She has led global and domestic cross-functional teams on complex technology projects, contract negotiations, licensing, and operational support. Managing a global team responsible for building relationships in competitive markets, she played a key role in securing a competitive advantage in emerging, restrictive, and monopolistic markets. She also worked closely with in-country legal counsel to obtain licenses that promoted sales growth in international markets.

Hélène has built and led successful teams across industries, delivering strategies tailored to meet her clients’ goals. She played a key role in the vendor strategy and negotiations for Cox’s Mobile product launch and led supplier integration efforts to support M&A activity. Additionally, she has been involved in several divestitures and business operational shutdowns, demonstrating her ability to manage high-stakes transitions.

With a strong technical background, she develops strategies that leverage new technologies for efficient and rapid implementation. Her expertise spans artificial intelligence and machine learning, telecommunications and wireless networks, equipment manufacturing, medical and health sensors, digital banking and prepaid services, and air transportation.

Most recently, Hélène has focused on software-as-a-service (SaaS) procurement for major platforms such as AWS, Google, Salesforce, Microsoft, and Adobe, as well as professional services agreements with companies like Accenture, EY, Capgemini, Infosys, and Genpact. She has also negotiated banking services, telecom services with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, device protection and acquisition, retail agreements, commercial partnerships, and integration agreements related to M&A activities.

She has successfully developed category strategies that led to supplier consolidations, technology management improvements, negotiation strategies, and procurement programs that supported overall company objectives. She also managed a team responsible for over 1,000 Statements of Work (SoWs) per year and played a critical role in automating the SoW negotiation process for a managed service provider, resulting in a standardized approach that delivered 8–12% cost savings and risk mitigation.

Hélène is fluent in English, French, and Spanish, bringing a global perspective to her work in strategic sourcing and procurement.

Throughout her career in the telecom industry, Suzanne has consistently driven increased ROI by leveraging strategic sourcing, eSourcing, and category management best practices. Her expertise extends across contract negotiations, software licensing, hardware asset management, and process optimization, ensuring operational efficiency and significant cost savings. She is a proven leader in global and domestic cross-functional teams, delivering outstanding results in procurement strategy and execution. She led a UK-based team in the global rollout of a cross-departmental procure-to-pay process, achieving $100 million in cost savings. Additionally, she has managed high-performing order management and sourcing teams that have consistently delivered year-over-year cost reductions.

Most recently, Suzanne negotiated and managed 527 vendor agreements, securing over $300 million in cost savings. She played a pivotal role in the strategic development, vendor negotiations, and rollout of the Cox Mobile Fraud Prevention program while spearheading initiatives to eliminate underperforming vendor platforms and costly contracts. Her keen eye for process development and risk identification enables her to design and implement strategies that mitigate operational inefficiencies. She specializes in IT rental and maintenance tail spend reduction, optimizing spend and ensuring ongoing contract value. She is highly skilled in negotiating and managing hardware and software contracts, aligning cost savings with operational goals. Her expertise in process review, redesign, and implementation helps organizations enhance efficiency and eliminate redundancies. She also brings extensive knowledge in IT asset management, financial oversight, risk mitigation, and compliance reporting.

Beyond her professional achievements, Suzanne serves on the Big Canoe Chapel Women’s Fellowship Board of Directors as Vice President of Publicity. She also has a passion for fashion and the art of design.

Tracie’s analytical approach enables her to pinpoint inefficiencies, identify cost-saving opportunities, and implement streamlined procurement solutions. Her leadership has benefited companies across industries such as automotive, technology, and communications, where she has led teams to enhance efficiencies, eliminate waste, and generate measurable bottom-line savings.

Known for her meticulous attention to detail and problem-solving mindset, Tracie is passionate about continuous improvement. She is committed to helping businesses elevate procurement from a necessary function to a strategic driver of success.

Having managed over $1 billion in IT category spend, Fazila knows the pressures businesses face in making smart sourcing decisions amid evolving market dynamics. As a licensed attorney with an MBA in Supply Chain Management, she brings a rare ability to balance legal and procurement considerations—ensuring contracts not only protect business interests but also foster strong supplier partnerships.

Whether optimizing sourcing strategies for software, SaaS, hardware, telecommunications, or professional services, Fazila delivers procurement solutions that eliminate inefficiencies and maximize value—empowering businesses to operate with confidence and focus on growth.

Whether it’s software, SaaS, hardware, telecommunications, or professional services, Fazila delivers procurement strategies that eliminate inefficiencies and maximize value—giving businesses the confidence to focus on growth.

Jerry’s expertise spans a wide range of critical sourcing areas, including negotiating dark fiber IRUs, colocation space, IT desktop software, call center applications, and training application suppliers. His ability to manage complex procurement strategies has been instrumental in securing value-driven agreements and optimizing operational efficiency. He played a pivotal role in restoring a secure financial markets’ data intranet following 9/11, ensuring business continuity in the wake of a national crisis. His leadership also extended to managing a team of software developers for a sensitive NATO project, demonstrating his ability to navigate security-sensitive initiatives at an international level.

His experience includes managing the sourcing and negotiation of multiple replacement call center chat networks, as well as leading the procurement of a new learning management system platform. His deep understanding of software contract negotiations has allowed him to secure favorable agreements with critical software publishers, ensuring long-term operational success.

Jerry has also played a key role in merger and acquisition activities, reviewing IT and carrier contracts and overseeing the transition of agreements during the sale of Canadian business assets. His strategic approach to procurement has resulted in substantial cost savings, personally negotiating over $3 million in savings in 2024, while his sourcing team collectively achieved more than $9 million in savings the same year.

With a career marked by leadership in procurement, contract negotiations, and high-impact strategic initiatives, Jerry continues to be a trusted consultant, helping organizations maximize value and drive operational excellence.

With extensive experience managing substantial IT spend of $500 million, Deepak has successfully fostered vendor relationships with top Fortune 50 companies while developing and executing IT category strategies. He has worked closely with project teams ranging from C-suite executives to technical experts, aligning business objectives with procurement goals to drive impactful outcomes across Fortune 500 organizations.

Most recently, Deepak served as the IT sourcing leader at Cox Communications in Atlanta, GA, managing an end-to-end portfolio that included enterprise applications, software, SaaS, hardware, maintenance, cloud, cybersecurity, networking, and infrastructure. He achieved over $20 million in annual savings by negotiating multi-million-dollar contracts with Fortune 50 IT vendors, including Oracle, IBM, Cisco, Dell, Juniper, Nokia, Adobe, Microsoft, Pegasystems, Broadcom, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Splunk, Red Hat, Akamai, Cloudflare, AWS, GCP, and Microsoft Azure.

His expertise spans category strategy, strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, project management, vendor management, supplier relationship management, market intelligence, risk mitigation, software audits, and change management. His ability to optimize procurement processes, mitigate risk, and enhance vendor partnerships has made him a trusted advisor in the industry.

Most recently, as IT Sourcing Leader at Cox Communications, he delivered $20M+ in annual savings through strategic vendor negotiations. His previous leadership roles at Kimberly-Clark and Unum further cemented his reputation for driving best-in-class procurement outcomes.

Certifications & Education:

• MBA, Kennesaw State University
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified (2022)