Karl Kaylor

About Karl Kaylor

Results driven leader with proven experience on large scale, complex global transformation initiatives. Directly managed large teams of professional personnel in multiple countries. Analytical, results oriented self-starter with a unique blend of business and technical skills. • Top performing leader with proven success driving transformational initiatives in process re-engineering, enterprise software application implementation (SAP, Ariba, Oracle, FieldGlass) and business operations improvement in large, complex, globally distributed organizations• Solid domain knowledge across the value chain including quote to cash, service request management, product development / engineering, manufacturing, sourcing / procurement, supply chain, finance, sales operations and change management• Driven transformation projects in sourcing savings, revenue enablement, OPEX reduction, cash flow improvement, cycle time reduction, CAPEX management, quality, customer experience and compliance• Focused on continuous improvement to deliver increasing levels of business value while reducing cost, simplifying processes and optimizing the software application landscape• Keen ability to identify improvement opportunities and develop business plans to resolve them • Strong track record of collaborating with executives and stakeholders across functional lines in a highly matrixed organization to align on opportunities and drive business value • Demonstrated ability to build new teams from ground up or transform existing teams while hiring, retaining and developing top talent• Planned and executed mergers & acquisitions, HP merger with Compaq, HP acquisition of EDS, HP / HPE Separation, H3C divestiture including process and software application selection and integration

Experience

1. Director, Enterprise Services Supply Chain Solutions & Public Sector Operations

   Hewlett Packard Enterprise

   Feb 2016 — Present

   Responsible for development of processes and tools for Supply Chain / Procurement systems with ~$5B USD of Revenue Generating Spend & 90K transactions flowing through Solutions under management. Manage Public Sector Sourcing and Order Management organization.

Education

• Purdue University

  BS, Chemical Engineering

• Mays Business School - Texas A&M University

  MBA

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Product Development
• Project Management
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Process Engineering
• Business Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Vendor Management
• Outsourcing
• Management
• Six Sigma