Darren Braithwaite
Head of Procurement and Accounts Payables Source to Pay Services @Guardian Life
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Procurement and Accounts Payables Source to Pay Services @Guardian Life
New York, NY, US
Responsible for global procure to pay (P2P) operations and the Corporate Travel program within the Shared Services organization. This includes responsibility for 550 million in procurement and sourcing activity, 2.8 billion in supplier and benefit payments, in addition to 27 illion in corporate travel spend and the integration of newly acquired businesses. Business Transformation• Built a centralized customer-centric Source to Pay organization focused on delivering immediate value to bottom line while improving financial controls.• Elevated productivity by 25% and reduced turnover time across many business processes.• Delivered 15% savings YoY through innovation and effective negotiations.• Streamlined, automated and offshored selected business processes.• Reduced process costs by 40% through the merger of procurement and accounts payables operations while maintaining financial controls and segregation of duty.• Partnered with Compliance, Audit, Legal, IT, Security, Finance, and 3rd Party Risk to implement company-wide controls to mitigate risk and to comply with regulations.• Achieved 95% employee retention by developing and promoting a culture that fosters a team focused mentality, trust, service delivery excellence, and knowledge building.• Integrated two recent acquisitions to P2P policies and procedures.• Improved contract compliance to 95% via systems integration with Legal and increased client awareness of legal requirements
EDUCATION
York College, CUNY
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Indiana Institute of Technology
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
SKILLS
ABOUT DARREN BRAITHWAITE
A Supply Chain, Sourcing, Procure to Pay, Vendor and Contract Management leader with proven expertise in managing change and complex team environments. Broad and deep expertise in category management, supply chain, procurement, talent management, systems implementation, accounts payables, data analysis and reporting, executive presentations, and process automation. Proven ability to balance control, effectiveness and innovation in strategy design, operational implementation, and performance management. Deep understanding of policy design and implementation and its implications for business operations. Sharp communication skills with the ability to formulate and communicate clear and powerful messages.Core CompetenciesGlobal Strategic SourcingCategory Management Expense ManagementOperational & Third Party Risk Management Efficiency & Process ImprovementProcurement Transformation Organizational Redesign Enabling Procurement TechnologiesFunctional Leadership Vendor Management Outsourcing & CaptivesChange ManagementFinancial Planning & Budgeting Spend Analytics & ReportingTalent ManagementProject ManagementSupplier DiversityLean Six SigmaScaled Agile Framework (SAFe)Systems Design & Implementation
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