Jake P.

Jake P. has a diverse work experience in procurement and sourcing roles. Jake is currently the Director of Procurement, Vendor Management, and Budget for Technology at LogicSource, Inc. In this role, they have hired and trained a new procurement team focused on tech, services, and finance, and has been responsible for defining policies and consulting on strategy.

Prior to this, Jake served as the Associate Director of Sourcing and Procurement - IT at UnitedHealth Group from 2020 to 2021. Jake led a team overseeing public cloud, IaaS, and enterprise software licensing sourcing, procurement, and contract negotiation. Jake also had significant exposure to M&A activity and legal and risk negotiations, delivering 8-figure savings through contract negotiations.

From 2018 to 2020, Jake worked as a Sr. Sourcing Manager, IT at Refinitiv, where they managed public cloud, SaaS, and enterprise software and hardware agreements and negotiations. Jake also supported M&A activity and complex legal negotiations during the separation activities from Thomson Reuters.

Earlier in their career, Jake held roles such as Senior Sourcing Manager, Global Technology at Thomson Reuters from 2014 to 2018, Sr. Buyer - Technology and Indirect at Northrop Grumman from 2013 to 2014, IT Buyer and Project Manager at Data Recognition Corporation from 2009 to 2013, and Technical Representative III and Title Specialist at GE from 2004 to 2009.

Overall, Jake's work experience demonstrates their expertise in procurement, vendor management, contract negotiation, and M&A activity, among other areas.

Jake P. holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Business Management - MIS from Augsburg University. Additionally, they have certifications in CSCP from APICS, obtained in 2013, and Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt, obtained from GE.