Steven Wright

About Steven Wright

I am a supply chain professional with exceptional knowledge in building sourcing / purchasing teams, streamlining business processes through the application of lean principles and six sigma techniques, and delivering superior supply chain results managing multi-million dollar spends.* A key strength I have provided to my employers is leadership in developing and driving effective supply chain organizations, with critical emphasis on source to settle processes, technology integration, supply management, buiness process outsourcing, global shared services development and master data management solutions.* I am recognized as a Source to Settle leader integrating, change management, risk management, process improvement, technology and innovation by using Lean Six Sigma principals.* I have the ability to create and communicate a vision to senior executives and be equally effective in turning around and executing the plan to bring the vision to life.* I have created high-energy work groups including shared services across competitive environments and I am focused on developing and building supplier relationships, while driving cost and waste from the supply chain in the areas of design, services and materials.* My peers consider me a creative risk-taker, recognized for both consultative and collaborative leadership-Specialties: Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, Procurement, Program Management & Project Management, Master Data Management, Supplier Management, Business Development, Benchmarking and Outsourcing.

Experience

1. Senior Director, Source-to-settle

   The Hackett Group Inc.

   May 2010 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Steven is a Senior Director in the firm’s Transformation practice and has over twenty years of procurement experience. His key focus areas are- Source-to-Settle Transformation - Master Data Management (Supplier, Item, & Customer)- Business Process Outsourcing- Service Delivery Design & Implementation- eProcurement (S2C, P2P in SAP Ariba, Coupa, and Oracle)

Education

• University of Lynchburg

  Biology/Biological Sciences, General

  1978 — 1981

• University of Lynchburg

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

Skills

• Contract Negotiation
• Business Process
• Sourcing
• Vendor Management
• Supplier Management
• Strategy
• Supply Management
• Outsourcing
• Sourcing & Procurement
• Procurement
• Project Implementation
• Erp
• Procure to Pay
• Management
• Procure-to-Pay
• Integration
• Business Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Vendor Relations
• Shared Services
• Six Sigma
• Project Management
• Business Transformation
• Oracle Applications
• Operations Management
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Logistics