
Daniel Gallegos
Global VP of Procurement | Procurement Digital Transformation | Global Supply Chain Transformation
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Global procurement executive with 15+ years of experience leading enterprise-scale strategic sourcing, governance, and supply chain transformations across multinational organizations. Proven track record managing $1.2B+ in annual addressable spend across 90+ countries, driving multiregional cost optimization, digital procurement infrastructure, and rigorous financial risk mitigation. Expert in aligning global BPO and corporate operations with complex CAPEX per seat, logistics management, cross-border vendor ecosystems, and TCO models.
Trusted strategic advisor to CFOs and executive committees, specializing in driving bottom-line value and high-impact Supplier Relationship Management programs.
Experience
VP Global Procurement at Teleperformance (2020-01 – Present)
Global head of procurement reporting to the Group CFO and Deputy CEO. Accountable for defining and executing the enterprise procurement and sourcing strategy across 6 regions, leading directly a global cross functional team of 210 procurement professionals across 90+ countries and managing a $1.2B annual addressable spend portfolio.
- Enterprise Strategy & Scale: Formulated and deployed a unified enterprise procurement matrix for a 500,000+ employee global organization, integrating core supplier frameworks across regional boundaries. Special focus on Real Estate, Facility Management, Professional Services, Marketing, Recruitment Expenses, T&E & IT. Delivered a consistent 4% in YOY hard cost savings and 6% cost avoidance.
- Digital Transformation: Engineered the global procurement digitalization roadmap, integrating advanced spend analytics and cloud data governance to achieve 100% visibility into indirect spend and vendor performance indicators.
- Contract Optimization & CLM: Partnered with Corporate Legal to lead the enterprise Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) deployment globally, reducing contractual negotiation cycles while standardizing international compliance structures for ~4,800 vendor agreements.
- Risk Management & Continuity: Architected and deployed the global Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) framework, introducing currency fluctuation (FX) clauses and supply chain resilience measures to insulate cross-border operations from macroeconomic shocks.
Procurement Director Ibero LATAM at Teleperformance (2014-01 – 2019-12)
Regional procurement leader managing €400M in annual addressable spend across 12 countries. Transformed a tactical local purchasing team into a highly integrated, strategic regional sourcing engine of 65 contributors.
- CAPEX & Infrastructure Sourcing: Developed and executed a standardized, predictive CAPEX-per-seat sourcing model adopted as a global corporate best practice, minimizing 18% deployment costs across all new operational center expansions. Harmonization of Facility Cost, Workstation and IT categories related to expansion at the regional level.
- Real Estate & Facility Sourcing: Engineered the real estate sourcing and contract negotiation strategy for an expansive portfolio encompassing 80+ commercial landlords, generating 5% hard savings via strategic lease negotiation, consolidation or subleasing.
- Supplier Governance & SRM: Developed and launched an automated vendor management portal and customized performance dashboards, improving supplier SLA compliance rates and elevating transactional transparency for ~9,500 vendors.
Senior Procurement Manager – Nearshore at Teleperformance (2011-01 – 2014-12)
Led procurement and cross-border vendor relationships across Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, managing a €150M spend portfolio.
- Strategic Sourcing: Built the regional strategic sourcing division from the ground up, moving IT Telecom, Networking and Voice categories to multi-year framework contracts to capture economies of scale.
- Source-to-Pay (S2P) Deployment: Led the S2P implementation of the regional Source-to-Pay (S2P) automation platform with a cross functional team in Finance, Legal, Stakeholders and Procurement, slashing procurement cycle times by ~40% and reducing tail spend leakage.
Purchasing Manager – Mexico at Teleperformance (2009-01 – 2010-12)
- Established the corporate procurement department from inception, designing policies and procedures and multi-city sourcing strategies across 8 major operational cities in Mexico.
Facilities Manager at Teleperformance (2008-01 – 2009-12)
- Directed facility management, Physical security, cleaning services, corporate asset preservation, and building maintenance contracts for 4 major corporate buildings in Monterrey, Mexico.
Education
Master in Finance – Tecnológico de Monterrey (2018-12)
Master in Administration – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2011-12)
Bachelor in International Relations – Tecnológico de Monterrey (2008-12)
Program in International Economics – Universidad de Burgos (2006-12)
