Keith Meehan

Head of Global Indirect Procurement @ Vertiv

About

My Brand: Someone who takes pride in delivering results through partnership, coaching, developing and motivating others to achieve a common goal while upholding my values of integrity, honesty and accountability. My Top 5 Talents Harmony Communicator Responsible Futurist Belief My Superpower Having an understanding and appreciation for every side of the discussion allows me to empathize with each party and seek problem solving solutions in a direct, straight talking manner to achieve results. Success for me Being an influential and integral part of a great organization and playing a key role in driving results at a personal, functional and org wide level. Specialties: Strategic Sourcing (Direct & indirect) Category Management Operations Change Management ERP migration Procurement & commodity management Project Management Negotiation/tendering Policy & procedure development Compliance and process improvement Contract Drafting Supplier relationship management Telecommunications Property & Facilities Management "P&FM" Company Car Fleet Management Professional Services IT Claims Motor Managed Print Services

Country

City

Ireland

Industry

Telecommunications

Skill

Procurement, Negotiation, Management, Change Management, Supply Chain, Project Management, Budgets, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Leadership, Outsourcing, Pricing, Process Improvement, Project Delivery, Purchasing, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Management, Teamwork

Experience

Head of Global Indirect Procurement

Vertiv

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Network Senior Sourcing Manager

Verizon Ireland Services Limited

2015-5 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

Dublin, Ireland

Outside Plant Fibre Optics Senior Sourcing Manger. Leading a team 4 Category Sourcing Experts in a dynamic fast paced telecommunications environment.

Snr Sourcing Manager

Verizon Ireland Services Limited

2019-5 - 2021-10 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Dublin City, County Dublin, Ireland

ISP Sourcing Manager leading a team of 8 sourcing category experts across multiple categories including: 5G Small Cell Central Office Installations Customer Installations Migration and decommissioning Post build construction services

Director of Global Sourcing Operations

Verizon

2021-10 - 2025-1 · 3 yrs 4 mos

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Leading Verizon's Global Sourcing Operations Function

Procurement Category Manager

BT Ireland

2012-8 - 2015-5 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Ireland

Category Manager for Telco, Supply Chain, HR & Indirect spend

Procurement Category Manager

Aviva Insurance SE

1996 - 2012 · 16 yrs

An experienced procurement Category Manager with over 10 years purchasing experience at a national and pan European level with key focus on generating costs savings. A strong influencer at all levels with considerable change management experience in a large, diverse organisation.