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Claudio Garzillo

Principal / Director / Advisor on Procurement
29.0 yrs experienceInformation Technology & Services
May 2021

The move

MoveZain → du
TitleHead of Technology Procurement (Active categories – Group Procurement) → IT Contract Management and Sourcing Principal
LocationKuwait → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Kuwait → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE5.0
Total experience29.0 years
du headcount1,001-5,000 employees
du industryTelecommunications
du HQDubai
du typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. IT Contract Management and Sourcing PrincipalMay 2021 — Present
    du· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Head of Technology Procurement (Active categories – Group Procurement)Jan 2020 — May 2021
    Zain· Kuwait· Full-time
  3. Procurement Advisor - Pricipal ConsultantFeb 2019 — Dec 2019
    Airov8 - Telecommunications Consulting Firm· Singapore· Full-time
  4. Principal and founderJan 2019 — Dec 2021
    Procurement Practices BV· Amsterdam· Permanent
  5. Global head of Contract Management - Group ProcurementJun 2015 — Feb 2019
    VEON· Amsterdam
  6. Contract Managemeant (Head Africa) - Global ProcurementJan 2014 — Jun 2015
    Millicom· London, United Kingdom
  7. Senior Contract ManagerFeb 2011 — Dec 2013
    Huawei
  8. IT Procurement head (Pride.it - Procurement Business Partner)Jun 2010 — Feb 2011
    Ericsson· Full-time
  9. Region Head of Contract ManagementApr 2005 — Sep 2010
    ERICSSON· Full-time
  10. Contract ManagerJul 2001 — Mar 2005
    H3G S.p.A.
  11. Client ManagerJun 2000 — Jul 2001
    Telecom Italia Mobile
  12. Network QualityMar 1997 — Jul 2000
    Telecom Italia Mobile

Education

Top skills

CRMSourcingStrategic ProcurementService Level AgreementsManaged ServicesContract Management

About

Long experience on Group Contract negotiation on the ICT (Legacy and Virtualized technology, IT, BSS, Managed Services) both as Procurement and as Supplier. Renegotiation of Contract obtaining excellent result in terms of Cost Saving. Contract Management - Contracting and execution (assuring respect of SLA) Cost Monitoring Process Definition (at Multicountry level) Internal cost monitoring Responsible for the whole life cycle of complex contracts (end to end: from Customer to supplier). Good relationship with Customer, Vendors and Internal Stakeholder. Managed Service Expert (Internal & 3rd parties cost restructuring, control & reduction). Negotiation and Execution of Managed Services and Outsourcing agreement at Group and Local level (cross 4 continents America, Asia, Africa, Europe).

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