Smith, Austin Thomas
	August 2010
		Atlanta, GA e-mail: austintsmith@gmail.com
	S U M M A R Y
	Mr. Smith is a high performing Sourcing Professional with over ten years experience serving in a variety of roles in the global arena including procurement, sales, and technology development. He is a motivating team leader that works collaboratively across functions with internal stakeholders, to meet business unit objectives and deliver company-wide, socially responsible P&L results. Austin is seeking a senior manager role on a path to upper management with opportunities to strategically grow the business, impact the firm’s bottom line, and develop those around him.
	E X P E R I E N C E
	7/07 – Present Sr. Sourcing Manager | The Nielsen Company Atlanta, GA § Responsible for sourcing, contract negotiation, implementing sustainable cost savings strategies and supporting diversity initiatives for $200MM in Consulting, Temp and Professional Services spend in the areas of Finance, HR, Consulting, Insurance, and Technology. § Sourced and implemented a global travel agency and online tool across 30+ countries and for 10,000+ travelers. Developed policies and negotiated global preferred Air, Car Rental, Hotel, Black Car and Corporate Card programs for $150MM Global T&E spend. § Led cost leadership team updating CFO and Sr. Management with monthly financial pitches. § Corporate sourcing representative to internal Business Unit leaders and Senior Leadership.
	1/05 – 7/07 Managing Consultant | IBM Corporation Atlanta, GA § Served a variety of sales, technology, procurement and project management roles for: strategic sourcing engagements, company-wide spend analysis, supply market studies, policy benchmarking, and vendor implementation. § Responsible for engagements impacting $500MM in spend across Fortune 100 customers. § Consulted Senior Management and at multiple levels within customer organization. § Recognized industry expert in T&E, travel policy and programs, suppliers, agencies, and online booking tools. Represented company at travel industry association events. § Organized local Atlanta area community events, coached associates through new hire ‘on boarding’ program, and actively participated in recruiting events.
	5/04 – 1/05 e-Business Consultant | Acrylic Idea Factory Tucson, AZ § Developed and deployed an online, company-wide workflow and enterprise resource management tool to link customer service, manufacturing, fulfillment, shipping, and billing. § Designed and implemented an e-commerce ordering tool and catalog to increase accuracy of orders and customer satisfaction. § Eliminated 99% of warehouse packing errors by synchronizing front office systems with back office shipping applications. § Reduced billing cycle by 1-2 weeks and order lead times by 3 days maximizing the productivity of company resources.
	05/03 – 05/04 Co-Founder & President | Tangent Interactive LLC Tucson, AZ § Met the demanding objectives of 20 web-development client engagements stemming from web design, web application development, and custom business tools § Assisted clients with online and print marketing endeavors § Managed part-time interns and subcontracted to specialists.
	E D U C A T I O N
	5/04 University of Arizona | Eller College of Management Tucson, AZ § Graduated Cum Laude (4.0 Major GPA) with a BS in Management Information Systems and a Minor study in Computer Science § Dean’s List, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni, and Eller College Alumni
	S K I L L S
	§ Cost saving strategies / Sourcing Best Practices § Strategic Sourcing/Contract Negotiation § Project Management, Cross-Functional Team Lead § Presentation Development and Delivery (PowerPoint, Visio, Project) § Financial Modeling , Critical Thinking and Anaylsis (Excel, Access) § Systems & Web Development, ASP, PHP, Java, SQL, and HTML
	I N D U S T R I E S
	Market Research, Publications, Media and Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Travel and Transportation, Apparel, Manufacturing, B2B