Aamer R. Ghaffar
Sr. Manager Portfolio Strategy at Salesforce
Sr. Manager Portfolio Strategy at Salesforce
Highly effective procurement leader with a demonstrated track record of measurable success. Background includes procurement strategy, sourcing, category management, supplier management, and cost reduction across technology and financial sectors.

Specialties:

Procurement Strategy | Category Management | Strategic Sourcing | Portfolio Management |  M&A| Supplier Relationship Management | eSourcing | Negotiation | Risk Mitigation | Strategic Business Planning | Project Management | Change Management | Technology | Financial Services | High Performance Teams
Salesforce
https://www.linkedin.com/company/salesforce
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sr. Manager Portfolio Strategy
Salesforce
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Greater Chicago Area
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Senior Business Manager
UBS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubs
Promoted to an expanded leadership role combining strategy, strategic sourcing, vendor management and oversight of a $130M+ network maintenance and Data Center contract portfolio. develop, implement and maintain UBS’ technology maintenance strategy for all network hardware and software product categories and serve as commercial lead for the Next Generation Services and Global Data Centers team. 

▪ Led an Unclaimed Property initiative that delivered $3M+ in cost savings in 2017.

▪ Delivered $4M in savings within the network maintenance contract portfolio by negotiating new contracts with vendors.

▪ Appointed co-chair of the Network and Engineering Deal Review Committee, a strategic sourcing panel whose members (primarily senior leaders)  assess viability of spend requests and adherence to global strategic roadmaps prior to final approval and release of project funding.
Greater Chicago Area
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Associate Director / Commercial Lead, Network & Data Center
UBS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubs
I served as a business analyst for UBS’ Telecom Carrier Management team, with specific focus on carrier management, identification of cost-saving opportunities and vendor optimization. 

▪ Developed a telecom vendor sourcing strategy that aligned with business demand while positioning UBS for future technology changes. 

▪ Led a consortium of audit firms that yielded $11M+ in annual savings

▪ Created a Governance Task Force – chaired by senior management – which enabled cost transparency while reviewing all Data Center and Network Telecom costs.
Greater Chicago Area
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Business Analyst, Account Management Service Operations
UBS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubs
I served as an internal consultant with focus on identifying cost challenges, determining labor arbitrage solutions and uncovering process improvements through financial modeling and data analysis.

▪ Developed a process for creating centralized forecasting for 50+ third-party contracts and created a database to enable effective management of $700M+ in third-party service contracts.
Greater Chicago Area
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Business Manager, Planning and Analytics
UBS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubs
I managed a multi-million-dollar global commercial portfolio for UBS’ Global Standard and Trader Voice products across the four divisions, working cross-functionally with Engineering, Sourcing and Finance teams to develop product road maps and price out efficiencies for new strategies.

▪ Drove a ~10% reduction in cost base by establishing tighter financial controls.

▪ Created a robust new process that improved the outsourcing program and delivered notable savings on a five-year, multi-million-dollar contract.

▪ Established a Project Improvement Task Force that delivered improvements to UBS' PMO by streamlining the operational delivery model and laid the framework for project delivery excellence.
Greater Chicago Area
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Product Manager - Global Voice
UBS
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I analyzed, optimized and resolved contractual issues related to service delivery, billing and new service offerings for a multi-million-dollar outsourcer contract covering UBS’ Network, Security and Telecommunication Services. 

▪ Led global calls with regional project leads, monitoring and managing costs and ensuring service level agreements were being met.

▪ Represented executive leaders on corporate real estate calls, supporting strategic discussions of new initiatives and ensuring costs were forecast and transferred correctly.
Greater Chicago Area
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Global Product Analyst, Product Management
UBS
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ubs
I joined UBS as a Corporate Sourcing Analyst intern, with focus on identifying and analyzing cost reduction opportunities.

▪ Identified new cost reduction opportunities by conducting analyses on mobile usage and spending trends across 17 countries.

▪ Researched legislation to forecast impact of regulatory changes on European markets.

▪  Supported development and management of the Global Telecom RFP.
Greater Chicago Area
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Corporate Sourcing Analyst / Intern
3B Corp.
Co-founded an e-commerce startup that produced limited edition, vintage style graphic t-shirts. Here, I created a company website and helped raise initial capital, and also negotiated prices with suppliers. I returned 165% to initial investors at time of selling stake.
Co-Founder / Business Partner
Merrill Lynch
https://www.linkedin.com/company/merrilllynch
Served in a wealth management internship for Merrill Lynch's Global Private Client Group, with specific focus on building a socially responsible portfolio with a Financial Advisor
Greater Chicago Area
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Private Wealth Management Intern
Master of Science - MS
Investment Banking & Financial Markets Club, Executive Vice President
 • Organized speaking engagements and arranged financial seminars and networking opportunities to facilitate interaction between students and industry professionals 

2009 CME Commodity Trading Challenge, University of Houston, Houston, TX
 • One of six students selected from Loyola GSB to represent the university in the open outcry trading competition - Reached the semi-final round trading NYMEX Crude Oil futures

Co-organized a Financial Modeling Boot Camp to help students hone their financial modeling skills.
Finance
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Loyola University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business
https://www.linkedin.com/school/quinlan-school-of-business-loyola-university-chicago/
Bachelor of Arts - BA
• Member, Talking Saints Speech & Debate Team (Represented college at National Championship)
 • Speech and Debate / Academic Scholarship Recipient
 • Walk-on Place-kicker for the Fighting Saints (NAIA) Football Team
 • Member of Lambda Pi Eta, The National Communication Studies Honor Society 					
 • Dean’s List
Business
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Carroll College
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Education
Vandercook College of Music - IIT
https://www.linkedin.com/company/vandercook-college-of-music---iit
VanderCook College of Music is a private, nonprofit college in Chicago, Illinois, and is the only college in the country solely specializing in the training of music educators.
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Associate Board Member
Education
High Jump
https://www.linkedin.com/company/high-jump
High Jump is Chicago’s leading tuition-free academic enrichment program. It aims to help talented and motivated middle school students of limited family resources achieve their full academic and leadership potential.
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Mentor
Arts and Culture
Ravinia Festival
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ravinia-festival
The Ravinia Associates Board is a premier group of over 90 Chicagoland young professionals who share a passion for Ravinia and the musical arts. Their mission is to support Ravinia by promoting awareness of the festival and its musical programs, encouraging the development of new audiences for classical music, and contributing to Ravinia’s Reach*Teach*Play education programs. To date the Associates have raised nearly $5 million for the festival and its education and outreach programs.
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Associate Board Member
Coursera
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Introduction to Negotiation: A Strategic Playbook for Becoming a Principled and Persuasive Negotiator
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UBS
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Fox IT
ITIL Foundation
IACCM
021019004
Contract and Commercial Management Practitioner (ACCM)
www.iaccm.com
https://in.linkedin.com/in/mukti-soni-012442166
Gujarat, India
Mukti Soni
Professional in Maths
https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisrosiak
Greater Chicago Area
Kris Rosiak
Sr. Finance Management Executive | Technology Business Management | Digital Transformation | Complex Financial Modelling | Program & Project Management | Process Improvement
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/amy-norris-17153390
London
Amy Norris
Senior Product Manager at Wise (Formerly Transferwise)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-staples
Chicago, IL
Ben D. Staples
Manager of Product Management at Nordstrom
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielaccetta
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Dan Accetta
Product Manager at Relativity
https://pl.linkedin.com/in/marcinkokott
Wrocław
Marcin Kokott
Product Manager at Relativity Trace
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-n-kosmas
Greater Chicago Area
Alex Kosmas
Associate Product Manager at Relativity
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elise-tropiano-76458ba
Evanston, IL
Elise Tropiano
Group Product Manager at Relativity
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-addcox-492a773
San Francisco, CA
Abigail Addcox
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophia-kaleem-7b15a554
Greater Chicago Area
Sophia Kaleem
Enablement Manager, Customer Success Group at Salesforce
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-wilkerson-a58a03117
San Francisco Bay Area
Vicki Wilkerson
Visionary Advocate, Compliance Professional, Risk and Compliance Specialist, Venture Capital L.P.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/neyamatullah
San Francisco, CA
Neyamatullah "Neyma" Akbar  ☁️
Sales Performance Program Manager at Databricks
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-hodges-46105b102
Greater Chicago Area
Alex Hodges
Advanced Software Engineer at Relativity
https://www.linkedin.com/in/senith
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Senith Mathews
Author and founding tutor at GraduateTutor.com. Makes learning easier for MBA, CPA & CFA students: Support services for MBA administrators
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-deitch
Greater Chicago Area
Drew Deitch
Building a patent search solution on the Relativity platform.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kcarlson
Greater Chicago Area
Keith Carlson
Chief Technology Officer at Relativity
https://in.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-negi-30888a19b
Chandigarh
Dhruv Negi
Project Analyst at AVASO Technology Solutions
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bocaratonbocaraton
Staten Island, NY
William Quinn
Sr. Project Managet for a broad range of financial IT and regulatory projects in a matrixed environment
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-guenther-6a090311
Pittsburgh, PA
David Guenther
Chief Strategy Officer at Petrosoft LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-peeples-a7b18637
Baltimore, MD
Margaret Peeples
Account Manager at Cisco
Kris Rosiak
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        I have had the benefit of working with Aamer while I was at UBS for a number of years. Aamer has a great work ethic, understands the key aspects of the job and partners well across the organization, which is why it is no surprise that anytime there is an area that needs attention, Aamer is brought in to fix it. Aamer's strengths are most visible when leading commercial initiatives with enthusiasm, knowledge, dedication & attention to detail. Aamer is a pleasure to work with and an extremely committed and loyal team player . Gregory Brian Seel
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aamer and I worked on several highly-technical projects while in business school together, and we've had the opportunity to collaborate on a few others since then. I have always found his analytical and writing skills to be excellent, and he has a unique ability to take complex subject matter, break it down into manageable parts, and make it easily understandable for non-experts. His grounding in finance theory is strong, and he brings a level of passion to his work that is hard to match. He has my highest recommendation. 
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Hong Kong Connection
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UBS Employee & Alumni Network
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Procurement Professionals - Best in class
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Carroll College
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MSFHQ - Masters in Finance Group
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Loyola University Chicago Alumni
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FinTech 🟥 Digital Finance • Banking • Payments • Investments • Lending • Financing • Trading • DeFi
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AOTMP Telecom, Mobility and Technology Management
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Procurement of IT & Telecom - Best in class
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Chicago Sourcing Leaders
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