Recruiter brief
AfroTech 2026
Aminatu
Yusuf.
Procurement Transformation & Operating Model Leader
San Francisco Bay Area · Seeking director-level opportunities
I build and modernize procurement operating models—from intake and strategic sourcing through supplier governance, data, and AI—to improve consistency, control, and speed.
Annual spend governed through the Responsible Sourcing program
to 96 seconds
Elapsed reporting process reduced, with 28 embedded quality checks and human review
Business units supported across six Federal Reserve offices
Public-sector procurement organizations advised
AI-enabled procurement agents launched into live MVP use
Selected experience
Expedia GroupSenior Manager, Business Programs, Global ProcurementAI-Enabled Procurement Transformation$4B governed · Five agents in live MVP use
Built the global supplier-governance operating model from zero across six business divisions, within an $8B enterprise spend environment. The Responsible Sourcing program governed $4B in annual spend.
Independently conceived and built five AI-enabled procurement agents, now in live MVP use. An approved spend-reporting workflow reduced an elapsed process from 23 calendar days to 96 seconds, with 28 embedded quality checks and human review.
Created the category-strategy framework for FY27 planning, secured approval from the category directors and CPO, and helped scale a three-manager pilot to approximately 30 category managers.
Federal Reserve Bank
of San FranciscoProgram Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Business PartnersStrategic Sourcing Operating ModelFive direct reports · 97% more sourcing events year over year
of San FranciscoProgram Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Business Partners
Managed the Sourcing Business Partner function across 17 business units and six offices. Grew the sourcing and analytics team from four to five direct reports, with responsibility for hiring, priorities, coaching, and performance reviews.
Redesigned procurement intake and business-partner workflows, enabling the team’s 97% year-over-year increase in sourcing events. Supported Federal Reserve purchasing standardization in Ariba and led training and rollout for the 12th District.
Mason Tillman AssociatesSenior Program ManagerProcurement Systems & Transformation AdvisoryProcurement Diagnostics → Implementation30+ organizations · Five research employees managed
Public-sector procurement transformation advisory across 30+ government and transportation organizations nationwide. Managed five research employees and directed three dotted-line analysts and project consultants.
Audited procurement policies and practices, identified barriers and control gaps, and developed remediation strategies. Supplier-availability benchmarks, spend-monitoring applications, and contracting goals were adopted by governing bodies. Approximately 10 engagements extended into implementation / hypercare.
Core capabilities
Operating Model
& COE
Strategic Sourcing
& Business Partnership
S2P
& Supplier Governance
Technology,
Data & AI
Career progression
Seeking director-level
opportunities
Procurement Operations & Excellence, Procurement COE / Transformation, Strategic Sourcing Enablement, and Source-to-Pay / Supplier Governance.