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Top Procurement Executive Joins BravoSolution

Dépèche transmise le 20 mars 2012 par Business Wire

Top Procurement Executive Joins BravoSolution

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BravoSolution, the spend analysis company, announced today the hiring of Gregory S. Thomas, the former senior director of procurement solutions at PepsiCo. Thomas will serve as a member of BravoSolution’s consulting and sourcing education teams – tasked with helping companies accelerate procurement performance, increase technology adoption and bring more spend under management.

“After spending the past 25 years as a practitioner, I understand what it takes to build a successful procurement team, manage internal cost-cutting pressures and drive strong supplier relationships”

“BravoSolution’s continued success stems from our ability to provide customers with the perfect mix of people, process and technology,” said Marc Bergeron, general manager of BravoSolution U.S. “Greg is one of the most respected minds in procurement, and his front line experience as a practitioner will add immense value to our customers.”

Thomas brings more than 25 years of senior-level procurement and consumer packaged goods experience to BravoSolution. Prior to PepsiCo, Thomas held senior positions with Quaker Oats and Van den Bergh Foods, a division of Unilever.

“After spending the past 25 years as a practitioner, I understand what it takes to build a successful procurement team, manage internal cost-cutting pressures and drive strong supplier relationships,” said Thomas. “Today’s volatile landscape makes effective supply chain management more important and challenging than ever before. My goal is to leverage my experience to help customers take a more holistic and strategic approach to procurement.”

BravoSolution, the spend analysis and high definition sourcing company, provides the tools and expertise procurement executives need to save and spend more money. BravoSolution offers innovative tools, processes and expertise for every aspect of the global supply chain, including eSourcing, supplier performance management and healthcare sourcing. For more information, visit BravoSolution.com.

About BravoSolution

Supply management executives are now, more than ever, under pressure to deliver more savings, develop and manage strategic supplier relationships, accelerate procurement cycles, and maintain process excellence. Confronted with these diverse yet consistent challenges, CPOs and sourcing professionals must seek tailored solutions that deliver rapid ROI to their business.

BravoSolution offers leading software and services to fit the needs of today’s sophisticated supply management organizations. Our services organization, one of the world’s largest teams of professionals dedicated exclusively to sourcing and procurement consulting, delivers lean, targeted services to support strategic sourcing and procurement initiatives. Our industry leading software toolkit supports the full supply management lifecycle across myriad industries, geographies and business models.

As of today, over 50,000 procurement professionals in 60 different countries are benefiting from BravoSolution’s technology and services – unlocking tangible benefits such as increased process efficiency, decision support, cost reduction, improved process governance, greater quality relationships with vendors and the ability to share, understand and act upon the wealth of sourcing-related data held within their organization. Learn more at BravoSolution.com.