Neety Sachar
Director/VP Procurement
Calgary
#OpenToWork
About
• 10+ years of progressive leadership in strategic sourcing, procurement, and enterprise technology vendor management across high-growth and global organizations.
• Proven leader of high-performing teams (up to 4+ direct reports and cross-functional stakeholders), driving alignment across IT, Finance, Legal, and InfoSec to execute complex sourcing strategies within enterprise-wide SaaS and services category.
• Delivered over $12M+ in cumulative enterprise savings, including $8M at Dropbox and $450K within first 120 days at Jane Software through AI-enabled sourcing and contract optimization.
• Managed and optimized $100M+ in annual spend, leading 150+ complex negotiations and RFPs while reducing vendor sprawl and improving licensing efficiency.
• Built and scaled procurement functions from the ground up, implementing governance frameworks, intake-to-procure workflows, and data-driven KPI reporting to accelerate decision-making and cost control.
What I'm looking for
As a Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Leader, I am seeking a high-impact role that transforms procurement from a transactional function into a proactive competitive advantage. I am looking to drive cost optimization, build resilient teams, and champion sustainable, innovative supplier partnerships.Here are the core pillars of the opportunity I am targeting, Strategic Transformation; Supplier Relationship Management, Process & Tech Optimization and Team Leadership.
Experience
Senior Software Procurement Manager
May 2026 – Present
Owning enterprise-wide software and services procurement strategy and SaaS portfolio governance to maximize contract flexibility and minimize technical debt.
• Delivered $355K in cost savings within the first 60 days through targeted renegotiation with key vendors, securing improved pricing, terms, and value without disrupting service continuity.
• Drove SaaS portfolio rationalization and vendor consolidation, owning the renewals calendar to prevent tech-stack creep, eliminate shelfware, and mitigate renewal risk.
• Redesigned license compliance and audit-readiness processes, cutting administrative overhead and re-engaging the asset management team as a cross-functional partner, enabling procurement to focus on strategic supplier risk assessments.
SaaS portfolio governanceVendor consolidationLicense compliance
Geotab Inc.
Senior Manager – Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Feb 2025 – May 2026
Accelerating procurement maturity and delivering rapid cost optimization through AI-enabled sourcing and governance.
• Championed tooling consolidation, procurement transformation, and delivered $450K in cost savings, negotiating with Tier 1 vendors such as Google, Notion, and OpenAI within 120 days.
• Partnered with Finance to improve technology spend visibility, forecasting accuracy, and vendor-level cost control resulting in streamlined processes across various cost centers.
• Implemented intake-to-procure workflows (Zip) within 90 days to accelerate decision speed and risk review while introducing AI-augmented negotiation strategies and contract review process.
• Serve as executive escalation point for complex vendor negotiations and stakeholder alignment across IT, InfoSec, Legal, and Finance.
AI-enabled sourcing
Jane Software Inc.
Head of Technology Strategic Sourcing - IT Software and Services
Dec 2022 – Feb 2025
Led global sourcing strategy and high-value negotiations delivering measurable enterprise savings and governance.
• Directed 150+ complex annual negotiations and RFPs, generating $8M in measurable cost savings on $100M spend under management.
• Reduced vendor sprawl and optimized licensing through enterprise contract consolidation and portfolio rationalization.
• Built executive sourcing KPIs and Tableau reporting using Workday Scout data to strengthen spend governance.
• Managed high-risk renewals, and strategic supplier relationships at the enterprise level managing an impactful team of four.
NegotiationsContract consolidationTableau reporting
Dropbox Inc.
IT Applications Portfolio Manager
May 2022 – Dec 2022
Established procurement governance and rationalized application portfolio to unlock rapid financial value while reporting directly to the CTO.
• Delivered $1.1M in savings across a $17M spend portfolio, through application rationalization and total cost of ownership analysis.
• Designed and launched the firm’s intake, sourcing, and procurement governance framework.
• Led supplier qualification, RFP strategy, and sourcing execution to optimize cost, performance, and vendor alignment.
Procurement governanceRFP strategy
Fasken Law
Senior Business Manager – Enterprise Applications
Nov 2019 – Feb 2022
Owned enterprise software vendor strategy, contract lifecycle, and procure-to-pay transformation.
• Managed IT software, professional services, and vendor performance across enterprise applications.
• Implemented end-to-end contract management and P2P processes, improving efficiency and governance and delivered $1M in savings across a $15M spend portfolio.
• Directed sourcing strategy and supplier negotiations to enhance outcomes for commercial terms.
Contract managementP2P processesVendor performance
Nova Chemicals Corporation.
IT Procurement and Strategic Sourcing
Jul 2014 – Aug 2019
Drove sustained licensing optimization and procurement efficiency across enterprise technology.
• Reduced licensing costs 10% annually, delivering $2M in annual savings while managing a total spend of $20M which included hardware, software, telecom and professional services within the CIO org.
• Directed a blended team of licensing and procurement specialists while owning executive- level negotiations with critical technology suppliers.
• Recognized by executive leadership for measurable procurement value creation and operational improvement.
Licensing optimizationProcurement efficiencyVendor negotiations
WestJet Airlines Ltd.
Education
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Commerce and Economics · Accounting
Certifications
CTPM (Certified Technical Project Manager)
TPM Institute
CAPM (Certified Associate Project Manager)
PMI-Project Management Institute
CSM (Certified ScrumMaster)
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Workday ScoutServiceNow PSMZipG-SuiteIroncladP2P TransformationExecutive ManagementStakeholder ManagementAI-Enabled ProcurementKPI ReportingSpend AnalyticsComplex NegotiationsForecastingPortfolio RationalizationSystem ConsolidationProcurement TechnologyStrategic Sourcing