Chris Siwek

Chris Siwek

VP, Procurement @ Snyk

About

Seasoned global leader in strategic sourcing and procurement, specialising in Source-to-Pay. Proven expertise in driving cost savings, improving customer service, and leading high-performing teams. A collaborative, customer-centric approach has consistently delivered results for key business partners, including IT, Sales, Marketing, HR, Operations, Product, and Engineering. Recognised by C-suite executives for outstanding results and collaborative problem-solving, with a track record of successfully leading business transformations and implementing new processes through growth cycles, downturns, mergers, and acquisitions.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Cruden Bay

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Customer Service, Incident Management, Active Directory, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Process Improvement, ITIL Implementation, Management, Service Delivery, IT Service Management, Software Documentation, Change Management, Process Improvement, Microsoft Exchange, Servers, Outsourcing, IT Operations, PRINCE2, Procurement, Team Leadership

Experience

Snyk

VP, Procurement

Snyk

LinkedIn
2022-3 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

Cruden Bay, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Leader of Snyk's Procurement Team responsible for all of the companies Supplier Spend and Real Estate. - Participation and Leadership in company wide strategic projects.

Snyk

Senior Director, Procurement & Travel

Snyk

LinkedIn
2020-10 - 2022-3 · 1 yr 6 mos

Cruden Bay, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Built the foundational framework for a scalable, best-in-class Procurement and Travel organization as the company's first-ever procurement hire, supporting a hyper-growth environment. - Spearheaded the implementation of a full Procure-to-Pay and Employee expense system (Ivalua then Coupa), digitizing all supplier spend. - Deployed Candex to automate tail spend eliminating the need for new supplier onboarding for one time / low value suppliers. - Managed the successful integration of acquired companies' supplier spend following multiple M&A transactions

Veeam Software

Senior Director, Procurement and Travel

Veeam Software

LinkedIn
2019-8 - 2020-10 · 1 yr 3 mos

Cruden Bay, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Led Veeam's Procurement and Travel Teams • Created a strategic procurement plan that transformed the team from a foundational to a high-performing function, focused on continuous improvement and strong customer satisfaction. • Built C-suite to frontline business partnerships to drive cohesive strategies. • Implemented Procurement and Travel metrics with a cross-functional action plan to ensure annual target attainment.

Veeam Software

Director, Procurement Operations

Veeam Software

LinkedIn
2018-3 - 2019-7 · 1 yr 5 mos

Cruden Bay, Scotland, United Kingdom

- Strategy and Process Leader for the Procurement organization, establishing overall governance. - Orchestrated the development and launch of a centralized, automated portal with full KPI reporting, reducing Procurement resolution time by over 55% and boosting customer satisfaction. - Created and deployed Veeam’s first corporate spend cube, providing complete visibility into all supplier spend - Managed the implementation of a travel and expense platform (Trip Actions), improving policy enforcement, reporting, and duty of care. • Drove the company's digital transformation of supplier spend by implementing a fully automated Source-to-Pay system (Coupa), migrating all manual expenditures to a streamlined platform.

Baker Hughes

Digital Technology Strategy Leader

Baker Hughes

LinkedIn
2017-10 - 2018-3 · 6 mos

Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Promoted to Leader of new Global Vendor Management Office

Baker Hughes

Global Program Manager - Supplier Management Office

Baker Hughes

LinkedIn
2014-3 - 2017-10 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Strategy and process engineer for the new IT Supplier Management Office • Conceptualized and orchestrated the roll out of automated and simplified process for all of Baker Hughes end to end IT procurement and contracting. • Developed reporting and governance processes allowing transparent demonstration of over $XXM in annualized savings. • Led process improvement initiative resulting in elimination of a large backlog for IT Procurement. • Responsible for annual budget, including all IT corporate software maintenance. • Designed Baker Hughes Supplier Management Program for IT Suppliers

Baker Hughes

ITIL Problem Manager

Baker Hughes

LinkedIn
2011-10 - 2014-2 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Led global task force to improve IT and SaaS delivery 11 key sites resulting in an average of 55% improvement of load time and dashboard for monitoring going forward. • Reduced 1K incidents per month by leading a CIO 30 day breakthrough goal initiative. • Reduced 22% of monthly network alert incident volume via problem management activities. • Drove a change in global strategy for PC delivery resulting in a ‘just in time’ delivery service of 2 days or less. • Coordinated and deployed a new automated folder access system that resulted in a 90% reduction in service desk folder access requests.

Baker Hughes

IT Client Services Supervisor - Russia and Caspian

Baker Hughes

LinkedIn
2009-12 - 2011-9 · 1 yr 10 mos

Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Supervised, maintained budget and developed the remote Desktop Support Team covering the Russia and Caspian region consisting of 32 physical sites across 5 countries with 2100 + users. • Eastern Hemisphere representative for Global Managed Print Services Rollout. • Critical Approver and Champion for Change Management in Europe, Africa, Russia and Caspian Region. • Identified and deployed ‘Remote Control Support Stations’ in Russia and Caspian which reduced travel and improved remote support.

Baker Hughes

IT Services Coordinator

Baker Hughes

LinkedIn
2008-5 - 2009-11 · 1 yr 7 mos

Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Coordinated, maintained budget and developed the IT Desktop Support Team covering the UK and Netherlands, which consisted of 46 physical sites with 3200+ users. • Eastern Hemisphere representative for the global IT Asset Disposal project. • IT Process Blueprint Engineer responsible for documenting workflows and instructions.

Baker Hughes

IT Support Analyst

Baker Hughes

LinkedIn
2007-3 - 2008-4 · 1 yr 2 mos

Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Various roles which included working on the internal Service Desk supporting the Europe, Africa, Russia and Caspian region, Application Support secondment and Site Support of Aberdeen facilities as part of the UK and Netherlands Desktop Support Team • Participated in the successful consolidation of four global IT Service Desks into two with a follow the sun support model.

Aberdeenshire Council

ICT Support and Application Analyst

Aberdeenshire Council

LinkedIn
2005-9 - 2007-2 · 1 yr 6 mos

Peterhead, Scotland, United Kingdom

• Provided incident and change management desktop support to the local authority in the North East of Scotland. • Internally promoted previous role. • Participated in numerous projects including the successful rollout of smart cards to a pilot high school.

Aberdeenshire Council

Support Assistant

Aberdeenshire Council

LinkedIn
2003-11 - 2005-8 · 1 yr 10 mos

Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom

Developed professional foundation skills including administration, documentation and budget reviews which have been built on since.

Education

The Open University

The Open University

LinkedIn

BSc (Honours) Computing & IT and Business

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