Canda Rozier
Canda Rozier was most recently SVP Global Procurement & Real Estate, at NTT Security, with responsibility for strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, cost reduction & spend management projects, and vendor contract negotiations, as well as all global real estate and facilities. After joining NTT Security in 2011, Canda was named as a Charter Member of the NTT Communications Global Procurement Advisory Board; she was also Vice President and Global Procurement Advisor to NTT Holdings, as well as a member of the Operating Committee of NTT Global Sourcing Inc. She was responsible for the creation of a global procurement and sourcing organization, as well as the P2P implementation of SAP/Ariba.
With over 30 years industry experience, Canda was previously Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) and SVP Global Real Estate at First Data Corporation, where she led the centralization and globalization of strategic sourcing/procurement and the operational transformation of real estate/facilities management worldwide, and had a senior role in the $29B private buyout of FDC. She has IPO, acquisition, spinoff, strategic procurement and business transformation experience in the US, Europe and Asia; and providing independent consulting advisory services to Fortune 500 and mid-market companies.
She is currently the Owner and Principal at Collabra Consulting, specializing in providing consulting services for strategic sourcing, procurement, cost reduction, operations transformation and globalization.
Previous roles have included senior positions at Unisys/Burroughs and American Express. Canda is on the Advisory Board for the Sourcing Industry Group (SIG), and is based in Colorado with a BA from Davidson College. She is a frequent contributor to sourcing industry publications, and speaks at industry conferences and events globally, and is a 2019 Sourcing Star Award Winner of the SIG Future of Sourcing Award.
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More content by Canda Rozier
What Procurement Leaders Can Learn from Wordle
April 28 by Canda Rozier
This blog post also comes with an extra fun game at the end; our very own wordle.
Have You Achieved Ikigai?
February 10 by Canda Rozier
Ikigai is a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose, or a reason for living. Loosely, 'Iki' in Japanese means life, and 'gai' describes value or worth. So what’...
Procurement and the Art of Storytelling
December 03 by Canda Rozier
Storytelling has been at the heart of human communication for tens of thousands of years, probably since the very dawn of human kind. It is how we frame our world, how we remember experiences, and pa...
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
October 05 by Canda Rozier
As we move towards 2022, procurement leaders will be pressed harder than ever to focus their time, budget, and resources on initiatives that impact the bottom line, which deliver against key business...
A Reflection On Unexpected Crises
August 11 by Canda Rozier
Canda Rozier discusses things to consider when making preparations for unexpected crises in procurement.
Single Source Solutions – No Longer the Way to Go!
June 07 by Canda Rozier
'Single source' used to be seen as the best practice for end-to-end process efficiency. But with the solution provider landscape changing, best-of-breed is the new flavor
"Parts Is Parts" - The Key to Differentiating Yourself
May 03 by Canda Rozier
Surely in a field as diverse and dynamic as procurement and strategic sourcing, content providers can find ways to differentiate their events, and to provide unique and compelling topics to the indust...
Soft Skills – A Priority for Procurement
March 29 by Canda Rozier
Soft skills are too often overlooked and undervalued, especially in less mature procurement organizations.
Don't Underestimate the Value of Supplier Relationships
March 01 by Canda Rozier
There are huge and lasting benefits to having strong supplier relationships (and even bigger risks and drawbacks if you don’t). The adage that we are stronger together than apart is so true!
A Motto for 2021: Focus Drives Performance
January 25 by Canda Rozier
Why procurement leaders must focused on heightened performance, better results, and raising the bar for their teams.
2020: Year End Inventory
December 09 by Canda Rozier
Although counting the days to the New Year, there is still a lot to be grateful for, this year
In (Accurate) data we trust
November 17 by Canda Rozier
In today’s world, data is ubiquitous and inescapable; it’s at the foundation of so many things we do every day, and it impacts all aspects of our lives, both professionally and personally
