post-merger integration of suppliers, contracts, and operating practices. A trusted advisor to private equity sponsors and the C-suite, with M&A diligence experience and a finance and audit foundation that most procurement leaders lack. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Languages
Italian
Professional
Spanish
Limited
Timeline
Vice President, Head of Indirect Procurement & Fleet Management
IMPERIAL BRADY
10.2018 - Current
Corporate Accountant
KOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
01.2000 - 01.2003
Master of Business Administration - Value Management
Nova Southeastern University
Bachelor of Science - Minor in Finance
Nova Southeastern University