Deborah Charles

Deborah Charles, MBA, PMP, currently serves as Associate Director of Marketing Procurement at Alcon, where responsibilities include leading global sourcing and contract strategy for marketing categories, achieving over $5 million in cost savings. Prior experience includes roles as Senior Global Procurement Manager at Alcon, managing sourcing strategies for Contract Manufacturing Organizations, and Associate Director of Global Strategic Sourcing at Novartis, overseeing a $100 million procurement budget. Deborah has also held strategic sourcing positions at Corning Cable Systems, Triumph Aerostructures, Raytheon, and Motorola, contributing significantly to procurement and supply chain management across various sectors. In addition to corporate roles, Deborah teaches Logistics and Supply Chain as an Adjunct Professor at Cedar Valley College. Educational credentials include an MBA from Texas Woman's University and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Southern University.