Derrick Brockenbrough

About Derrick Brockenbrough

Strategic supply chain, technology professional and AI enthusiast with progressive…

Experience

1. Senior Vendor Manager, IT

   Gilead Sciences

   Sep 2021 — Present · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, US

   IT Strategic Partner Management Office (SPMO) program lead for enterprise data and analytics, cloud environments, and IT managed services, ensuring alignment with operational goals through framework design, implementation, and optimization. Foster strategic partnerships and governance structures to manage the technology vendor portfolio, while ensuring accountability and compliance across the vendor lifecycle. Operational responsibilities include risk management, vendor performance monitoring, budget stewardship, change management and business continuity, while driving innovation, spend leadership and process efficiencies. High-level collaboration with IT leadership and stakeholders ensures alignment with organizational objectives and providing insights to optimize vendor portfolios and achieve key IT initiatives. Driving rationalization of the vendor lifecycle to enhance operational effectiveness, with performance metrics and KPIs tracked to validate outcomes and ROI to ensure successful delivery of IT initiatives and organizational targets through strategic planning and operational excellence.

Education

• Ashford University – Forbes School of Business

  B.A. Supply Chain Management

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Procurement
• Government Procurement
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Management
• Supply Chain
• Contract Management
• Sourcing
• Negotiation
• Strategy
• Vendor Management
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Global Sourcing
• Strategic Planning
• Business Strategy
• Software Licensing
• Change Management
• Outsourcing
• Supplier Diversity
• Contract Negotiation
• Telecommunications