Jason Meduri

- Lead end-to-end lifecycle management of IT hardware and systems (Oomnitza), ensuring alignment across business units, IT teams, and external vendors for 25,000+ assets. - Translate complex business requirements into functional specifications, supporting system enhancements, and driving operational improvements through automations. - Manage vendor relationships and serve as a SME for IT asset management, exceeding a 90% match goal to MDM data. - Conduct gap analyses, impact assessments, and process modeling to support scalable, secure, and efficient system architectures. - Drive cross-functional ITP initiatives, including Jira queue management, performance monitoring, and software/hardware integration with minimal oversight.

- Provided expert guidance to clients on procurement policies, procedures, and best practices to teams, enhancing overall procurement capabilities and alignment with organizational objectives. - Advised senior leadership on the adoption of technology solutions to automate and streamline procurement operations, improving data accuracy and decision-making capabilities. - Provided one-on-one coaching and mentorship to senior procurement staff with the goal of fostering professional growth, developing sustainable strategies, and enhancing team capabilities.

- Led the design, development, support, and evolution of enterprise software programs, including contracts tool, sourcing tool, savings center, guided buying, approvals tool, and third-party compliance initiatives (GDPR, Privacy). - Fostered collaborations with Finance, Legal, IT Engineering, and business stakeholders, driving product vision, requirements, KPIs, product roadmaps, and change management strategies for enterprise software tools supporting $65B in annual spend. - Managed a team of four, delivering ~25 projects every 6 months, improving automation and scaling productivity by 30%. - Developed frameworks for building tools prioritizing efficiency, compliance, and user experience, resulting in 90% clean, reliable data for business consumption.

Managed Marketing Science and Research categories for the Global Marketing Solutions team, achieving 20% savings using leveraged buying and market-based analytics. - Successfully managed ~390 deals with an overall value of $75M, resulting in cost savings/avoidance of $15M. - Fostered relationships and negotiated contracts with top-tier companies such as Accenture, Deloitte, Nielsen, and Kantar Group. - Led the indirect procurement initiative for contracts lifecycle management resulting in the creation of a cross-functional team consisting of Legal, Engineering, and Finance program managers tasked with innovating and developing a new contracts management system.

Managed Information Technology (hardware and software licensing) across all of Meta, achieving 17.5% savings using leveraged buying, market-based analytics, and internal forecasting data. - Orchestrated deals involving approximately 450 software and 250 service contracts with a total value of $200M, achieving $35M in cost savings/avoidance, and spearheaded high-stakes negotiations with tech industry leaders like Microsoft, Salesforce, VMWare, and Workday. - Served as the Indirect Procurement captain for the Contracts Tool, leading process mapping for the contract lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional teams from Legal, IT Engineering, Direct Procurement, and Finance. - Led the development of an innovative Contracts Tool, bringing together expertise from Legal, IT Engineering, Direct Procurement, and Finance to streamline and optimize contract management processes.

As a procurement leader, I oversaw a diverse team across the US, improved efficiency through task management and metric analysis, led supplier meetings for supply chain improvements, and worked cross-functionally on strategy and cost-saving initiatives. - Oversaw and guided a diverse procurement team, effectively managing task allocations across 10 team members in both the SF Bay Area and the Central Procurement Mechanical team, achieving a 10% improvement in cycle and touch times while ensuring policy adherence and conflict resolution. - Spearheaded operational efficiency by consolidating and analyzing daily metrics, orchestrating pivotal supplier meetings to resolve supply chain issues, and presenting actionable insights to senior leadership. - Served as a procurement subject-matter expert in lean process initiatives and collaborated cross-functionally to develop comprehensive road maps, focusing on program strategy, sourcing approaches, and cost-saving measures.

Acted as a liaison for sourcing activities between the Special Programs division and the Central Procurement team, directed acquisition strategies, monitored supplier performance, collaborated in cross-functional cost-saving initiatives, and led monthly supply chain reviews for senior management. - Served as the chief liaison between the program and the Central Procurement team, formulating and implementing an acquisition strategy that achieved a 15% cost reduction amounting to $5.3M, while ensuring supplier adherence to program timelines. - Played a pivotal role in a cross-functional team and achieved an additional $2.3M in savings by optimizing unique part purchases over a 3-year period. - Chaired monthly supply chain reviews and proactively tackled daily challenges, presenting program updates and actionable solutions to senior management, thereby maintaining an efficient and cost-effective supply chain.

Oversaw the acquisition of custom mechanical parts and fasteners, negotiated contracts amounting to over $2M with consistent cost reductions, and ensured seamless material logistics to support program schedules, while mentoring new team members on corporate and government purchasing regulations. - Managed procurement for the Central Procurement division, overseeing custom mechanical parts and fasteners while successfully negotiating contracts that led to a consistent 10% annual cost reduction in over $2M in custom build-to-print items. - Supervised daily material logistics between receiving and production zones, ensuring timely support for critical program schedules and a smooth operational flow. - Combined mentorship with training efforts to onboard new employees, focusing on a thorough understanding of both corporate and government purchasing regulations, thus fortifying team compliance and expertise.

Played on DIV I Roller Hockey Team for two years, played in a band for one year, and worked an internship at Fox Studios and Ameriprise Financial for one semester (for credit).