TERESA APPLEGATE, MBA, CPM

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Award-winning V.P Strategic Sourcing/Procurement Executive, equipped with passion and progressive
experience, delivering solid, best in class business results in global strategic sourcing, procurement, and
category management, for Fortune 500 corporations.
Procurement, Category Management, Supply Chain, Supplier Diversity
Transformation Expert | Change Agent | Influencer | Innovative Value Creator | Strategist and Visionary

Traditional Purchasing to Category Management Transformation, Spend Visibility and Analytics

Contract Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Asset Management Lifecycle
Lean Six Sigma Certified, Project Management, Process Design, Continuous Improvement
Supplier Diversity Program Creation and Implementation, Small Business Development
eProcurement, Procure-to Pay Optimization and tool implementation (SAP|SRM|Ariba)
Open to Relocation

Professional Experience
SAGE, Atlanta, GA

2010 to Present

V.P. Strategic Sourcing (2012-2014)

Provide and implement the future strategic vision for Sage Strategic Sourcing, to deliver value,
innovation and bottom line results.
Director, Strategic Sourcing (2010-2012)
Build a new Strategic Sourcing organization for Sage.
Accomplishments
Generated 30% in value creation while facitiating a 3 year Strategic Sourcing transformation.
Reduced A/P invoice burden by 68%, collaborating with business partners and suppliers .
Increased spend under management from 25% to 35% within 1 year, through engagement with the
business.
Contributed to rebate revenues by over 107% of goal with a newly implemented pCard program.
Successfully Implemented SAP SRM eProcurement and facilitated all change management.
Decreased tactical effort of processing low dollar expenditures by catalog creation on over 50% of
Sage transactions.
Promoted the Sage sourcing transformation through Vice Chair board participation with the
cnFMSDC and speaking engagements with the Institute of Supply Management, the National
Minority Supplier Development Council, and the SAP Users Group (ASUG).
Created and implemented a Sage Supplier Diversity Program, while educating our internal clients and
supplier partners.
FLORIDA BLUE (BCBS of Florida), Jacksonville, FL

2006-2009

Director, Corporate Procurement

Reengineered/Redesigned the Procurement organization for Florida Blue by transforming the

Corporate Procurement and Services area into a Category Management focused organization with
solid bottom line contributions.

JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VISION CARE, Jacksonville, FL

2003-2006

Global Supply Manager

Provided management of global indirect supply.

Supplier Diversity Manager; Lean Six Sigma Certified.
Leveraged influence and leadership while guiding a cross-company global team within the Marketing
category to achieve leverage and global consolidation.
Co-led Ariba eProcurement implementation and interface with SAP.

AMERICAN EXPRESS, Plantation FL/Jacksonville FL

Senior Global Supplier Diversity Manager (1998-2003)
Senior Global Category Manager (1996-1998)
Supervisor (1988-1996)
Senior Buyer (1984-1988)
Buyer (1982-1984)

1982-2003

Progressive technical and leadership growth in Global Procurement.

Global Lead of the American Express Supplier Diversity Program.

EDUCATION
MBA - Jacksonville University 1993
BA Iona College - 1976

CERTIFICATIONS
Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager [CPM], Institute for Supply Management
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma DMAIC/DMADV, Johnson and Johnson

PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTIONS
Procurement Leadership Training, The Anderson School, UCLA
Outward Bound Leadership Training Program
Mosaic Award for Small Business Advocacy, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Ariba Buyer SAP ERP Central Component Module SAP Supplier Relationship Management Module