The winner of the Sourcing Star Award is Canda Rozier, Senior Vice President, Global Procurement & Real Estate, Security Division at NTT Ltd.
Canda’s Biography
Canda Rozier is Senior Vice President, Global Procurement & Real Estate, Security Division at NTT Ltd., responsible for strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, as well as real estate and facilities. Canda has been a Charter Member of the NTTCom Procurement Advisory Board, Vice President/Advisor of NTT Holdings, and Operating Committee member NTT Global Sourcing.
With 30+ years of industry experience, Canda was CPO/SVP at First Data, with previous senior roles at Unisys and American Express. A graduate of Davidson College, she is on the Advisory Board for SIG, and is a frequent contributor to sourcing industry publications, speaking at industry conferences and events globally.
Publications
Authored
- Canda S. Rozier. “Optimizing Sourcing Strategies with a Robust Procurement Function.” Shared Services Outsourcing Network (SSON). Barbara Hodge, ed. September 2009. <http://www.ssonetwork.com/>.
- Canda S. Rozier. “10 Tips for Better Outsourcing Contracts.” Shared Services Outsourcing Network (SSON). Barbara Hodge, ed. November 2009. <http://www.ssonetwork.com/>.
- Canda S. Rozier. “Tips for Outsourcing.” Global Sourcing Forum. Philip Peters, ed. July 2010. <http://blog.outsource-world.com/>.
- Canda S. Rozier. “Does Your Purchasing Policy Work?” HCMWorks – Ask the Expert. Ted Weyn, ed. July 2010. <http://www.hcmworks.com/expert/2010/07/policy/>.
- Canda S. Rozier. “T&E Management – Procurement’s Domain?” NextLevel Purchasing. Charles Dominick, ed. November 2010. < http://www.nextlevelpurchasing.com/supply-management-podcast.php>
- Canda S. Rozier. “Three Steps to an Effective Procurement Strategy.” Sourcing Focus. July 2018. <http://www.sourcingfocus.com/site/opinionscomments/three_steps_to_an_effective_procurement_strategy/ >.
- Canda S. Rozier. “Women in Sourcing: Canda S. Rozier Interview.” Future of Sourcing. January 2019. <https://futureofsourcing.com/women-in-global-sourcing-canda-s-rozier >.
Expert Contributor
- Canda S. Rozier. “Procure-to-pay Helps Buyers Bank Savings. ” Purchasing Magazine. September 17, 2009.
Cited/Referenced
- “Three Indicators of a Well-Run Sourcing Function” Spend Navigator. James Kelly, pub. May 2012. < http://spendnavigator.com/2012/05/page/2/ >
- “Is Your Spend Under Management” Procurement Academy. January 2013. <http://www.procurement-academy.com/is-your-spend-under-management>
Speaker
- Canda S. Rozier and Daryl Hammett. “Mitigating Risk in the Supply Chain Through Supplier Relationship Management”. Presentation at Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) Executive Summit, Amelia Island, FL. April 16, 2019.
- “Pillars of Transformation: How Centralization, Innovation & Collaboration Is Increasing Procurement Excellence”. Panelist at IQPC CPO Exchange, Houston, TX. October 23, 2017.
- Canda S. Rozier and Jane Beazley. “Procurement and Marketing, a Blueprint for Success”. Presentation at Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) Executive Summit, Amelia Island, FL. March 16, 2017.
- Guest Lecturer. “International Mergers & Acquisitions and the Role of Procurement”. University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO. 2013, 2014, 2015.
- Guest Lecturer. “Procurement & Supply Chain Best Practices”. Foreign Trade University, HaNoi, Vietnam. December 2014.
- “Procurement Capabilities in M&A: Value Creation”. Presentation at 17th Annual Shared Services & Outsourcing Conference, Orlando, FL. March 5, 2013.
Facilitator
- Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) Executive Summit. October 2016, October 2017, March 2018, October 2018, April 2019, October 2019.
- Sourcing Industry Group (SIG) Judge for Future of Sourcing Awards. 2018, 2019.
Awards
- First Data Presidents Club – 8 times (1995-2005).
- NTT High Achievers – 3 times (2013-2016).
- 2019 Sourcing Star Award winner, Future of Sourcing, Sourcing Industry Group (SIG).
Other finalists included:
- William Crane – IndustryStar Solutions
- Jerry E. Durant – International Institute for Outsource Management (IIOM)
- Michael Leiken – LendingTree
- Dennis Tupper – Kelly Services
- Paul McArdle – Hilton Supply Management
