Brian Pawlicki

About Brian Pawlicki

Category Management & Indirect Sourcing |$175M+ Spend | Cost Optimization, ESG & Supplier StrategyExecutive Procurement & Category Management Leader with 15+ years of experience driving enterprise-wide indirect sourcing strategies across complex, multi-site organizations. Proven record of delivering double-digit cost savings, supplier optimization, risk mitigation, and ESG-aligned procurement across logistics, IT, facilities, utilities, CapEx, MRO, and professional services portfolios exceeding $175M in annual spend. Trusted advisor to senior leadership, recognized for aligning category strategies with financial and operational objectives, strengthening governance and supplier performance, and building high-performing teams that deliver sustained value, resilience, and continuous improvement at scale.History of Value Creation Impacting the Bottom Line Enterprise Cost Optimization: Led indirect sourcing strategies across $175M+ annual spend for multi-site, PE-backed organizations, delivering sustained double-digit cost savings through strategic supplier consolidation, RFx optimization, and value-driven negotiations. Supplier & Risk Leadership: Built and managed high-performing procurement teams, established governance frameworks, supplier KPIs, and TCO strategies, mitigating enterprise risk while driving innovation, ESG compliance, and service excellence across logistics, IT, facilities, and CapEx categories. Strategic Enterprise Impact: Served as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, aligning category management and procurement initiatives with enterprise financial and operational objectives, including M&A integration, market intelligence, and cross-functional collaboration to maximize value creation.

Experience

1. Director of Indirect Procurement

   Resource Label Group

   Feb 2022 — Present · Franklin, TN, US

   PE-Owned, Multi-Site Manufacturing Organization* Lead enterprise-wide indirect category management strategy across logistics, IT, facilities, utilities, travel, CapEx, MRO, production supplies, and professional services, managing $175M+ in annual spend across 29 manufacturing plants, while aligning sourcing initiatives with corporate financial, operational, and M&A growth objectives.* Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, Finance, Legal, Operations, and M&A teams to strengthen procurement governance, contract compliance, supplier risk mitigation, and total cost of ownership, driving sustained double-digit cost savings and long-term value creation.* Direct market intelligence, supplier segmentation, and RFx initiatives that resulted in 29% freight savings, 19% parcel savings, 54% uniform rental reduction, and 29% companywide Amazon spend consolidation, while implementing SLAs and performance-based supplier governance models.* Built and scaled executive-level supplier partnerships across energy, logistics, and CapEx categories, delivering 13% energy savings across regulated and deregulated U.S. and Canadian markets while improving service reliability, pricing stability, and sustainability outcomes.* Established enterprise KPIs, spend analytics, and supplier performance scorecards to drive continuous improvement, ensure stakeholder conformance, and embed procurement as a strategic value driver rather than a transactional function.

Education

• Governors State University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Skills

• Web-to-Print
• Bindery
• Variable Data Printing
• Digital Printing
• Wide Format Printing
• Corrugated
• Lean Manufacturing
• Print on Demand
• Packaging
• Manufacturing
• Purchasing
• Die Cutting
• Management
• Account Management
• Labels
• Offset Printing
• Print Management
• Color Management