Patti Vora
Head, External Workforce Management Programs and Operations, Procurement Shared Services @TD
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WORK HISTORY
Head, External Workforce Management Programs and Operations, Procurement Shared Services @TD
Toronto, ON, CA
Directed three teams managing enterprise sourcing strategy, operations, and governance for approximately $3.5 billion in external workforce programs (Enterprise Professional Services, Contingent Labour, Clean Room Management), ensuring SOX, OSFI, and OCC compliance. Achieved 15-30% rate card reductions and increased vendor rebates through competitive sourcing and contract optimization, delivering >$50M in savings. Implemented executive dashboards providing real-time visibility into spending, savings, compliance, and workforce mix, improving decision speed and accountability. Strengthened regulatory alignment and audit readiness by embedding continuous improvement into BAU operations and remediation practices. Centralized program resources into a unified platform, streamlining onboarding, knowledge sharing, and enterprise-wide consistency.
EDUCATION
University of Toronto
Hons. B.A., Labor and Industrial Relations
SKILLS
ABOUT PATTI VORA
Award-winning procurement and strategic sourcing executive with a proven record of leading enterprise-wide transformation, external workforce programs, and global sourcing operations. Expert in designing scalable, compliant sourcing strategies that reduce cost, strengthen governance, and elevate performance. Recognized for data-driven decision-making, stakeholder influence, and building high-performing teams that deliver measurable business value. Key strengths include strategic sourcing leadership, operational transformation, compliance and risk alignment, supplier optimization, and enterprise program delivery across complex, regulated environments. Career Highlights:Enterprise Transformation: Co-led a $65M SAP Ariba-Source-to-Pay SaaS implementation to support $6B+ in spend, delivering $300M+ in cumulative benefits and boosting procurement efficiency by 30%.Cost Optimization:Delivered $5M–$10M+ in annual savings across TD, Scotiabank, and TELUS etc, through category strategy, strategic negotiations, demand management and rate optimization.Workforce Governance: Directed $3.5B+ external workforce portfolio; achieved 15–30% rate reductions and stronger SOX/OSFI/OCC compliance.System Integration:Spearheaded the Fieldglass SOW deployment integrated with SAP ERP, leading multiple teams to manage 24K workers and $2B in annual spend, establishing a unified P2P process for the External Workforce.Program Development:Reconfigured Fieldglass and implemented strategies that elevated and optimized the Contingent Labour program to the top 1% of globally managed, internally run programs.Operational Excellence: Led a CFO-sponsored initiative with 10+ cross-functional teams, leveraging BCG’s Front-to-Back methodology to strengthen TD’s capital reporting accuracy, resilience, and operational efficiency.Leadership: Built and led high-performing, globally dispersed teams across multiple organizations, delivering savings, efficiencies, transformational system and program implementations through strategic leadership, empowerment, and talent development, driving high engagement and delivery excellence.Industry Recognition: Named Top Female Leader in Supply Chain and Practitioner Pro to Know (2013) and profiled by Supply Professional Magazine (2022) for driving various enterprise transformations.
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