Eric Edwards

About Eric Edwards

e••••••••@gmail.comTelecom industry veteran with extensive experience in revenue growth, margin improvement, customer collaboration and driving cost savings initiatives. Resourceful professional in implementing effective pricing, product and procurement strategies and developing go to market plans for new products. Impactful leader able to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders and delivering results by facilitating cross functional collaboration. Achieved substantial year over year revenue growth, margin growth and cost savings. Successfully managed large cross functional and culturally diverse teams.CORE COMPETENCIES• Business Strategy• Client Relationship Management • P&L Management• Cost Savings Strategy• Revenue Generation• Strategic Implementation • Team Building and Leadership• Cross-Functional Collaboration • Forecasting and Market Trends• Creative Problem SolvingACCOMPLISHMENTS• One CommScope Sales Collaboration Award• Part of leadership team to merge and centralize procurement teams consisting of over $2 billion is spend leading to over $50 million in saLes.

Experience

1. Procurement Manager

   HSM

   Sep 2023 — Present · Hickory, NC, US

Education

• Gardner-Webb University

  Masters

• UNC Charlotte

  BA

Skills

• Wireless
• Fiber Optics
• Product Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Program Management
• Broadband
• New Business Development
• Supply Chain
• Telecommunications
• Budgets
• Vendor Management
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Ip
• Optical Fiber