John Stapleton

Looking for a Stategic Sourcing Position

Orem, Utah, United States

About

A results-oriented executive with more than 15 years experience providing reliable leadership in a dynamic Information Technology industry. Expertise in: Supply Chain Management and contract negotiations involving business needs assessment, identification of suppliers that can provide complex products and services, increase Service Level Agreements and supplier performance while reducing expenditures and contractual liabilities. Experience implementing e-procurement processes and managing diverse teams to assess, select, negotiate, contract and optimize IT products and services. Specialties: Strategic Sourcing, Contact Negotiations, Telecommunications pricing and benchmarking, Wireless Services, Data Center costs, Global Contracts, IT and Engineering.

Experience

  • Cass Information Systems (16 yrs 6 mos)
    • Director, Strategic Sourcing
      Feb 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 6 mos

      * Provide strategic sourcing and negotiations for all telecommunication and infrastructure services * Utilize expetise in using automated tools for the assessment, analysis, recommendation, decision support, procurement and contracting of telecom related services * Integrate strategic sourcing initiatives into current TEM services by providing intellectual capital along with market best practices * Provide benchmarking services and technology assesment to deliver cost effective voice, data and infrastructure services

    • Director Strategic Sourcing
      Feb 2010 - Present · 16 yrs 6 mos

    • Director Strategic Sourcing
      Feb 2010 - Apr 2017 · 7 yrs 3 mos

  • Principal and Owner at TelAdvisor Group LLC
    Apr 2003 - Oct 2010 · 7 yrs 7 mos

  • President at Applied Research Technologies
    Jun 1997 - Sep 2002 · 5 yrs 4 mos

  • Director of Network Engineering at Ameritech
    Nov 1992 - May 1997 · 4 yrs 7 mos