Taski Southall

Background

About Taski Southall

I am a Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, and Data Analytics professional with extensiveexperience in indirect procurement, category management, spend analytics, shouldcostmodeling, supplier negotiations, eSourcing, contract management, RFx management,and procurement operations. I specialize in improving sourcing performance, deliveringcost savings, and optimizing procurement processes across complex, enterpriselevelenvironments.My background includes managing $400MM+ in total spend, developing shouldcostmodels generating over $15MM in savings, and supporting large-scale sourcing eventsusing Coupa CSO, Ariba, Oracle, Tableau, Power BI, SQL, and Python. I leverageadvanced analytics to enhance procurement strategy, supplier performance, costoptimization, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.Core strengths include:• Indirect Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Category Strategy• eSourcing (RFI, RFP, RFQ, Auctions), Bid Analysis, Award Optimization• Supplier Management, Vendor Negotiation, Contract Lifecycle Management• Spend Analytics, Cost Modeling, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis• Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Python, Advanced Excel• Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Source-to-Pay (S2P), Procurement Automation• KPI Reporting, Dashboard Development, Data Visualization• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, IT)• Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, GL ReconciliationI am highly experienced in optimizing procurement workflows, improving operationalefficiency, implementing digital procurement tools, and supporting senior leadership withdatadriven insights. My work consistently strengthens cost control, risk management,compliance, supplier performance, and overall procurement value.I am open to opportunities in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, DataAnalytics, Financial Analysis, and Operations where I can contribute to cost savings,process improvement, and procurement transformation initiatives.