Brett Walker

About Brett Walker

Dynamic and innovative global procurement leader with extensive purchasing and transformation experience. Analytical professional skilled in successfully designing and implementing purchasing policies while ensuring regulatory compliance. Proven track record of minimizing purchasing costs without compromising quality. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building relationships and promoting synergy across business lines and global units to drive positive change, cohesive, comprehensive business approaches and enhanced profitabilitySuccessfully led negotiations for multiple spend categories, including sensitive complex multi $MM sourcing initiatives: contingent labor, information services, broker-partner, claims administration, contact center and back office outsourcing deals, developing effective client and supplier relationships and deal value.Key skills include people leadership, sourcing process, managing stakeholders, influencing, supplier/deal risk identification and assessment, due diligence, selection strategy, contract negotiation, supplier relationship/contract/risk management, functional team development, large scale change efforts, transformation, project management, business process, process improvement, requirements methodology, facilitationPublications/Speaking Events- Presentation: Stakeholder Management University of WI eBusiness Consortium (UWeBC) – Feb 2018- Presentation: Winning Stakeholder Support University of WI eBusiness Consortium (UWeBC) – Nov 2013- Article: Delivering Value Through An Effective Business Case Inside Supply Management (ISM) – Aug 2013- Presentation: Aligning Services Procurement to your Overall Sourcing Strategy National Sourcing Interest Group (SIG) Conference – May 2013- Presentation: How to Build a Business Case for Services Procurement National Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Services Group Conference – Oct 2006

Experience

1. Lead Category Manager

   Exact Sciences

   Jul 2025 — Present · Madison, WI, US

Education

• Carleton College

  BA

• Stony Brook University

  MA

Skills

• Deal Execution
• Executive Management
• Operations Management
• Performance Management
• Crm
• Outsourcing Management
• Consulting
• Team Leadership
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Management
• Six Sigma
• Outsourcing
• Risk Management
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Requirements Gathering
• Insurance
• Project Portfolio Management
• Business Transformation
• IT Strategy
• Process Improvement
• Market Assessments
• Business Valuation
• IT Management
• Process Engineering
• Organizational Development
• Supply Management
• Business Analysis
• Program Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Contract Negotiation
• Management Consulting
• Supply Chain
• Business Process