Fernando Williams

Category & Supplier Strategy Manager @ Abbott

About

Dynamic Procurement leader with 15+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, managing global sourcing portfolios exceeding $500MM annually. CPSM-certified, with a proven ability to lead and inspire high-performing, cross-functional procurement teams that consistently deliver strategic value, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance in complex, highly regulated environments.

Country

City

United States

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Strategic Procurement, Liderazgo de equipos, Estrategia, Administración de la cadena de suministro, Mejora de procesos, Desarrollo empresarial, Administración y dirección de empresas, Gestión de las relaciones con los proveedores, Management, e auctions, Supply Chain, Outsourcing, IT, Team Leadership, Strategy, Dirección, Mejora de procesos de negocio, Estrategia empresarial, Negociación

Experience

Category & Supplier Strategy Manager

Abbott

2024-12 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

Abbott Electrophysiology Strategic Procurement

Supplier Relationship Manager Mexico

Abbott

2019-8 - 2025-5 · 5 yrs 10 mos

Procurement and Supplier Management for Direct and Indirect categories. - Responsible of Mexico Plant Purchasing Strategy. Pharma and Nutrional (Pedialyte) - Lead a team of Category Managers (Indirect, APIs, Excipients and Packaging).

Indirect Procurement Regional Manager

Novartis

2016-4 - 2019-3 · 3 yrs

- Established the Source-to-Contract Service Line. - Successfully transitioned and managed Corporate Spend and Marketing categories across 12 countries. - Led regional strategy execution for 10+ categories, including IT, Real Estate & Facility Services (REFS), Fleet, Travel, R&D, Professional Services, and Warehousing & Distribution. Oversaw Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), e-sourcing, and sourcing operations for the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Central America & Caribbean (CAC), Andean, and South Cone clusters. Managed over $500MM USD in annual spend. - Directed a team of 25+ procurement professionals, focusing on coaching, mentoring, and career development.

Procurement Operations Manager II

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

2015-5 - 2016-3 · 11 mos

Bid Manager for Government proposals. - Manage a team of 5 direct contributors - Coaching, mentoring, performance reviews. - Participated in several winning service Bids for Citibank, American Airlines. - Overview outsourced workforce over 50 FTEs for Pepsico, Aeromexico etc. - Purchased the complete turnkey in set up of more than 10 data centers. Spend Over $180 MUSD

Strategic Procurement Manager Global Lead

2011-4 - 2015-5 · 4 yrs 2 mos

- Americas and Latam Global Real State Category Manager - E-auctioned new buildings on Colombia, Panama, México, Tulsa, Houston, etc. Security, IFM, A&E, A&D. - Over 20 Million US dollars in savings. - Autonomy and Web OS Merger and Acquisitions contract migration - Electric Vehicle Charging stations World Wide Policy - POD sales team support. - Critical Facilities, Data Centers, Procurement Ownership. - Create and implement GRE strategy for AMS and Latam. - Addressable Spend of $500 M - AMS SPOC for ISS, CBRE, and Schneider.

Buyer

Nortel Networks

2009 - 2011 · 2 yrs

- Responsible of Hardware, Telecomm, Software and Software development Categories. - Negotiated payment terms, renewals, contracts, run RFXs. - Savings and new vendor creation. Achievements - Professional Buyer Certification Accenture - Online software and hardware catalogues - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt - Over achieved savings target - Responsible of purchases for Meridian Lab.