Richard Dowling

IT Strategic Sourcing Leader @ Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

About

Executive-level procurement operations leader with expertise in driving business transformation, leading global procurement activities, and utilizing innovative technologies to positively impact bottom line goals and objectives. Proven director with natural abilities to negotiate with vendors and execute cost-saving contracts with a focus on total cost of ownership (TCO). Hands on tenure in all procurement functions such as RFx, contract management, spend analysis, category management, vendor compliance, policy and procedure design, cost savings, e-procurement, dashboards and KPI’s. Astute leader in directing ERP system implementations and overseeing smooth transitions due to merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. Excellent communication skills with passion for facilitating relationships with key stakeholders, C-level executives, external suppliers, and strategic vendors. Outstanding team leader and passionate for coaching and developing teams to succeed. Specialties include: Business Process Improvement, M&A, Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Vendor Management, ERP System Implementation, e-Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Inventory Control, Business Process Outsourcing, Contract Management, Production Planning, Business Transformation, Procure-to-Pay, Supplier Diversity, MSP/VMS and Team Leadership

Country

United States

City

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Industry

Events Services

Skill

Analysis, B2B, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvement, Change Management, Compliance, Contract Management, Disaster Recovery, Finance, Procurement, Financial Analysis, Financial Risk, Financial Services, Global Sourcing, Integration, IT Strategy, Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions, Management, Mergers

Experience

IT Strategic Sourcing Leader

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

2022-5 - Present · 4 yrs 5 mos

Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

Global Head of Technology Procurement

Informa

2018-3 - 2022-3 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Greater New York City Area

Responsible for building the category strategy, framework and processes for over $100M in third-party IT spend across this global business-to-business (B2B) events organizer operating in over 40 countries with 11,000 employees and 450+ market leading events every year. Lead strategic initiatives including M&A synergy activities and vendor management of strategic outsourced providers.

Global Head of Procurement Operations

AXA XL

2011-2 - 2017-8 · 6 yrs 7 mos

Complete oversight for global procurement operations spanning 26 countries with $1.3B in sourceable spend and 7,500 employees. Designed and enhanced policies and procedures to streamline efficiencies and effectively manage vendors to reduce expenses and control supplier activities. Supported all global systems, programs, and procurement sourcing efforts worldwide.

U.S. Head of Finance Shared Services

NYSE

2006-12 - 2010-5 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Spearheaded U.S. finance shared services throughout industry-wide M&A activities including the successful integration with Euronext, Archipelago and American (AMEX) stock exchanges. Directed all activities for procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, T&E, and payroll as well as managed all relationships with key partnerships and strategic vendors. Collaborated cross-functionally to enhance financial processes while overseeing management of 82+ full-time equivalents (FTEs).

Director of Procurement

NYSE

2002-1 - 2006-11 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Oversaw and directed centralized procurement team with $500M+ in sourceable spend. Managed purchasing for IT, telecommunications, facilities, marketing and advertising, office supplies, and varied professional services. Facilitated key partnerships with external vendors; grew relationships and negotiated agreements to best serve needs.

IT Procurement Specialist

NYSE

1996-7 - 2001-12 · 5 yrs 6 mos

Managed $50M in IT telecommunications hardware and software expenditures. Enhanced procurement processes and implemented innovative technology to streamline big-picture workflow and daily activities.