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Erik Sternisha

Vice President Of IT Spend Management
Cushman & Wakefield

Drawing on his more than 12 years of consulting, outsourcing and industry experience, Erik Sternisha, VP Global Procurement COE Lead for Cushman & Wakefield, provides leadership and strategic direction for the Procurement COE organization. Partnering with his peers across all functions & lines of business, Erik leads and facilitates the organizations Procurement technology and operations initiatives. Since joining Cushman & Wakefield in 2014, Erik has been integral in developing two start up functions to aide in company financial and governance goals. In addition to these activities, Erik also delivers strategic organizational support to the Global CPO & CIO and has been a trusted advisor relating to multiple M&A activities that have taken place.

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Strengthening Relationships, Infrastructure and Your Organization

Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

08:45 Keynote Case Study: The CIO’s Perspective on IT Sourcing & Procurement

Getting buy-in and showcasing value to the CIO and IT is paramount to a successful relationship. With a majority of IT spend tracking still done manually, it’s imperative that procurement has the IT knowledge to bring recommendations to the table.. Hear from a leading CIO to gain a better understanding how they view procurement when sourcing IT, because if there’s no relationship, it doesn’t matter.

Creating a valuable relationship to optimize IT spend to uncover real savings and unlock value
Aligning goals and KPIs across business units so success can be measured equally
How procurement can get involved in the CIO’s project and budgeting meetings at the beginning of the process