Nanci Cook-Walker

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States30 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20+ years of procurement experience in tech companies.
Expert in building procurement departments from scratch.
Proven track record in strategic sourcing and team leadership.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Procurement Leader in the Tech Industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

ProcurementStrategic Sourcing

Other Skills

Procure-to-PayFinancial GoalsStrategic InitiativesSupplier PerformanceStrategic ManagementManagement and LeadershipSupply Chain ManagementPurchasingDirect and Indirect Spend PurchasingRisk ManagementFacilities ManagementFacility RelocationBudget Setting and ManagementSpend Control and AnalysisCost Reduction

About

Experienced procurement professional with a proven track record for building procurement departments from the ground up. 20+ years of experience with procurement operations, strategic sourcing and leading high performing teams for tech companies.

Experience

30 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

6 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Confluent

2 roles

Head of Global Procurement and Strategic Sourcing

Promoted

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Head of Procurement

Jan 2020 – Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Procure-to-PayFinancial GoalsStrategic InitiativesSupplier PerformanceStrategic ManagementProcurement+1

Twilio inc.

Director of Procurement

Aug 2017 – Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Procure-to-PayFinancial GoalsStrategic InitiativesSupplier PerformanceProcurementStrategic Sourcing

Marketo

Senior Procurement Manager

May 2014 – Aug 2017 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Procure-to-PayFinancial GoalsStrategic InitiativesSupplier PerformanceProcurementStrategic Sourcing

Brocade

Procurement Manager

Nov 2012 – May 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos

Supplier PerformanceProcurement

Solfocus

Sr. Manager, Shared Services and Procurement

Jan 2008 – Jan 2012 · 4 yrs

Responsible for Facilities, IT, Risk Management, Indirect Procurement

Guide technology inc

Planning and Purchasing Manager

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs

Check point software technologies, inc.

Purchasing Manager

Jan 2001 – Jan 2006 · 5 yrs

O'neill inc.

Purchasing and Operations Manager

Jan 1994 – Jan 2000 · 6 yrs

Education

University of Southern California

B.A. — Psychology

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

MBA — International Management

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