Kathy Georgopoulos
Business Partner | Implementation Lead | Program Management | Strategic Sourcing
- Role
- Business and Regional Engagement Director at Philips
- Location
- Nashville, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kathy Georgopoulos
Dynamic and results-driven leader with a proven track record of driving strategic initiatives, operational excellence, and stakeholder engagement across global organizations. Known for inspiring high-performing teams and executing transformative programs that deliver measurable value. Adept at fostering collaboration, building strong business partnerships, and leading change through innovation, mentorship, and customer-centric strategies.
Experience
Business and Regional Engagement Director
Apr 2024 — Present
The Indirect Procurement function is transforming to further align with the businesses and regions by intensely focusing on strategic value add, optimized execution and delivery, and strengthened partnerships.Key strategic execution of this role includes- Building regional insights and collaborating with Business Leads and Heads of Finance to identify enterprise-wide opportunities to drive value generation and operating cost optimization- Bringing business insights to Global Category Management teams to ensure regional needs and demand are met while connecting into functional strategies- Driving global initiatives into the region to maximize the benefit at an enterprise level- Establishing a collaborative culture exemplified by openness, trust, shared action, and an emphasis on mutual long-term benefits to become a valued business partner- Creating and implementing global mentoring program for the function to increase development, business acumen, and assisting with succession planning.
Education
Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business
BBA, Supply Chain Management
Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business
MBA, Management
Skills
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Lean Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Supply Chain
- Supplier Development
- Vendor Management
- Six Sigma
- Strategy
- Leadership
- Procurement
- Change Management
- Training
- Negotiation
- Project Management
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Business Process Outsourcing (Bpo)
- Strategic Sourcing
- Purchase Management
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