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ROSS EDMONDSON

Indianapolis

Summary

Strategic sourcing professional with strong background in procurement, supplier management, and cost optimization. Known for effective team collaboration and delivering impactful results in dynamic environments. Skilled in contract negotiation, risk management, and supply chain analysis. Reliable, adaptable, and focused on achieving organizational goals.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Strategic Sourcing Director

OneAmerica Financial
08.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated closely with executive leadership (IT, Finance, Legal, Operations) to identify cost-saving opportunities by right-sizing software and service contracts, renegotiating terms, and evaluating alternative technology solutions to maximize value and operational efficiency.
  • Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing for multiple IT RFPs, such as the telephony upgrade from on-prem to a cloud solution, contract lifecycle management tool, network hardware upgrade, cloud migration, and cyber security PAM and EPM.
  • Manage approximately $60 million in spending yearly across 75 IT contracts, such as BlackRock, Five9, Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Zscaler, Hitachi, and Bloomberg.
  • Managed and developed relationships with suppliers to attain maximum cost efficiency and leverage buying power.

Assistant Director of Purchasing

NCAA
01.2020 - 08.2022
  • Led all purchasing related projects for Information Technology, Communications, and Human Resources. In this role I worked with forty plus internal stakeholders to run RFPs, identify cost saving opportunities, negotiate/create master service agreements, independent contractor agreements, and project orders.
  • Negotiated and implemented over twenty products and services such as, Docebo Learning Management System, Sidearm Sports revamping of NCAA.org, transition from WEBEX to Zoom, Lenovo laptop refresh, and the launch of CAMMS Enterprise Risk Management.
  • Managed and budgeted $45 million across Information Technology, Communications, and Human Resources while hitting a cost savings goal of at least 5% in fiscal year 2020 & 2021.
  • Implemented Oracle Cloud ERP where I revamped all processes and procedures within the Purchasing and Procurement Department to increase turnaround time on contracts, purchase orders, and vendor creation.

Buyer, Global Indirect Purchasing

Rolls-Royce
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Analyzed year over year supplier spend data to determine suppliers that could be put under fixed price contracts to increase purchase order turn time and cost savings.
  • Led RFPs Globally across all Indirect Purchasing Commodities to determine preferred vendors for various projects.
  • Managed a global process improvement project to improve the overall approval time on purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices, which resulted in on time payment increasing 19% globally and purchase orders and purchase requisitions improving by 34 hours.

General Manager, Retail Operations

University Spirit
11.2013 - 12.2017
  • Managed $2.1 million annual business across flagship store, ecommerce, and business to business custom printing.
  • Hired all part-time and full-time positions across the company including the scheduling of 15-20 part time employees.
  • Maintained a client list of fifty local businesses for business-to-business custom printing and embroidery sales.
  • Established and maintained strategic relationships with vendors, local businesses, and various departments at Purdue University to drive sales.

Education

B.S. - Organizational Leadership & Supervision

Purdue University
01.2013

Skills

  • Organization – Allows me to effectively manage my time and my co-workers time to ensure the end goal is met
  • Communication – Effectively communicating ensures that everyone is on the same page at the same time
  • Problem-Solving – Being organized allows me to quickly identify a problem and communicate a solution
  • Process Improvement – Implementing two ERP systems allows me to identify redundancies in current processes
  • Other Skills – Project Planning – Negotiations – Procurement Management – ERP Systems – IT Sourcing – Yellow Belt - Procurement processes

Strategic business relationships

Supplier relationship management

Negotiation expertise

Procurement processes

Negotiation strategies

Supplier performance

Global sourcing strategies

Spend analysis

Supplier evaluation

Timeline

Strategic Sourcing Director

OneAmerica Financial
08.2022 - Current

Assistant Director of Purchasing

NCAA
01.2020 - 08.2022

Buyer, Global Indirect Purchasing

Rolls-Royce
01.2018 - 01.2020

General Manager, Retail Operations

University Spirit
11.2013 - 12.2017

B.S. - Organizational Leadership & Supervision

Purdue University

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