Nicholas Cherrone
Strategic Sourcing & Technology Vendor Leader | Enterprise Vendor Governance | Contract Negotiation | $1B+ Spend Managed
- Role
- Manager, Business Process Transformation at Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nicholas Cherrone
Director-level strategic sourcing and supply chain leader with over 15 years of experience building vendor governance frameworks, optimizing category performance, and driving enterprise financial impact across global organizations. Managed portfolios exceeding $1 billion in spend and delivered more than $200 million in cumulative value through contract negotiation, commercial term strategy, supplier performance optimization, and working capital improvement. My experience spans: • Technology and corporate services sourcing (SaaS, cloud, professional services) • Enterprise vendor lifecycle management • Category strategy and margin optimization • Risk governance and supplier segmentation • Cross-functional leadership across Finance, Legal, Operations, and Engineering • Executive-level portfolio reporting and decision support
Experience
Manager, Business Process Transformation
Jun 2024 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US
Lead enterprise supplier and commercial optimization initiatives impacting working capital, vendor governance, and portfolio transparency across supply chain functions.• Designed and governed a $200M working capital strategy through commercial term optimization and financial performance tracking.• Built structured vendor performance frameworks linking risk, cost, service, and financial outcomes to executive planning decisions.• Partner with Finance, Operations, Engineering, and Commercial leadership to align category initiatives with margin and cash flow objectives.• Provide executive-level reporting and scenario modeling to inform trade-off decisions across cost, risk, and service.
Education
West Virginia University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2012 — 2014
Lehigh University
BA
1995 — 1999
Skills
- Contract Negotiation
- Vendor Management
- Sourcing
- Global Sourcing
- Business Process Improvement
- Change Management
- Leadership
- Supply Chain
- Supplier Development
- Purchasing
- Process Improvement
- Esourcing
- Supply Management
- Spend Analysis
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Procurement
- Contract Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Management
- Strategy
- Ariba
- Project Management
- Outsourcing
- E-Procurement
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