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James McDonald
Proven Procure-to-Pay Transformation Leader
Westfield,NJ
Summary
Procure-to-pay transformation leader with over 20 years experience with building, advising and leading Source-to-Pay program transformations. Expertise gained as a procurement operations global leader, a Six Sigma Blackbelt, and a consulting sales and delivery partner. Strong network of over 2000 connections in Procurement, system implementation partners, and Procurement and Finance leaders. Currently a leader of a Sourcing & Procurement consulting practice specializing in technology enablement, strategy and transformation.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Principal, Procurement & Sourcing Transformation
The Hackett Group
05.2019 - Current
- Leader in the Sourcing & Procurement transformation practice area focused on technology enablement which contributes over $35M in annual revenue.
- Drive business development and sourcing of opportunities to create pipeline and drive firm growth with annual goal of $4M annually.
- Lead delivery of 2-3 procurement transformation projects simultaneously to drive quality delivery and strong client relationships.
- Manage partnership with technology providers to drive partner education, business development alignment and tracking, go-to-market strategies and delivery quality.
- Support development of firm standards with regards to project and solution delivery, establishment of playbooks and staffing readiness.
- Deliver subject-matter-expertise in areas of transformation, process optimization, best practice alignment (policy, org, process), program governance and operations and technology implementations.
Sr. Director, Global Procurement Operations
Tapestry (Coach | kate spade | Stuart Weitzman)
11.2014 - 03.2019
- Provided leadership as P2P Indirect Procurement Global Process Owner (GPO) and technology owner across all Tapestry brands - Coach, kate spade, and Stuart Weitzman
- Lead transformation of global Indirect Procurement function as well as global deployment of eProcurement solution to 27 countries
Director, Procurement Operations
Voya Financial (formerly ING)
07.2002 - 10.2014
- Lead team whom supported the operations of a Procurement program (Ariba), Card programs (Pcard, Corp Travel, Single-Use), and T&E (Concur) program
- Drove continuous improvement of P2P and AP automation to achieve 78% straight-through invoice processing through the innovative use of eInvoicing and Pcard
- Achieved Six Sigma Black Belt focused on Procurement compliance with results including 82% compliance to policy and process
Education
MBA -
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 08.2005 - 12.2007
Bachelor of Science -
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY 08.1994 - 12.1998
Skills
Client Relationship Management
Interests
Timeline
Principal, Procurement & Sourcing Transformation
The Hackett Group
05.2019 - Current
Sr. Director, Global Procurement Operations
Tapestry (Coach | kate spade | Stuart Weitzman)
11.2014 - 03.2019
MBA -
Georgia State University
08.2005 - 12.2007
Director, Procurement Operations
Voya Financial (formerly ING)
07.2002 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Science -
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
08.1994 - 12.1998
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