Michael Walsh

Indirect Procurement Category Manager, Operations Services (Purchasing) @Republic National Distributing Company

Atlanta, GA, US

Republic National Distributing Company (“RNDC”) is a family-owned business that has evolved into the nation’s second largest wholesale wine and spirits distributor, employing more than Associates across 37 states and the District of Columbia. As an Indirect Procurement (Purchasing) Category Manager in Operations Services I have: • Analyzed more than $127MM in unclassified spend to determine which category the spend should be assigned to so that better spend data can be used for future procurement activities and projects. • Completed an Information Technology (I.T.) Software sourcing project with a cross-functional team to source a Quality Assurance Testing Tool for computer and smartphone applications with an annual spend of The project came in with a savings of almost (17%). • Categories being managed currently- Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (M.R.O.) Supplies - Personal Protective Equipment - Pallets (white wood & rental)- Material Handling Equipment (MHE)- MHE-Maintenance - MHE-Rentals - Postage Meters 2021 negotiated cost savings / cost avoidance:$702,604 (18.1% of $3,886,376 spend) 2022 negotiated cost savings / cost avoidance:$1,620,568 (36.2% of $4,479,641 spend) 2023 negotiated cost savings / cost avoidance:$2,186,893 (40.5% of $5,401,727 spend)

City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College

Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Mortuary Science and Pathology

St. Norbert College

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Liberal Arts and Sociology

St. Ambrose University

Master of Arts (M.A.), Organizational Leadership

St. Rita of Cascia High School

Diploma, College Prep.