Brian Oconnor
Chief Procurement Officer at Montana University System
- Role
- Chief Procurement Officer at Montana University System
- Location
- Bozeman, MT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Chief Procurement Officer
Mar 2019 — Present · Bozeman and Helena, MT, US
Chief Procurement Officer for the Montana University System, including 2 flagship Universities, 6 satellite campuses and the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. Responsible for leading procurement efforts statewide, including planning, developing and implementing system wide procurement policy and processes, identifying new procurement opportunities to benefit the system, renegotiating existing MUS contracts for increased adoption to leverage economies of scale, recognizing and developing best practices for campuses, improving communication between campus purchasers system-wide, and representing the MUS on all procurement related issues to vendor community, public, Board of Regents, and legislators.
Education
UC San Diego
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology, General
1988 — 1993
UC San Diego
Bachelor's degree, Biology, General
1988 — 1993
Skills
- Program Management
- Research
- Project Planning
- Budgets
- Teaching
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Team Building
- Management
- Public Speaking
- Strategic Planning
- Negotiation
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis
- Customer Service
- Contract Negotiation
- Lean Manufacturing
- Strategy
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