Richard Burger
Technology Sourcing & Procurement @ Stripe | Ex-indeed | MBA
- Role
- Technology Sourcing Manager at Stripe
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard Burger
I\'m a Procurement and ITAM leader with 8+ years experience driving cost optimization, vendor governance, hardware compliance and SaaS portfolio strategy at high growth tech companies. My core strengths: IT Contract Negotiations (Software, SaaS, Hardware)| Software Asset Management & SaaS Governance | Vendor Management | Strategic Sourcing & Supplier PerformanceMBA from the University of Utah\'s David Eccles School of Business
Experience
Technology Sourcing Manager
May 2025 — Present
Led strategic sourcing and vendor governance across IT hardware, software, and SaaS categories supporting Engineering, Infrastructure, and Service Desk teams globallySpearheaded migration of assets into Oomnitza, establishing audit-ready lifecycle management and spend visibility across a global technology fleetDesigned and deployed workflows for delivering POs, direct-ship hardware, and supplier SLA agreements Led Quarterly Business Reviews with strategic VARs (Denali, SHI), leveraging vendor scorecards and spend analytics to drive accountability, cost optimization, and SLA performanceBuilt AI-powered research workflows using Gemini to automate third-party risk review intakes, reducing hours of manual research lag time per vendor and accelerating procurement cycle time.Managed full-cycle SaaS renewals and contract negotiations in partnership with Legal, Finance, and Security — ensuring compliance, budget alignment, and commercial risk mitigation
Education
University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2023 — 2025
The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Audio Production
Skills
- Songwriting
- Drums
- Sound Design
- Audio Engineering
- Logic Pro
- Music Production
- Social Networking
- Google Apps
- Wordpress
- Pro Tools
- Data Mining
- Sound
- Information Technology
- Java
- Music
- Information Security Management
- Music Industry
- Recording
- Studio Recording
- Live Sound
- Social Media
- Constant Contact
- Voip
- Gotomeeting
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