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Jarvis Jennings

@jarvisjennings

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Senior IT sourcing and procurement leader delivering multimillion-dollar cost savings and risk mitigation.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior procurement or sourcing roles where I can drive strategic vendor negotiations, deliver cost savings, manage third-party risk, and lead cross-functional procurement transformations in a collaborative, results-focused culture.

I am a results-driven sourcing, procurement and third-party risk management professional with extensive experience across Software, Hardware, Telecom and Cloud categories, having supported enterprises such as IHG, AT&T, Verizon, Truist Bank, and USAA. I lead strategic sourcing initiatives, complex contract negotiations, supplier performance programs and spend analytics to deliver measurable cost savings and operational resilience.

My career highlights include delivering multimillion-dollar savings across multiple employers, leading large-scale telecom and security implementations (SD-WAN, ZTNA), and recovering substantial service credits through strict contract adherence; I combine commercial rigor with risk-focused vendor governance to optimize supplier relationships and procurement outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Category Manager

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IHG Hotels and Resorts

May 2023 - Present (3 years 1 month)

Responsible for strategic sourcing of Cloud, Infrastructure, Telecom and Information Security across $100M+ addressable spend; led negotiations and supplier management to optimize costs and compliance. Delivered $10M+ savings from a marketplace hotel bandwidth project and led SD-WAN and ZTNA procurement initiatives.

Strategic Sourcing Sourcing Cloud Contract Negotiation Supplier Management Spend Management SD WAN ZTNA

Third Party Relationship Manager

USAA

Mar 2020 - May 2023 (3 years 2 months)

Managed multiple moderate-to-high risk third-party relationships, executing IRQ processes and risk controls to protect enterprise stability; recovered $600K+ in service-level credits and led RFPs for telecom expense management.

Third Party Risk Management Vendor Management RFP Risk Assessment IRQ Tele Management Contract Negotiation

Sr. Sourcing Manager

Truist Bank

May 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 10 months)

Led sourcing for Software, Hardware, and Telecom across $65M+ addressable spend; built category strategies and delivered $8M+ in savings within seven months while implementing supplier discount programs for data center purchases.

Category Management Strategic Sourcing Sourcing Contract Negotiation

Sr. Sourcing Manager

AT&T

Jul 2017 - May 2018 (10 months)

Built sourcing strategy for SDN, OSS, SaaS and VNFs within Global Supply Chain; accountable for RFPs, complex contract negotiations and supplier risk mitigation, delivering $1M in savings on SDN renewals.

OSS RFP Contract Negotiation Ariba

Sr. Procurement Manager

YP LLC

Dec 2012 - Jul 2017 (4 years 7 months)

Supported 50 sites and $50M annual spend; founded strategic sourcing organization and implemented programs (BYOD, CTN, MPLS) that delivered multi-million dollar annual savings and reduced operational risk.

Procurement Management MPLS RFP Management

Supply Chain Manager

American Cancer Society

Aug 2012 - Dec 2012 (4 months)

Led strategic sourcing for Hardware, Software, Telecommunications and Professional Services across $10M spend; ran enterprise storage RFP and network redesign, saving $1.4M in support costs and improving redundancy.

Strategic Sourcing Enterprise Storage RFP IT Procurement Vendor Management