Jay Johnson

About Jay Johnson

Procurement and Supplier Management expertise in hyper-scale IT and financial services industries. Focusing on: Utilization of AI tools to streamline process and drive efficiency, Global Enterprise IT Category Management, Strategic Procurement, Supplier and Risk Management; organizational transformation, supplier reviews (QBRs/SBRs), RFx, supplier strategy, supplier maturation, generating quantitative value return, exemplary partnership development and continuous improvement. Proven success in defining and delivering category strategies, maximizing quantifiable value by delivering, creating a trusted brand, earning a seat at the table with cross-functional teams and stakeholders; Delivering on commitments!An Innovator and subject matter expert, advisor to senior / executive leadership, leading and influencing cross functional resources/ teams across multiple business units. Extensive vendor management / vendor risk experience spanning information security / privacy, performance, reputation risk, audit / examination, contract strategy and negotiation, compliance and strategic planning. Defining and implementing new strategies. An idea machine. Implementing change across large audiences and holding myself and others accountable for measurable results.I am seeking opportunities that will present new challenges, utilize my executive leadership, category, supplier & risk management and IT depth to innovate; adding measurable value. Along with my passion to solve really hard problems.Regulatory experience: FFIEC Appendix J, OCC 2013-29, GDPR, audit and examination.

Experience

1. Global Category Manager - Enterprise Technology

   Google

   Feb 2018 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Responsible for optimizing a ~$500M global end user compute and network infrastructure annual spend focusing on Value Added Resellers (VARs) and OEMs / ODMs within the Google Procurement Organization. Managing Google’s strategic supplier relationships, maximizing quantifiable value at scale while transforming relationships into world class partnerships. Defining, delivering and presenting results on all aspects of category strategy. Consistently exceeding annual cost savings goals and delivering against OKRs, YoY. Leading cross-functional teams and creating trusted results focused relationships with stakeholders, engineering teams, legal, finance and operational teams. Defining, leading and delivering category strategies built upon a foundation of generating impact, delivery, speed, risk mitigation, process improvement, contract negotiation, supplier performance, sourcing (RFI/RFP/RFQ) and issue resolution in an extremely dynamic environment at a global scale.In-role promotion in 2022 expanding responsibilities by leading broader, more strategic initiatives and delivering greater impact across multiple product areas at a global scale.

Education

• KRS Computer & Business School

  Course Work

• Concordia University-St. Paul

  Master of Arts (MA)

• Concordia University-St. Paul

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Skills

• IT Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Resource Management
• Networking
• Social Influence
• Business Process
• Hardware Infrastructure
• Requirements Gathering
• IT Strategy
• Metrics
• IT Service Management
• Change Management
• Quality Assurance
• Vendor Management
• Strategy
• Consensus Building
• Six Sigma
• Enterprise Architecture
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Visio
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Pmo
• Process Implementation
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Business Analysis
• Data Center
• Program Management
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Negotiation
• Procurement
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Itil
• Microsoft Operating Systems
• Risk Management