Julie Krupicka

Currently working remotely from Nebraska to New Plymouth, New Zealand managing the Procurement and Commercial Services team and leading a S2C/S2P transformation.

• LeLed end-to-end sourcing (RFP/RFx) in multiple categories including IT hardware/software, construction, professional services, corporate services, and facilities, achieving 8% overall cost avoidance on $110M in addressable spend last fiscal year.
• Created a strategic procurement framework with new processes, templates, and digital systems to elevate sourcing maturity.
• Served as Transformation Lead for the Source‑to‑Pay implementation, delivering training, presentations, and change management while independently building capability through self‑directed training on Six Sigma and AI procurement platforms.
• Developed procurement strategy and policy, enhancing governance and organizational alignment.
• Authored and drove the business case and sourcing for a new enterprise ERP system, partnering with IT and digital enablement teams, and delivering over $3M in savings.
• Mentored the procurement team, strengthening capability, confidence, and collaboration driving a 26% increase in engagement.

Directed Strategic Project Managers and Procurement/Contract teams overseeing $140M annual commercial spend.

• Led sourcing and negotiation of complex enterprise software agreements, including a HRIS RFP that delivered $6.7M in savings.
• Oversaw portfolio, programme, and project governance, shaping business cases and budgets for senior leadership.
• Partnered with CIO and IT leadership to align sourcing strategies with technology roadmaps and enterprise architecture standards across the university.
• Governed procurement and contracting activity and compliance with governance and regulatory standards through participation on the University Procurement & Contracts Governance Board.
• Facilitated executive‑level presentations and workshops to support strategic decision‑making.

Managed Strategic Projects and Contracts Office for university-wide operations

• Established Procurement Center of Excellence and led enterprise sourcing strategies across IT hardware/software, construction, facilities, and professional services.
• Achieved 17%+ savings across high‑value contracts while elevating procurement maturity.
• Partnered with Finance, Legal, IT, and Risk leadership to shape sourcing strategy, strengthen governance frameworks, and embed consistent procurement standards across the university.
• Created procurement policies that embedded ESG criteria into evaluation, advancing sustainable‑sourcing outcomes.
• Built spend‑analytics tools that enabled data‑driven insights, supplier consolidation and enhanced category decision‑making.

Led procurement for $85M in annual spend while overseeing AP, AR, and Rates teams to ensure strong financial and operational performance.

• Negotiated multimillion-dollar contracts delivering more than $5M in annual savings.
• Instituted sustainable sourcing and buy-local strategy, expanding supplier diversity and minimizing environmental impact.
• Executed sourcing of a new FMIS SaaS solution, collaborating with 100+ stakeholders across the organization to define requirements, improve workflow automation, and strengthen compliance.
• Designed and launched Procurement Portal with digital Guided Buying tools, streamlining user experience and enhancing sourcing across IT, professional services, infrastructure, sustainability, facilities, and utilities.
• Implemented supplier performance evaluations integrating KPIs and ESG criteria, elevating supplier accountability and ensuring value delivery.
• Strengthened procurement governance frameworks aligned with public-sector regulatory requirements.

Managed procurement and contracts for $40m annual spend, optimizing resource allocation and ensuring compliance.

• Led contract negotiations and management of SLAs, MSAs, and SOWs, aligning obligations with operational and financial requirements.
• Managed procurement for IT, indirect, facilities, professional services, and medical equipment, ensuring value and compliance while meeting project timelines.
• Instituted structured contract-management workflows, improving compliance and risk management reducing project cycle times by 23%.

Led indirect procurement for national retailer, optimizing processes across 100+ stores and $600M+ in annual sales.

• Delivered $1.2M in value improvements through reverse‑auction strategies that increased competitive tension and improved commercial outcomes.
• Achieved a 6% reduction in indirect spend, delivering $2.3M in cost avoidance through strategic sourcing,supplier negotiations and leveraging Coupa procurement platform.
• Standardized supplier‑management frameworks to strengthen governance, improve performance, and enhance contract compliance.

• 20‑year tenure at Gallup with progressive leadership roles across operations, procurement, and government contracting. Led major operational, compliance, and technology transformations; built high‑performing teams; and managed large‑scale research, production, and field operations.

Key contributions include:

• Directed procurement, compliance, and operational transformation for Gallup’s government contracting division, strengthening FAR/CAS compliance, upgrading IT and accounting systems, and improving governance.
• Developed global supplier and vendor relations programs that improved performance, compliance, and cost outcomes.
• Chaired Gallup’s Institutional Review Board, leading procurement and contract‑compliance governance.
• Consistently led teams ranked in the 95th percentile for engagement and customer service across Gallup’s global database.
• Oversaw multimillion‑dollar budgets, large distributed teams (60–100+ staff), and high‑volume production environments supporting 1,000+ research projects annually.
• Negotiated major supplier agreements, achieving significant annual savings and establishing internal supplier‑management training and protocols.
• Built and scaled The Gallup Panel to 70,000+ members, delivering 2.5M+ surveys and driving >40% YOY membership growth.